Weigh Station Alert! American Falls, Idaho
The rest area at mile marker 31 on I 86 west bound in American Falls, Idaho, has DOT set up inside and they are working hard! This is not a permanently marked weigh station location- it’s just a rest area. Idaho State Police and Port of Entry mobile units have set up signs telling motorists that ALL TRUCKS MUST ENTER. When a truck pulls in, one officer is heading to the cab to inspect paper work while two other officers look over the truck and trailer for safety violations. The focus is mainly on commodity haulers- potatoes and the like- but ALL TRUCKS are required to stop a the rest area. Better make sure your book is in order and your paper work is straight!
There is a rumor that this inspection is part of a 72-hour-style DOT crack down, but, according to officers at the Ports of Entry, State Police and the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Headquarters, there is no official or state-wide crack down in effect. Rumors are sometimes more exciting than facts!
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