I was doing some research on this and it seems that the way USDOT verifies wether or not your truck meets the carb laws in a clean idle sticker on the side of your truck. So I did another search and found you can purchase this sticker online. So why are drivers paying 1000s if all they need to do is order this 20.00 sticker and keep trucking. Even with a roadside inspection I highly doubt they are going to measure the exhaust coming out of your truck. If you have the prepass for scales you will have even less to worry about because chances are you will hardly get pulled in.
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Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Tama Mai Hawaii Nei, Sep 13, 2013.
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there's a little box under the truck. it's called a catalyst filter. and it ties into the exhaust.
that box makes it clean air certified. all they gotta do is cxrawl under and look.
there's also the VIN of your truck.
you can't fool DOT.
i also heard that they have sensors for your exhaust. so if you took out the filter. they'd know. no need to stick a sniffer down your pipe.
don't know if it's true. but anything is possible.
i know colorado has sensors on the highway in denver. it senses your car driving with the check engine light on. you get a fix it ticket. i've seen one van hanging around.
there's been talks of newer cars having ecms that can relay that information to road sensors. there would no be the standard emissions test.Tama Mai Hawaii Nei Thanks this. -
I read a story in Landline magazine awhile back. It said that CARB was measuring emissions from Reefer units at truck stops. Not sure how accurate it all was but if they're willing to do this the sticker plan won't fool them for long. I'm glad you researched though, I thought about the sane thing!
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I think I will put a smiley face sticker on my truck. Then the dot/carb guys will be so happy they will just give me a clean inspection and a cvsa sticker for my windshield.
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no fooling the DOT. cant hustle the hustlers
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I think this is a way the unions and mega carriers are trying to control the industry and weed out the small guy. They know the average owner operator can't afford a new truck or a $10,000 filter and this is a way to target them without actually being in plain sight.
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The sticker will need to have the barcode that matches your truck. Look closely at one next time.
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I fixed my carb issue............ I quit going to comifornia!!
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never noticed the barcode.
wonder if that sticker is an emissions requirement. so if the hood got replaced for whateer reason. it would have to get a new sticker.
if a car got a new hood. they didn't come with the sticker. but they didn't have barcodes either. -
AFAIK the only other state that uses the sticker as indicating the truck is exempt from their idling restrictions is Pennsylvania.
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