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Old 12-26-2020, 05:52 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by chuckster57 View Post
I know of two people here in Cal that had their trips ended by that scenario. Pismo beach is a popular recreation destination and CHP likes to weigh people. One pound over and you can have your rig impounded, pay storage fees until you bring a “capable” tow vehicle. I have seen the truck pull rigs over, so it can happen “on the road” not just the scales.

Also had a customer have his fiver taken when he couldn’t produce his “travel trailer” endorsement on his license.
So were they weighed at random? Were they picked out because they looked overweight, like excessive squat?
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