Truckers or anybody who might have occasion to use a public or other big weigh scale

[Kali]

Wondering what the charges are? Percentage of load or simple fee for use? I ask because a neighbor and I are trying to figure out what a fair price would be for me to use his livestock scale to weigh an occasional animal for private treaty sales to a third party.

One time is a favor, but if it were to be more regular I need to pay him.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. zero

scale stations are run by the state.

When I ran a truck scale for a business, we charged $20 flat fee.

[Kali]

2. thanks

I should probably have one of my own - it would really help with herd management, but alas the money for things like that always seems to be needed elsewhere first.

[B Calm]

3. Most truck stops have scales. They charge around 5 dollars to weigh.

[Kali]

4. thanks - that is about what we were thinking would be fair.

[4dsc]

5. FIVE BUCKS???

Where are these $5 scales because I will pass that information on to my fellow truckers.. Must be an isolated scale because most CAT certified scales at just about every truckstop across this country will charge a minimum of $7 to about $8.50.. I've paid as much as $9 too.. But $5?? Where do tell..

[B Calm]

6. I weighed a load the other day at the local Marathon for $5.50

maybe my employer has a deal set up with them???

[sweetladybug]

7. My husband is a trucker and also he's a licensed scale technician

He said most truck stops charge $8.00 to weigh a tractor trailer

[catnhatnh]

8. Sounds about right....

....but the DOT is all too willing to do it free,as I have learned to my chagrin.Oh yeah,from my brother-If the DOT puts you on the portable scales, the last remark you want to hear him make is "Wow!"....

[XOKCowboy]

11. My experience too..

I don't know how this pertains to weighing single cattle though except that yes it's single fee for use and most CAT certified scales are $7-10$ no matter how many axles. They make their money through volume though. Be neighborly and slip your neighbor $10 or $15 for using his scale. Everyone's happy that way.

[razors edge]

9. I have three 200,000lb scales

here in Toledo, I don't charge for the occasional check. But my dispatchers love the occasional $5 tip.

[achtung_circus]

10. The sales barns I frequent

charge $5 per head to weigh only, that's if if you're not consigning. You're expected to do the loading, running down the alley and loading yourself.

[Kali]

12. Thanks - it never occured to me that people might do that.

I will ask them if/what they charge next time I take something in. Good idea. Pretty sure the local feed co-op has some kind of vehicle scale too. I think 5 or 10 bucks is fair for the "job".