The CoopsAreOpen offices will be closed until August 8, 2008. We will address and problems, questions or concerns after the offices reopen. Weigh station alerts will not be active until after August 8.
For a quick list of FAQs, you can shoot an email to information@coopsareopen.com or use the "contact us" page on the site.
Thank you for your patience!
The Coops Team
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The 2290 Heavy Higway Vehicle Use Tax is a $550 federal excise tax that must be paid on all vehicles that weigh 55,000 lbs or more and operate on public highways. The reporting period is from July 1st in any given year to June 30 the next year. The tax bill that is currently due is for the reporting period of July 1st, 2008, through June 30, 2009. If the vehicle will not put on more than 5,000 miles in the coming year (or, if it is agricultural, if it won't put on more than 7,500 miles in the year), the $550 payment isn't required, but you still must file form 2290.
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Due to some computer problems, we will be unable to access our email account until 7/15/08 or 7/16/08. Please be patient with us. We will reply to all inquiries as soon as possible. If you are contacting us about your PayPal subscription, please send an email to information@coopsareopen.com (or use the "contact us" option) and you'll receive an automated reply FAQ with answers to our top 5 most frequently asked questions- including many account access and/or PayPal subscription questions.
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You can ask 50 truckers the same question and get 50 different answers. That's why we bypassed the trucker stories and went straight to the people who enforce the laws. Ever wonder what it's going to cost you if you get caught over weight? Will they let you go? Will they put you out of service? Will it go on your driving record? Is it legal to go around the truck scales?
This site is dedicated to the truckers who want the answers, not the tall tales. It is designed by drivers, for drivers. We have combined OTR experience of 20 years and a lot of friends who have been in the industry at least that long. We have talked to state DOT officers, state highway patrol and truck scale masters. In most cases, we got the answers we were looking for. Some states required a little coaxing and only a few refused to answer.
Did you know that in some states it is completely legal to go around the truck scale on state routes? That in some states, dodging the truck scale is more costly than just going over it heavy? That some states will let you go if you are over gross? That not all states will make you offload?
Don't assume you know the laws for the state you are driving through, KNOW you know them. Be informed, not just entertained!
We provide the information about truck scale locations, procedures, tolerance allowances and alternate routes when needed. We do not condone running illegal. But we don't think you should assume that something is illegal, either. We want to arm you, the driver, with the information to choose the best course of action for your circumstances.
Weigh station locations are determined from state DOT websites, trucking maps and by personally driving by them on the freeway. We have made every attempt to