List · Dump truck inspections · For release November 2026
The toughest scales in America for dump trucks
The scales where a dump truck inspection most often ends out of service.
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Across all scales, 22.6% of dump truck inspections end out of service. At these 15 it's 38% or more.
At Peralta, CA, two of every three dump truck inspections end out of service.
Four of the 15 are in Texas and three in California.
| Scale | County | Inspections | Out of service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peralta, CA | Orange, CA | 51 | 66.7% |
| 2 | Moorhead, MN | Clay, MN | 86 | 53.5% |
| 3 | Devine, TX · I-35 | Medina, TX | 160 | 50.6% |
| 4 | Ardmore, TN | Giles, TN | 54 | 48.1% |
| 5 | Anchorage, AK | Anchorage, AK | 129 | 46.5% |
| 6 | Williston, ND | McKenzie, ND | 58 | 44.8% |
| 7 | Mentone, TX · TX 302 | Loving, TX | 168 | 44.0% |
| 8 | Sealy, TX · I-10 | Austin, TX | 85 | 43.5% |
| 9 | Liberty Lake, WA | Spokane, WA | 67 | 43.3% |
| 10 | Rainbow, CA | Riverside, CA | 124 | 41.9% |
| 11 | Brookshire, TX · I-10 | Waller, TX | 66 | 40.9% |
| 12 | Yuma, AZ | Yuma, AZ | 89 | 40.4% |
| 13 | Clarksburg, MD | Montgomery, MD | 70 | 40.0% |
| 14 | Ridgefield, WA | Clark, WA | 56 | 39.3% |
| 15 | Desert Hills, CA | Riverside, CA | 78 | 38.5% |
Mentone, TX and Devine, TX are on our list of the busiest scales too.
A hauler's out-of-service rate depends partly on the scales its trucks cross. Check it against the scales on its routes.
Related: The busiest scales in America for dump trucks The scales that run the most dump truck inspections.
How we counted
- Scales: fixed-site inspections, by the location the officer wrote down. Both directions of a scale combined.
- Inspections: full safety inspections written up and reported to FMCSA. Trucks weighed and sent on aren't in the file.
- Out of service: the inspection ended with an out-of-service order.
- Included: scales with 50 or more dump truck inspections.
- Map: dots at the scale's town, not the exact site.
- Haulers: dump truck haulers, by the cargo they report to FMCSA.
- Source: FMCSA inspection records, October 17, 2025 to October 16, 2026, read October 17, 2026. HaulStanding is not FMCSA.
HaulStanding is not FMCSA and this is not legal advice.
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