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Certified Weight Ticket

What a certified weight ticket is and how scale records support shipment-weight calculations.

Scott Hampton

Scott Hampton

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Published 4 Sep 2026 · Updated 5 Sep 2026. Sources, scope and corrections

TRE Dictionary

Certified Weight Ticket

A certified weight ticket is a scale record documenting a vehicle or shipment weight measured on a certified scale for shipment-weight determination.

In plain English

It is the written evidence behind the tare, gross, and net weights used to determine shipment weight.

Why it matters

For required weighings of covered interstate household-goods shipments, 49 CFR 375.519 requires the weigh master to sign the weight tickets. A separate ticket is generally required for each weighing; when both weighings use the same scale, one ticket may record both.

What to check

  • Complete name and location of the scale.
  • Date of each weighing.
  • Identification of tare, gross or net entries.
  • Carrier or company identification of the vehicle.
  • The shipper’s last name as shown on the bill of lading.
  • The shipment registration or bill-of-lading number.
  • The weigh master’s signature.

The carrier retains the original records. True copies of all tickets used to determine shipment weight must accompany freight bills presented to collect weight-dependent charges.

From measurement to billing

Check that the tickets describe the correct shipment and a valid pair of measurements. For example, 24,600 pounds gross minus 18,200 pounds tare gives 6,400 pounds net. A ticket establishes weight evidence; it does not by itself establish the applicable rate or replace the estimate.

Ask how any tariff minimum or rate rule affects the bill without changing the measured net weight. For observation and reweigh rights, including the deadline before unloading an origin-weighed shipment, see the Shipment Weight guide.

TRE common-language definition

Certified Weight Ticket: A signed record from a certified scale documenting the weight measurements used to calculate a household-goods shipment's net weight.

Gross Weight · Tare Weight · Net Weight · Weight · Tariff

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