State v. Trailer Service, Inc.

Trailer Service, Inc. (Trailer Service) claims the scale used to weigh its tractor-trailer was not “usable,” the procedure used was not “good weighing technique and practice,” the evidence insufficient, and the fine imposed unconstitutional and not in accordance with the statute.

On December 23, 1970, Trailer Service was transporting on its tractor-trailer a large crane and was proceeding south on Highway 31 in Kenosha county. The tractor-trailer unit has six axles, three on the tractor and three on the trailer. The trailer was 12 feet 11 inches wide and the tractor-trailer unit’s overall…