Am I shooting myself in the foot by buying a truck that isn't allowed in California?

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  1. Mr_Miloslav

    Mr_Miloslav Bobtail Member

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    I am looking into buying a truck that is Pre Emissions, therefore I will not be allowed to go into California, not that I did much before anyway. I think i've been there once in 5 years. Would I be shooting myself in the foot elsewhere? Am I setting myself up to be harassed more by DOT?

    Your experience with this subject is much appreciated.
     
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  3. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    Don't think so, I have a pre-emission truck and I go to CA every week with no problems or harassment.
    Just keep on top of your maintenance and keep it looking good.
    There are plenty of older trucks running around SoCal.
     
  4. Cat sdp

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    No......
     
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  5. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Nope. Not at all. In fact, you will do just fine staying east of I-35.
     
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  6. feldsforever

    feldsforever Road Train Member

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    What your asking is, will any other state give me grief that I don't have a Cali ready truck. I've not heard of any states that will. But if your leasing onto a company, that requires you to be Cali compliant. That might be a issue depending on who inspects your truck.
    As long as those in the preagreement inspection don't know the contract terms you should be good.
    Hope this helps. In all fairness. I've only ever heard of it affecting one person and they found a way around it.
     
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  7. Mr_Miloslav

    Mr_Miloslav Bobtail Member

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    I believe Landstar allows me to have non-cali compliant trucks, so long they are in good condition and ELD compliant.
     
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  8. feldsforever

    feldsforever Road Train Member

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    That s the company I was talking about. Just don't bring it up and they won't either. I know two people who drive the same type of truck over here. I'm on at ls
     
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  9. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    I'm on my second truck with Landstar. The first was not California compliant. The current truck is California compliant, but the APU is not. Landstar does not require a California compliant truck, but they say they will cancel your contract if you go to California with a non-compliant truck and get busted for it.
     
  10. Old Man

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    They will know about you going to California before you get there, you will get a call. You don’t have to get busted in California, just go with a no compliant truck.
     
  11. Mr_Miloslav

    Mr_Miloslav Bobtail Member

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    I am not particularly interested in California by any means. I just want to make sure I'm still gonna be fine for not having one that is compliant. So that works! I ended up with a compliant truck to begin with first because it was cheaper than the older non-compliant trucks that I really wanted. Lol I heard about truck drivers struggling when leasing on so I went cheap cheap to pay cash so I could play it safe and not have a chance of being repoed.
     
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