There are exceptions for emergency vehicles. The full law can be found by clicking here and searching the state laws for studded tires. We are the Carrier Enforcement Division of the Nebraska State Patrol. We are a separate division within the State Patrol with the duties and responsibilities of enforcing truck regulations within Nebraska and operating the permanent and portable scales in the state. Carrier Enforcement Officers are recruited and trained along with the State Patrol troopers and have arrest powers for felonies and misdemeanors while in performance on their truck enforcement duties.
State law requires all trucks to stop at weigh stations while open.
However, pickup trucks with a factory rating of one ton or less are exempt from stopping at weigh stations, except when they are pulling a trailer that is not a recreation trailer. All trucks, except pickups pulling recreational vehicles, must stop at weigh stations. Farm license straight trucks are exempt from CDL requirements driven up to 150 air miles from the farm. A regular drivers license is all that is required. Farm plated trucks or farm plated trucks pulling a trailer are exempt if within 150 miles from farm or ranch.