The primary transaction record at a scrap yard or weigh station — captures who, what, weight, price, and signatures for one inbound or outbound load.
## What is a scale ticket? A **scale ticket** (also: weigh ticket, weight ticket) is the legal record of a single weighing event. Two flavors: - **Inbound (purchase) ticket:** Buying scrap from a seller. - **Outbound (sales) ticket:** Shipping to a mill or end-user. ## Mandatory fields (varies by state) - Ticket number (sequential, no skips). - Date and time. - Operator ID. - Seller / buyer name, address, ID type and number. - Vehicle plate. - Material code, weight, price. - Gross / tare / net. - Seller signature (digital is fine in most states). ## State retention Most states require **3 to 7 years** of retention. WeighPay retains forever on cloud archive. ## How WeighPay handles scale tickets WeighPay reads the scale indicator, prints the legal ticket with a sequential number, captures all required signatures and IDs, and archives the ticket as a non-editable PDF.