Sounds like an over-zealous "Chippy". I come from a big law enforcement family, and tend to side on the side of the coppers, but, reading stuff like this is not cool, as it is mostly chickensh_ _ stuff that they are going to cite you for. We dealt with this same situation coming and going from California to Vegas, and the troopers there, said/did nothing to myself, and several other friends.

The absolute worst experience I have ever had with any scales/checkpoints, are the ones in Arizona, particularly the scales closest to the border to California. Those people will crawl up your butt, to find the most minimal infraction, than get pissed when they can't find anything.

Thankfully, I have had my CDL since I was 18 years old, with all of the endorsements, so, I don't have to sweat that part of it.