weigh station
Highway freight checkpoint
A weigh station is a checkpoint on a highway where commercial trucks must stop to have their weight verified.
These stations enforce load limits that protect roads from damage and ensure vehicle safety.
Trucks exceeding weight limits face fines or must redistribute cargo before continuing.
The trucker pulled off at the weigh station.
Authorized border crossing location
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- commercial vehiclesTransport for business use
- Department of TransportationFederal transit regulatory body
- highway patrolPolice unit for roads
roadside · semi-trailer · oversize load · logbook · bypass · bill of lading · 18-wheeler · rig
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- loadCarried weight or burden
- goodsThings for sale
- haulageCommercial goods transport
logistics · commodities · containers · pallets · bulk · distribution · supply chain · consignment
Compelling compliance with rules
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- permitsGrants formal authorization
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- auditsFormal account inspections
fines · violations · hours of service · out of service · citations
Plates or weighing devices
- massQuantity of matter
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- poundsMass measurement units
port of entry
Authorized border crossing location
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- commercial vehiclesTransport for business use
- Department of TransportationFederal transit regulatory body
highway patrol · roadside · semi-trailer · oversize load · logbook · bypass · bill of lading · 18-wheeler · rig · big rig
cargo
Transported goods
haulage · logistics · commodities · containers · pallets · bulk · distribution · supply chain · consignment · manifest
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- permitsGrants formal authorization
- certificationAttestation of qualification
audits · fines · violations · hours of service · out of service · citations
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- massQuantity of matter
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- measurementDetermining size or amount
pounds · kilograms · capacity · tolerance · accuracy · readout
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- scalesmeasure, balance, balance scale, digital scale, bathroom scale
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- fishing spotsfishing spot, fishing hole, fishing pier, fishing dock, fishing grounds
- Road Travelroad trip, highway, interstate, freeway, car
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
weigh stationrest stop
Roadside traveler facility
rest area · truck stop · service plaza · travel plaza · travel center
station, weight, weigh, stationary, weighed, weighing, weighted, weights, weighting