Prepass/scales Question

We do not have it. Between our 3 DC'S we have 664 drivers, according to FMCSA Snapshot with roughly 45 million miles logged a year (2019). I was told our CSA scores are so good that's its very rare we're pulled in for inspections. They've weighed the costs with what the benefits are and feel it's not worth it. Sure it'd be nice to bypass but to me it isnt a huge deal. I've frequently rolled across scales, even close to maximum legal weight, for them to come across the intercom telling me I'm good to go before my drives even touch the scale.

Side question, how frequently are you guys on average inspected each year? With this company I'm averaging about 75,000 miles a year (yeah I'm killing it, call me a part-timer ) and have not been inspected in my just under 2 years here, or the year and half doing food service although I rarely went across scales with that.

Inspections?

We don't have the prepass at WPF either, and they always just wave me by as soon as they see the name on my truck. Nice benefit to having an excellent safety score.

If the light is green keep going. Now in North Carolina they have a tire reader in the road. Will give you a red light if tires are low or tread depth look fishy... I just do what the pre pass tells me, it is the safe way to go.

We use Drivewize. If I get a bypass, I bypass.

Here's something dumb I did. When I came back to Crete this time, I thought that we had the PrePass on our trucks. When I picked up my newest truck (Irene), there were two small boxes attached to the windshield. I'm thinking one is the EZ Pass for tolls, so the other must be for the scales, just a smaller unit than I had seen previously.

I'm driving for at least three weeks and beginning to wonder why I've never heard the audible alarm for either pass or bypass a scale. Maybe the batteries is my thought, so the first time I'm by a terminal shop, I ask about getting the batteries replaced.

You know where this is going don't you? Show of hands...

I never heard any noises because it is in fact not a PrePass or Drivewyze device on any assigned company truck. DOHH! How many tickets did I fortunately not receive? We will never know. Was this covered during orientation? Probably.

That is funny PackRat! I got a tractor at Knight one time that had an EZ-pass unit that was indicating the battery was low. It would light up with red, green, and yellow lights at each scale. I never knew what to do at the scales. I pulled in every time. So, while I was taking a break at a truck stop one day I decided to pay the exorbitant price they wanted for some batteries. I put them in and it worked properly for about a day and a half. Then it was back to lighting up with three colors at each scale. Angry now that I had purchased a "bad" package of batteries at a ridiculous price, I bit the bullet and bought another truck stop priced package of batteries.

The same scenario happened again! I kept putting batteries into that crazy unit for several weeks. Always I got the same results. I'd get about one and a half days of proper function out of it and then it was on the fritz again. I finally found myself near a terminal and set up an appointment for a visit in the shop. They found my batteries to be just fine, but my EZ-pass had something wrong with it. They replaced it and Ever Ready's profits went in the tank. I can't believe I went through that many batteries with that unit. I'm kind of stubborn and dumb sometimes. Lesson learned!