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New York Weigh Stations Truck Scales
New York CVEU (Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit) sets up in rest areas- there are no actual weigh station locations with permanent scales and buildings. The CVEU says it does not make a practice of hassling truckers who are parked in the rest area. Though they may ask them to reposition their trucks, they will not require them to actually leave the rest area or submit to inspections.
All vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lbs or more are required to stop at New York State inspection points/weigh stations. This also applies to vehicles pulling trailers- if the combined weight of the vehicles is 10,000 lbs or more, New York requires it to stop and submit to inspection and weighing.
Just because you’re not at a designated weigh station doesn’t mean they haven’t weighed you. New York is using weigh in motion detection equipment in the roadways in some areas now to determine which trucks might be overweight. The trucker is then directed to enter the rest area to be weighed by a trooper who is already waiting for him.
New York does not perform vehicle searches unless they have a reason- that is left to officer discretion. They may enter or come close to the cab area to verify air pressure warnings or other inspection-related in-cab items. Unless they see something or have reason to believe there is contraband in the truck, they will not perform a search. Saying “no” to an officer who asks if he can perform a search of the interior of your truck is not considered “probable cause” for an inspection. But the officer may then choose to inspect your mattress, which would require him to enter the sleeper area with a tape measure.
Any trucker who is placed out of service- either due to hours of service regulations or safety violations will not be allowed to leave the rest area until the violations are corrected or the logbook hours sufficient. The CVEU may close up shop and leave, but they are likely to keep an eye on any out-of-service truckers. Whether that means informing local patrols or setting up their own units down the road to watch and wait and see if you leave, if you get caught, it is an arrest and your vehicle will be impounded.
If you are placed out of service on the New York Thruway at a toll booth or check station, the Thruway will require you to get the repairs done in a short period of time. If you cannot get a service truck out to fix you, the Thruway Authority will arrange to have a tow truck (or two if need be) tow you off the toll way.
We have seen New York State Patrol at the toll booths pull over a truck and do a vehicle inspection with chock blocks and a creeper- but we have not seen the portables at the toll booth inspections.
The New York State Thruway now owns Interstate 84 as well as the toll roads. I 84 is not slated to become a toll road. The Thruway had an agreement with the state of New York that they would end the tolls once the bond on the roadway was paid for. Well, when that happened, the Thruway bought I 84 from New York to keep itself in debt- so that they could keep charging tolls.
New York now has signs up that two speeding tickets in a construction zone will result in loss of your license. And if you are caught transporting fireworks in New York, you will lose your vehicle.
The New York fuel tax rate is $0.403 per gallon of diesel. This rate includes a $0.1465 per gallon petroleum business tax and a $0.03 per gallon spill tax. Local and county taxes vary anywhere from $0.03125 to $0.0475 per gallon. Many counties and cities have capped local sales taxes to $0.06 to $0.10 per gallon. The fuel tax rate provided ($0.403/gallon) includes an average of the variable rates of $0.08 per gallon.
Bath I 86 wb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a weigh station/rest area location.
Bedford Hills I 684 nb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
DOT sets up portables at rest areas.
Bedford Hills I 684 sb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
DOT sets up portables at rest areas.
Lat: 41 13 56 N
Lon: 73 40 53 W
Campbell I 86 eb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a weigh station/rest area location.
Cannan Toll Booth I 90 wb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is not a physical weigh station but New York State Police will set up here and perform various levels of inspections on trucks here. We have not seen them using the portables here- only doing paperwork and vehicle inspections. They do come out and use a creeper though. There is an Ambest truck stop off exit B3 east of the toll booth check station area.
Clifton Park (Albany north) – I 87 nb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This scale is marked as “Inspection Ahead When Flashing” and is a state police out post. There is a Citgo truck stop marked off exit 11 and a Sunoco truck stop with a good parking lot north of the Clifton Park state police check station.
Lake Katrine (Kingston) – I 87 nb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is marked as a parking area with a sign “Truck Inspection When Flashing.” This is a parking area when not in use as a weigh station. There is a service plaza just north of the truck inspection at exit 20 (at mm 103.5).
Laphams Mills (Plattsburgh) – I 87 nb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This rest area is marked “Truck Inspection When Flashing.”
Ludingtonville I 84 eb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
DOT sets up portables at rest areas.
Ludingtonville I 84 wb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
DOT sets up portables at rest areas.
Medford I 495 eb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
Medford I 495 wb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
Middletown I 84 eb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a rest area/weigh station with a New York State Police outpost attached.
Mount Morris I 390 sb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a weigh station/rest area location.
Mount Morris I 390 nb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a weigh station/rest area location.
N. Hudson (Underwood) – I 87 nb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
There are signs marking this rest area as “truck inspection when flashing.” DOT actively sets up in this check station and does vehicle inspections.
Plainview I 495 eb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
Locals say the Plainview weigh station is having legal problems because the residents of the area don’t want the truck traffic diverted onto their streets when the trucks exit the scale. However, DOT does set up at this weigh station. Don’t count on it always being closed.
Wallkill Inspection (Maybrook) – I 84 wb New York Weigh Station Truck Scales
This check station is a rest area location where DOT sets up for portables and inspections. Thi is the Wallkill rest area inspection station. Exit 5 has a TA east of the weigh station.