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Old 07.01.2008
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Wyomings goofy. They like checking permits when you enter the state.
Many states will check you at the P.O.E., especially if you're a new carrier or never have been through the state before. It's just a formality, no big deal.
Most of the DOT I encounter are professional and if you bring in your carrier binder and both you and it are clean and presentable, no problems.
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personally i would have refused to have run. every one very quickly got slightly off point at the start, over axle is one thing but over GROSS is another its not just a overweight ticket its also an out of service violation.
Not necessarily. I forget what the exact numbers are, but if you only over by 1 or 2 thousand the cops have the discretion to let you leave with it if they feel so inclined. Too much more than that and they legally lose that discretion.

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and just because your dispatcher tells you "just go ahead and run it if you get caught we will pay the ticket"
That depends on to whom the ticket is issued. Every state is different here. Some cops write them out to the driver. Others, like in PA, write them out to the company.

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also being over gross get into an accident some one gets hurt its you thats going to burn not the dispatcher that said it will be ok
True, any accidents while overweight WILL become your fault.

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just go the over gross will look just the same in court as hos violations or mechanical problems with your truck that would have put you out of service. and the bottom line is if you had gotten caught even if the company paid the ticket the record of it is still on your license and since your license is your livelihood i wouldn't roll the dice on that one
Wrong. Overweight tickets DO NOT go on your record. I've gotten several BIG ones, and they never appeared on mine.
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