Personal Time "Bobtailing" I asked DOT :)

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by LogsRus, Jul 12, 2007.

  1. musicmaker

    musicmaker Medium Load Member

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    That area is strictly up to interpretation of the DOT officer. My state is fairly lienent on that area. I was challenged on that in Texas one time. I spent the day at six flags-lol... Fortunately I had the ticket stub and he turned me loose
     
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  3. Cmooretrucks

    Cmooretrucks Bobtail Member

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    I unloaded in Kansas city, Mo. I logged off duty and was relived of any company business. It was a holiday weekend and as I'm an leased operator. I decided that I was going to drive home to Omaha, Ne. I know it's 185 miles, but my company doesn't put any limits on personal conveyance. I had my empty trailer with me. And wasn't going to do any job business for the weekend.
    The scale on my way was open. I didn't stop and was pulled over and given a ticket for refusal to weigh or be inspected. I said under personal conveyance. I don't have to stop and stopping would be akin to violating my duty status and my 5th amendment right to self incrimination. He saw I was empty, flatbed, but having my trailer was not unladen. I say, how better to prove I'm not under a load by having an empty trailer for him to see.
    I'm waiting for court to see where it goes.
     
  4. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    That's how long until he is able to post again after he tries to sell that argument in court.
     
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  6. rabbiporkchop

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    I worked for Werner back in 2004 and I was on a dedicated Pep Boys account based out of Montgomery New York and while I was on my 10-hour break I bob-tailed 96 miles to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania so I could do something at home and then I bob-tailed 96 miles back to the Distribution Center logging the whole time as off-duty personal driving. Nobody said anything about it.
     
  7. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    Commercial vehicle still needs to enter open scales.
     
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  8. rabbiporkchop

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    Friend of mine from San Diego found that out the hard way when he bob-tailed across the Arizona State Line to get some radio work done in Quartzsite Arizona and realized he was supposed to have his paperwork in order for Arizona even though it was personal drive time
     
  9. Rackpass 85

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    Im an owner-operator was told by dot officer in Indiana that to use my truck as POV i had to show drop trailer on log book and as long as registration in my company name could drive on line 5 as far as i wanted to!
     
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  10. bigguns

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    Personal conveyance is bobtail only. You can’t be pulling a trailer. It is clearly stated in the regs.
     
  11. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    NO it is not clear. The rule is "Unladen" which means empty. Everybody interprets that how they want. Some say bobtail only, others say empty trailer is OK.
     
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