Motors in the lounge, oil in the lounge, fuel drums in the lounge... Unload little car load full of extras, load up chase vehicle... not unlike article.
Always stay on major passes if possible and try to look innocent.
Always walk in smiling clean and be nice! Attitude will only delay departure. (little ******* in NM on 54 coming out of is his little porta potty hut that didn't matter though just call HP and be done with it)
Watch for open/closed scales like Eugene said.
Convoy as many as possible like the cup boys do. If they get 5-10 good clean operations coming through makes a difference sometimes.
Make general pain in ass of selves starting to unload like your at the track at the Arizona stop has worked in the past.
Get out of Cali late at night, in the cover of dark, and fast!
Always carry swag! Hats and t-shirts. That has helped in some cases. (Oregon liked t-shirts)
Follow a ways behind the always over weight guy... LOL We'll just use the name 'J' for this one. Was always carrying the whole shop so would follow a few miles behind and when he had em tied up usually got a free pass. See attitude is everything previous...
Even using CAT scale setting up the load and getting a clean weight ticket does not mean a damn thing when showing it to 'The Nice Lady' in TN. "That's nice we don't care what that says. Your over 200 on the rear!" Never mind going through MO, IL, IN... on the way.
Or could always get the overweight trip ticket as one used to do for the swing. He figured the permit was worth it due to past cash out of pocket. RIP Mineo. (A few stories on that teams travels or as everyone else called adventures)