Kentucky Weigh Stations & Ag Inspection

When Kentucky makes you pull in

Kentucky is an all-trucks state: there's no weight floor at the open scale, so every truck directed in pulls in, big rig or box truck. Fixed stations line I-24, I-65, I-64, I-75, and I-71, with lit open/closed signs and weigh-in-motion pre-screening. An officer can also order you onto portable or fixed scales (KRS 189.223). Overweight runs 2 cents per pound of excess, minimum $100 once you're 5,000 lb over (KRS 189.990). Both PrePass and Drivewyze cover the busy sites.

Stations, bypass, and inspection

• Who must stop: All CMVs must stop
• Where the stations are: Fixed scales sit on I-24 (Lyon County), I-65 (Simpson and Hardin Counties), I-64 (Shelby and Rowan Counties), I-75 (Scott, Laurel, Kenton Counties), and I-71 (Boone County), with lit open/closed signs and weigh-in-motion pre-screening.
• Bypass: Widely available. Both PrePass and Drivewyze cover Kentucky's scales; a busy Drivewyze site is the Simpson County I-65 scale near the Tennessee line. Green lets you stay on the mainline; red or no signal means pull in.
• Ag / border inspection: No agricultural or produce inspection stations. Kentucky stations enforce weight and safety only.
• Fine for passing an open station: Overweight runs 2 cents per pound of excess; once you're more than 5,000 lb over, the fine is a $100 minimum up to $500 (KRS 189.990). An officer can order you onto portable or fixed scales (KRS 189.223), and willfully dodging an open scale raises your exposure.

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