Is the joke about police fines for empty oil tankers true?

There are rumors on the Internet that the traffic police on a certain section of the road have a serious problem of arbitrary fines. A young man driving an oil tanker passed by here with an empty truck. He was stopped by the traffic police and issued an overloading ticket. The car was impounded and the next day The young man went to the traffic police team to pay the fine. When he picked up the car, the young man asked me about the oil in the car. The traffic policeman said that the car was empty. The young man silently took out the overloading ticket, and the traffic police team had to pay for the oil in the car.

The maximum fine for oil tankers without escorts is 30,000 yuan.

The traffic police calculates the tonnage based on the vehicle's operating volume. If the tonnage is exceeded, it is deemed to be overloaded. Fines for road administration are calculated by axis, 1 axle is 10 tons. 30 tons for 3 axles, 40 tons for 4 axles. The semi-trailer has a capacity of 55 tons. If it exceeds the limit, it is considered to be overloaded. According to the load limit standard of the highway.

National highways and provincial highways generally have a load limit of 55 tons. The load limit on county and township roads is 30 tons. If it exceeds the limit, it will be deemed as exceeding the limit. The fine for 2 axles exceeding 1 ton is 1,000, for 3 axles 1 ton is about 700, and for 4 axles 1 ton is about 500. Exceeding 55 tons will result in a fine of not more than 30,000 yuan.

According to Article 49 of the "Highway Law of the People's Republic of China":

The axle load mass of vehicles traveling on highways shall comply with the requirements of highway engineering technical standards.

Article 50 Vehicles that exceed the load limit, height limit, width limit, and length limit of highways, highway bridges, highway tunnels, or car ferries are not allowed to drive on roads, highway bridges, or on roads or highways with limited standards. Car ferries are not allowed when driving in road tunnels.

If it is necessary to drive in excess of the load limit standards of highways or highway bridges, it must be approved by the transportation department of the local people's government at or above the county level, and effective protective measures must be taken as required; if it is carrying over-limit items that cannot be disassembled , should drive according to the designated time, route and speed, and hang obvious signs.