Does anyone know, who gets the ticket for an expired DOT inspection tag? Company , Driver or both?
D..O.T inspection tag?
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by pgn421, Jan 30, 2015.
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if you havn't been inspected like me you dont even have one
is only for their convience to see who has been inspected and passed recently -
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Yes,TLeaHeart, red metal tag, on passenger side of truck
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Thanks. Im sure they would pay my ticket if i got one. Just hard to get it inspected, if you only have one truck and too busy at work
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Why not have it inspected at a TA? Yeah the cost is greater, but at least its a certified DOT inspection
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Buy a sticker and form at the truck stop fill it out
Caterpillar Cowboy and mrbmg Thank this. -
IF it is expired, can they shut you down for it. Or does the DOT just give a 15 day warning to repair.
I was in a South Dakota scale a few years back and did not have the paper inspection form. The tags were on the truck but I had to wait for the office to fax over the form. I don't remember what I was going to do If she didn't send the form over. -
Keep in mind also. If your pulled in for a truck and trailer inspection keep the form if you pass. Your good for another year even though the sticker on the side expires.
Also, if you have a scale house in town and your in good standing with them you can request an inspection any time. Some will give you a non recourse inspection which means they will inspect and not write you up. Go get it fixed, come back and they will write you up for a good inspection and your all set for another year without a sticker on the side.
I'm from NH and like a few other states we don't need the FMSCA sticker. We have our own sticker on the windshield.
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