Wisconsin D.O.T - Help?

Hey guys.

Was just given a Level II inspection at the Racine Scale (I-94)in Wisconsin. I got written up for probably.. the most ridiclous HOS violation that a driver could be given. This officer just ruined my perfectly clean CSA record and I even pleaded to him and tried to thoroughly explain to him.

I run the same load to Sheboygan Falls, WI and go back to the same railyard(containers).

The violation was:
Record of Duty Status violation; Not legible. Multiple carbon copies on one day makes city/states not legible.

He wrote me up for this violation because he stated that the last five carbon copies had the same exact thing on each page!!!!! I tried to explain to him, "Officer - I run the same load and I terminate the load at the same railyard five days in a row. It is not bleeding through or anything." He refused to hear me out and stated that I do not use something behind each log day to stop it from bleeding through. I even showed him my b.o.l's and J1 tickets from the last five days... still nothing. He wouldnt budge or give me the time of the day. His response was, "next time use something behind each log page so it's legible!" WTF!!!!!!? Im not a rookie driver! Of course I use my laminated sheet to make sure nothing bleeds to the next page.

My company is pissed at me... now that I got this HOS violation on my record and their company score... this absolutely sucks. Man Wisconsin DOT are so painful to deal with, any driver that I talk too have had nothing but bad experiences at the WI scales. Sigh........ sorry just venting I guess. Oh well.

 

Lol steve - can i blame them? I have been with this company for about two years, they have made some serious strides in terms of their Safety score and we have been nearly perfect in all categories. They're not that mad at me, infact - safety called me in today and explained that he will try to dispute it on DATAQ(fmsca system to get violations removed from the drivers CSA and companys safety score). I'm also pretty ticked at myself that I missed out on a $250 clean inspection bonus that driver get here when they pass an inspection. Darnit!