Michigan Weigh Station & DOT Information
Total Weigh Stations & Truck Scales: 21
Michigan has local trucks called Michigan trains. These are covered-wagon trailers that have a seemingly endless number of axles. The purpose is to increase the gross weights each truck can haul but are limited to 48-foot trailers and shorter. For quite some time, Michigan would ticket a tri-axle 53-foot trailer even if the gross weight was 80,000. They have changed this law and now tri-axle 53 footers are allowed. Currently, Michigan is a split speed limit state. Trucks used to be limited to 55 mph in a 70 mph zone for cars. But the law changed on November 9, 2006. Now trucks are restricted to 60 mph maximum while cars are allowed 70 mph.
The Michigan fuel tax rate is $0.359 per gallon of diesel. This rate includes a 6% sales tax and $0.00875 per gallon for an environmental regulation fee for the refined petroleum fund.
Important Phone Numbers:
State Highway Patrol: 517-332-2521
Center for Truck Safety: 800-682-4682
Overweight/Oversize Permits: 517-373-2121
IRP/Trip Permits: 517-322-1097
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| Weigh Station Name | Highway / Route | Mile | Truck Scale Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | RT 12 50 – nb sb eb wb | Lenawee (South of Brooklyn, on the southwest corner of the junction of route 50 and route 12.) | |
| Fowlerville | I 96 – eb | 125.5 | Livingston |
| Fowlerville | I 96 – wb | 125.5 | Livingston |
| Grass Lake | I 94 – eb | 151.5 | Jackson |
| Grass Lake | I 94 – wb | 151.5 | Jackson |
| Pontiac | I 75 – nb | Oakland (1 mile nw of Baldwin Road) | |
| Pontiac | I 75 – sb | Oakland (1 mile nw of Baldwin Road) | |
| Monroe | I 75 – nb | 7 | Monroe |
| Monroe | I 75 – sb | 7 | Monroe |
| Coldwater | I 69 – nb | Branch (6 miles north of IN border) | |
| Port Huron | I 69 – wb | at Blue Water bridge | |
| New Buffalo | I 94 – wb | 2 | Berrien |
| New Buffalo | I 94 – eb | 2 | Berrien |
| Ionia | I 96 – eb | 69.5 | Ionia |
| Ionia | I 96 – wb | 69.5 | Ionia |
| Powers | RT 2 41 – nb sb | Menominee | |
| Mackinac Bridge | I 75 – nb | Mackinac | |
| Mackinac Bridge | I 75 – sb | Mackinac | |
| St. Ignace Post | |||
| Erie (Monroe) | RT 24 – nb | Erie (6.8 miles south of MI 50) | |
| Erie (Monroe) | RT 24 – sb | Erie (6.8 miles south of MI 50) |