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Where Are Heavy Vehicle Checking Stations in NSW? Locations, Fines and What to Do If You Miss One

Where the heavy vehicle safety stations in NSW are, when you must enter, the fines for not stopping, and what to do if you miss the entry.

Cargo truck on the highway, the type of heavy vehicle that must enter a checking station when the sign shows OPEN

The short version

  • NSW has heavy vehicle safety stations on the M1, Hume, Pacific, Great Western, New England, Golden and Newell highways and Bells Line of Road.
  • If the sign shows OPEN, you must enter. CLOSED means keep driving.
  • Disobeying a “Trucks Must Enter” sign is an $844 fine (NSW, as at 1 July 2025).
  • Missed the entry? Never reverse. Take the next safe exit and come back.
  • Failing to stop when directed can cost $848, or up to $8,480 in court.
In this article
  1. Heavy Vehicle Checking Station Locations in NSW
  2. Do I Have to Enter?
  3. How Much Is the Fine for Not Stopping at a Weigh Station?
  4. What Happens If You Miss a Weighbridge?
  5. What Should I Have With Me at a Safety Station?
  6. Recent Case Results
  7. Frequently Asked Questions
  8. What If I Get a Letter From the NHVR Later?

NSW road rule fines are as at 1 July 2025. Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) penalties are from the NHVR schedule for 1 August 2026 to 30 June 2027. Check the amount on your notice.

Most truckies call them weigh stations, weighbridges or checking stations. In NSW, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) calls them Heavy Vehicle Safety Stations (HVSS). They are used to intercept and inspect heavy vehicles, and skipping one when you are required to enter can cost you.

Heavy Vehicle Checking Station Locations in NSW

These are the heavy vehicle safety stations in NSW named by the NHVR and Transport for NSW:

  1. Mt BoyceGreat Western Highway
  2. Mt WhiteM1 Motorway, northbound and southbound
  3. MarulanHume Highway, northbound and southbound
  4. Twelve Mile CreekPacific Highway
  5. ChinderahPacific Highway
  6. Pine CreekPacific Highway
  7. Halfway CreekPacific Highway
  8. BellBells Line of Road
  9. KankoolNew England Highway
  10. BallimoreGolden Highway, about 5.5 km east of Ballimore, between Dubbo and Dunedoo
  11. DaroobalgieNewell Highway near Parkes, northbound and southbound

Ballimore is the newest, opening in 2025. Halfway Creek and Daroobalgie are also part of an NHVR pilot that opens their weighbridges outside staffed hours, so drivers can check their own mass.

Do I Have to Enter?

Follow the signs. Heavy vehicle drivers must enter the area shown on, or with, a “Trucks Must Enter” sign.

At safety stations, the signs show OPEN or CLOSED:

  • OPEN: you must enter the screening lanes, then follow the directions on the message boards.
  • CLOSED: continue along the highway. Do not enter the screening lanes.

Which vehicles must enter depends on the sign, so read the information on and under it as you approach.

How Much Is the Fine for Not Stopping at a Weigh Station?

There are different offences, depending on what happened:

Disobey “Trucks Must Enter” sign

Law: Road Rules 2014, rule 105

Fine: $844 (NSW, as at 1 July 2025)

Fail to comply with a direction to stop a heavy vehicle

Law: HVNL section 513(4)

Infringement notice: $848

Maximum court penalty: $8,480

Fail to present a heavy vehicle for inspection when ordered

Law: HVNL section 522(5)

Infringement notice: $1,412

Maximum court penalty: $14,120

HVNL amounts are from the NHVR schedule for 1 August 2026 to 30 June 2027.

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What Happens If You Miss a Weighbridge?

Mistakes happen. Traffic, lane position or a late sign can mean you miss the entry. The NHVR’s guidance is clear:

  1. Never reverse on the highway to get back in. The NHVR describes this as an extreme safety risk to you and other road users.
  2. Go to the next safe exit.
  3. Return within a reasonable time to comply with the sign at the station you missed.

If you genuinely missed it, going back promptly is the best way to show you were trying to comply.

What Should I Have With Me at a Safety Station?

Be ready to produce what the law requires you to carry. Failing to produce a required document or device for inspection carries an infringement of $848 and a maximum of $8,480. Depending on your vehicle and operations, this may include your licence, work diary, permits and notices. See our page on logbook offences for more on work diary rules.

Safety stations also check mass. If your vehicle is found to be over its limit, read our guide to overloading fines in NSW.

Recent Case Results

Sutherland Local Court · June 2026

Charge: Failure to comply with a notice

Maximum penalty: $41,250

RESULT: $1,000 FINE PLUS COSTS

See more results for heavy vehicle operators

Case outcomes depend on the individual facts and circumstances of each matter. Past results do not guarantee or predict future outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is the fine for not stopping at a weigh station in NSW?

Disobeying a “Trucks Must Enter” sign is an $844 fine (NSW, as at 1 July 2025). Failing to comply with a direction to stop a heavy vehicle carries an $848 infringement notice, or up to $8,480 in court (2026–27).

What happens if you miss a weighbridge?

Do not reverse. The NHVR says to continue to the next safe exit and return within a reasonable time to comply with the sign at the station you missed.

Do all trucks have to stop at weigh stations?

Follow the signs. When a safety station shows OPEN, the heavy vehicles covered by the sign must enter the screening lanes. When it shows CLOSED, keep driving.

Where are the weigh stations in NSW?

The NHVR and Transport for NSW name these heavy vehicle safety stations in NSW: Mt Boyce, Mt White, Marulan, Twelve Mile Creek, Chinderah, Pine Creek, Halfway Creek, Bell, Kankool, Ballimore and Daroobalgie.

What do I need to have with me at a safety station?

Whatever the law requires you to carry for your vehicle and work, which may include your licence, work diary, permits and notices. Failing to produce a required document carries an $848 infringement notice, or up to $8,480 in court.

What If I Get a Letter From the NHVR Later?

A missed safety station can lead to follow-up questions about the driver, the vehicle and its records. If you receive a notice to produce or another request for information, be careful. People often give more than a notice legally requires, and that information can later be used as evidence. Our guide on what to do if you’re contacted by the NHVR in NSW explains the first steps.

Eric Navea is a heavy vehicle defence lawyer and a former Senior Prosecutor at the NHVR. He knows how investigators work, when matters escalate and how prosecution cases are prepared. You get clear advice on what’s next before you say anything.

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Disclaimer

This article is general information only, current as at 5 October 2026, and is not legal advice. Penalty amounts are current as at the dates shown and may change. Your situation depends on your own facts, so speak with a lawyer before responding to a fine or the NHVR.

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