No headlights or front signals, legal daytime?

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  1. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    Worst case scenario, you get put oos under a load and then the truck gets towed to a repair shop. Your psp gets dinged, your carrier gets dinged and the truck tow and repair bill still needs to get paid.

    Trucks are expensive to repair..that’s just how it is.

    Think smart not hard.
    I’m guessing you’re working for a clown company..

    Like I said, I’d complete any load that I was under and the truck would go to a shop or the terminal, carrier’s choice.

    Any pushback and I’d be gone sipping on a cold one poolside :)
     
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  3. wore out

    wore out Numbered Classic

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    Stopping at a weigh station could backfire. As in an inspection that dings your PSP. Tattling can come with a price.

    You’re the driver you have the final say whether the truck moves or not. If you’re not comfortable shut it down. There are other jobs should that cost one….that isn’t sounding real good anyway
     
  4. RollinChaos

    RollinChaos Light Load Member

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    It is just confirming how bad Western is.

    Yep, kinda what I thought. DM sent me a text and tells me show it to DOT if so have trouble.

    Text says: lights need repair at terminal where Driver is headed.

    Since they work now I'm not as concerned. But it does rattle around back of my mind.
     
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  5. FozzyNOK

    FozzyNOK Road Train Member

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    Nope.. its nonsense from people who are just trying to get work out of you
     
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  6. RollinChaos

    RollinChaos Light Load Member

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    Whaaaaatttt ??! ! You mean Western does not care about their drivers?

    Yes, that is sarcasm

    No illusion this place is just an entry point to CDL life
     
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  7. Thrasher28

    Thrasher28 Road Train Member

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    Lighting carries 6 points, which is fairly severe. They also keep tacking on 6 points for every light out. And then when zero headlights are working, and you get put OOS, you’ll have an extra couple points slapped on there.

    2x headlights, 2x turn signals = 24 points x 3, = 72 points for the first year.

    Probably going to lead to a pretty tedious inspection too, so probably gonna find a brake out of adjustment or a chafed airline, and bam, 100+ points on your PSP in the matter of minutes.

    Short answer, you’re completely correct for being concerned lol
     
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  8. roundhouse

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    They write it up for the same reason you get a speeding ticket , even though you’re stopped on the side of the highway and no longer speeding .

    the violation occurred and you get written for it .
     
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  9. drivingmissdaisy

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    Did you read the OP? He said a bad body control module. That's not a simple fix, it's expensive and can take a while to get the part.
     
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  10. roundhouse

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    Yep

    it ain’t like the old days where the switch on the dash controlled the electricity to the lights

    the genius designers and engineers decided to have the switch on the dash tell the computer to give the electricity to the lights .

    and the computer modules fail, and the ALWAYS fail, and the manufacturer decides to program
    The module to that one truck and that one VIN number so YOU can grab a module
    And swap it

    you have to get a new module at the stealership and have the stealership program
    The
    Module to
    Work with your truck

    it’s the manufacturers way of ensuring the stealership gets business

    except the modules are
    Not available because they are made from
    Chinesium and are total garbage

    why they don’t get the Japanese to make the computer stuff so it’s reliable , I don’t know .
    And it’s not just big trucks

    every car is that way now

    you get the tail lights wet and the vehicle won’t crank

    it couldn’t be any
    More stupid if you tried
     
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  11. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    All the violations will be on the PSP. But there are no points on the PSPs. Some companies have software to show points on their drivers for internal company use, but only the company gets points assigned and that’s on their CSA score.
     
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