Those kind of special transport events in most cases require few different agencies to be involved such as DOT or Police and Law Enforcement Agencies and in most states those kind of transportations will require that oversized and overweight trucks to be escorted.
The Penalties for Overweight Trucks
OK, so you got caught and the result of the truck weigh inspection shows a red light meaning you are in the not allowed area. What happens next or what can you expect to happen.
No need to panic but there is some negative scenarios that could arise. First you will get the ticket and for sure you will need to pay some fines. The amount of fines will depend of the pounds you were over weight and of course that makes sense.
So if you were let’s say 1000 pounds and 5000 pounds (in most states everything under 4000 pounds is considered less dangerous) over weight you will not get the same ticket.
The more pounds you are overweight the bigger the fine you will get. Starting from few hundred dollars all the way up to few thousands dollars and in some cases you can risk some criminal charges as well in some states.
