All I-25 Scalehouses Are Automated

June 1, 2000 10:30 AM, EDT

Truckers may cruise Interstate 25 without stopping at a scalehouse now that the highway has become the first major trucking corridor in the nation to be completely wired for electronic weigh station bypass, according to state authorities.

PrePass technology went on line at Colorado’s Fort Collins weigh station on May 18. It was the last of seven stations to be automated on I-25, which passes through New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming to where it joins I-90.

This day is a milestone in Colorado’s efforts to offer the trucking industry an economically efficient method of conducting business in the state,” said Colorado Gov. Bill Owens.

Trucks equipped with PrePass transponders are able to drive past the weigh stations at highway speed without having to stop for weight or credential checks provided they are within regulatory tolerances.

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