Weight of vehicle obtained on uncalibrated scale insufficient to establish violation.

Topic: Overweight Trucks, Decided by: Judge Schroer 
Docket Number: 1556276 , Decision Date: August 21, 2015 
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The Department of Public Safety failed to demonstrate that the weight of a tractor-trailer’s axles exceeded permitted limits because the static scale used to measure the axle weights had not been calibrated and the trucking company presented credible evidence to refute the accuracy of the weighing.

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