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Montgomery Township approves $32,370 purchase of portable vehicle weighing scales for police
Summary
The Board approved spending $32,370 (budgeted in the 2025 police capital replacement account) to buy portable vehicle weighing scales to allow officers to weigh overweight vehicles at traffic stops; the quote is dated 05/06/2025 and is listed as sole-source in the packet.
The Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors approved a request from the Police Department to purchase portable vehicle weighing scales for $32,370, a cost township staff said was included in the 2025 police capital replacement budget.
Chief Peebles explained the Highway Safety Unit participates in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) and that weighing is a necessary part of commercial-vehicle inspections. He told the board that without portable scales, officers must rely on other jurisdictions or drive to a weigh station, which can allow an overweight vehicle to remain on the road. "With the purchase of portable weighing scales, Montgomery Township officers will have the capability to weigh overweight vehicles more accurately at the location of the traffic stop," Chief Peebles said.
The packet included a quote dated May 6, 2025, naming a vendor rendered in the transcript as "LODOMETER Corporation" and also referenced elsewhere in the record with variant spellings ("Loader Meter" and "Lotometer"). The transcript identifies the vendor as a sole-source provider; the board moved to approve the purchase and voted in favor.
The transcript does not contain a roll-call vote or list the member who moved the motion. No delivery timeline or warranty details were discussed on the record.
