Military Weight Tickets

Don’t miss out on military move reimbursement! Request weight tickets 

Getting weight tickets for a Personally Procured Move (PPM) is a key step in receiving your reimbursement. The tickets are proof of the weight of your household goods (HHG), and without them, the government won’t pay for your move.  

Choosing a PPM or do-it-yourself (DITY) move doesn’t mean you have to handle the weight tickets yourself. If you use a company like U-Pack® instead of a rental truck, we’ll get them for you if you request them at reservation. It’s that easy! 

Keep reading to learn more about weight tickets and how to get them, no matter how you choose to move. 

What is a certified weight ticket? 

A certified weight ticket is an official certificate stating the weight of a vehicle and its contents. This must come from a certified scale or weigh station. 

During a PPM, the government requires both empty and full weight tickets. The tickets are only valid if they contain the following information:  

• Date 
• The name and location of the scale 
• Vehicle identification (may include make/model/license depending on the scale) 
• Weighmaster’s signature 
• Weight 
• Your name and any required information based on the branch (rank, SSN, etc.) 

How much do they cost?

Weight tickets usually cost around $10 each at a certified weigh station if you’re doing the work yourself. But because it’s an additional service, U-Pack charges a total of $150 for weight tickets (use discount code DITY10 to save $100 on your move!). Be sure to keep the receipt to turn in for reimbursement.

How to get weight tickets

U-Pack will get weight tickets for your DITY move if you request them at reservation. Let a consultant know over the phone or select the certified weight ticket option when reserving online.

If you’re moving with a rental truck, you’re responsible for getting the weight tickets. The following FAQs can help with that process:

How can I find a certified weigh station?

Talk to the TO for help finding the closest stations. You can also use a CAT Scale® locater to find the nearest certified location. 

Should I get weight tickets before or after my move?

If the TO doesn’t specify otherwise, you can get the tickets whenever is most convenient as long as you have both an empty and full weight. With multiple trips in a rental, you’ll need to weigh each time. 

• Origin: weigh the rental truck before loading and then afterward 
• Destination: weigh the truck before unloading and then afterward before returning the truck 

Should I weigh everything? 

The driver, passengers and hazardous or unauthorized items should not be weighed. Prohibited items may vary by branch but might include building supplies, open liquids, cleaning supplies, flammables and gases.  

To get an accurate weight in a rental truck, make sure the fuel tank is at the same level when weighing empty and full. 

If you’re moving a vehicle, RV, boat, motorcycle or trailer, talk with the TO and see if those items can be counted with HHG. Trailers and vehicles may be allowed but could require separate weight tickets depending on the branch, rank and other details. 

Final steps

Once you’ve gotten weight tickets, the final step is using them to get reimbursed. Keep the weight tickets until after moving and submit them with the rest of the PPM paperwork. Save a copy until you receive reimbursement.  

If you lose or forget them, talk with the TO as soon as possible. Check with the moving company to make sure they don’t have any weights listed in their records. If not (or if you moved in a rental truck), you may have to load everything up again to get weight tickets because the government won’t reimburse without them. 

Get certified weight tickets easily with U-Pack 

Since 1997, U-Pack has handled out-of-state military moves. Even though the weight of HHG doesn’t impact our pricing, we can provide certified weight tickets if you request them when reserving online or over the phone.  

Get a free quote online or call 844-362-5303844-594-3077 to speak to a moving consultant. Thank you for your service, and don’t forget to ask about our military discounts! 

Let us know in the comments if you have any questions about weight tickets or military moving with U-Pack. We’re happy to help!