Reporting 'Illegal' hauling?

What's there to report. It's probably perfectly legal what they're doing amd has absolutely nothing to do with commercial ization. For all you know. Them horses are going to a rodeo. I habe an ex GF that hauls horses all the time. She knows nothing about dot or fmcsa or anything. And her trailer is legally licensed.

 

I'm sure its super frustrating. I pull a hopper off farms every so often. Lots of farmers hauling commercially on their farm plates. Luckily were not in a super competitive area or they would put the hurt on us.

 

Sooner or later one of them will wreck and won't have cargo insurance. And when word gets out that someone lost a couple high dollar horses and had to eat the money because they used an uninsured hauler maybe others will stop using them.

 

Though I think you should MYOB have you tried to report them the old fashioned way? There was a time where we would pick up the telephone or visit an office if concerned about something like this.

 

You go thru weigh stations and get stopped for inspections? Maybe "drop a hint" when talking to them like do you ever do spot checks on the "illegal rigs" just to make sure the public is safe type deal.
I would think if told right they may look into it for fine money they could get. Then because they were put OOS you can come in and ask what you want to legally haul the load what is the owner of the horses going to say? Besides once that word gets around of non-legal haulers causing isses with the horse owners they will not use them.
Dave ----

 

mickey mouse operations<--- cool ! I know about 20-50 fake trucking companies in los angeles area doing doublebrokering. and sad part is that they are growing. dot does not pay attention on them. another issue is fueling by stolen credit cards. I have seen few times people turned on pilot-flying j pumps outside using cards without logo-name on it. when illegal operations and fueling by stolen cards will be stopped in this country ?

 

As soon as the idiot that had his credit card stolen, reports it?

 

I think all truck stops and gas stations must turn off paying at pump by credit cards. debit cards are ok. I would not call that person an idiot because usually credit card is not lost. the numbers are stolen, zip code is known somehow and duplicate card is made..