Georgia, Tennessee and Pre-Pass...Why even have it!

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by mjfreespirit, Dec 16, 2014.

  1. mjfreespirit

    mjfreespirit Light Load Member

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    Been through Georgia and Tennessee several times in the last few weeks and I have Pre-Pass and always seem to get red-lighted, so last night I decided to take my 30 minute break in one, and went to go to the bathroom and it was locked. Looked up, and it was dark. No one was there.

    Lights were on, nobody was home. Turds...
     
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  3. flyingmusician

    flyingmusician Road Train Member

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    Georgia started red-lighting everyone after that string of crashes they had last year and earlier this year. #### annoying they should just pull the equipment out if they aren't going to use it. I was really surprised I actually got the green at the one eastbound on 20 before Augusta last week. first time in over a year I'd gotten a green at an open scale in Georgia.

    don't know about Tennessee never had a problem there almost always get the green
     
  4. CargoWahgo

    CargoWahgo Road Train Member

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    Drive at night.... Craps closed.

    Get parked before 6am.

    Daytime driving

    ::shudders::
     
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  5. kwswan

    kwswan Road Train Member

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    Ringgold sb has gotten to where they are open 24 hrs here lately.
     
  6. Studebaker Hawk

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    Ga scale on 75 north just above Fl line, puts me on the scale says he wants to do a level 1. I said fine, but I have copies of 2 level ones no violations done in the last 2 weeks. He said you haven't been inspected until GA does it. 3 passed level ones in 18 days...
    Did I mention I was bobtailing?
     
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  7. Vilhiem

    Vilhiem Road Train Member

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    Its rare, but I still get green lights. Moreso in Tennesee. The one outside ringgold always gets me though, without fail.

    I'd heard some rumor that they pull rigs off the roads during "high traffic" periods in order to spread them out and help with the flow of traffic. ...might as well start pulling 4-wheelers now if that's true.
     
  8. rexcnt87

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    GA, VA, and NC are notorious for pulling everyone in. TN used to always redlight me too but not anymore thankfully. Only thing that saves you in VA and NC is if the station is full. I don't think its ever too full in GA though. I was greenlit once in GA surprisingly on 20 near the AL border. GA does have Wim so thats saves it a bit. Oh and Michigan is bad too. I don't go there much but if I'm not mistaken they don't even have prepass at all.
     
  9. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    michigan has drivewyze. don't know why they wouldn't have prepass
     
  10. Upright

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    Did you hear it at a truck stop? If not then it aint true.
     
  11. Vilhiem

    Vilhiem Road Train Member

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    Not at a truck stop, heard it while out with a trainer at SNI. It sounds dumb, but I've had a couple chances to watch, if that isn't what they are doing then they are wasting our time. Like I said, it's rare I've gotten through on a green and I haven't seen others get through often either.
     
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