Passing a ''all trucks must stop'' brake check area

For safety reasons I would stop and check again.. usually this is before a steep grade. You can get a ticket if you fail to stop.

I did my PTI yesterday, does that mean I am safe today? A lot can happen in a hour.

Mark

 

Truck Stop Lawyer BS... ...that will get you a ticket sure enough. He probably pegged you for a rookie and figured you'd believe it. I fell for the old "US Marshalls" BS with lumpers back when I was a newb, lol...

 

NO!

And be sure to note in your log book that you stopped @ the brake check too.

 

Yes you could get a ticket .. how is a sign telling you to stop (the sign does not 'suggest' you stop) any different from a red light or other traffic control signage? Seems like some are white and some are yellow which might make a difference legally? They don't say "stopping is suggested", they say "all trucks stop". That sound like regulatory wording to me, white or yellow. I don't think they intend on most actually putting on overalls, crawling under their rig and actually "checking their brakes". The main intent is to try and insure heavy trucks don't top over too fast, and to also perhaps review the grade profile sign and escape ramps locations, and I don't think (push come to shove) being empty would be an excuse either. Do what you want, though. I've stopped and I've not stopped ... just depends on my mood, current traffic, and if I feel lucky.

 

If you fly by a brake check area your going to get a ticket here in PA the cops like to hide right by those looking for fellas who are in too big of a hurry to stop at those stop signs, though I NEVER heard of logging a stop at a brake check area at the top of a grade.

 

I always stop for any place that says you must stop in a truck, but I have never logged it. Neither have I logged stopping for red lights, stop signs or stopping to get weighed at a scale (unless I am actually detained for an inspection).

 

Stopping @ a MANDATORY brake inspection is different than a red light or being weighed on a set of scales. You continue to do it your way though, that's your perogative.

 

MGFG, how much time are you taking at these brake checks? Are you taking out the creeper and adjusting up all your brakes before you descend the hill or what?