US Marshalls

Never been put out of service. Yet once an Arizona State Trooper stopped me. When he looked at my log book he said, “Something isn’t right, you can’t get from there to here in that amount of time.”

I said, “Yes I can, I’ve got a big engine and I go just as fast up mountains as I go down mountain so my truck makes very good time in mountain & or hilly country.”

Them he said, “You haven’t got but 30 more minutes on duty.”

I stated, ‘Your correct, there’s a truck stop about 20 to 30 miles east of here on the north side of the interstate and that where I’m going to stop, take a shower, eat, them come back to my truck and go to bed.”

He stated, “There’s still something wrong with your log book, yet I can’t figure out what it is, go on down to the truck stop and get some sleep.”

Never heard of calling a US Marshall to arrest a State Trooper.

 

I've been hearing that US marshal stuff for 30 years. Never put any stock in it myself. Lots of older guys tried to tell me they (marshals) were the only ones who had authority to break a seal on a trailer, since it was an interstate shipment and therefore supposedly only under federal jurisdiction. Evidently a lot of people have no idea what the US Marshals Service does.

 

Most folks who get into trouble w/compliance issues are already confused and misinformed to begin with. If you don't know the rules, don't play the game. Plain and simple.

 

for what its worth,

I thought that was funny..

 

You're going to ruin a great thread about US Marshalls, for this nonsense.
Start a new thread or revive one of the thousands already on this topic.
NOW, I've ran into truck drivers that claim to be Merchant Marines (I think) and are above the law

 

I've always known that was a bunch of hooey. The only time I'd even THINK about calling in reinforcements of a different LE post would be if they were wanting to search my vehicle (which I have no problem with) but my suspicions were that something might get planted. There's no reason to even THINK I'm on any type of substance so wanting to look for one would raise my suspicions at the get go.

This is VERY rare , but it does and has happened. Hopefully, I never find myself in that situation.

Treat em with respect roadside and run a tight ship... paperwork correct, permits in order , etc... you'll have little problems.

 

I get confused when I think about why people believe they're inspecting trucks in the name of safety rather than in the name of money collection

 

The Marshalls jobs: to catch the fugitifs.
The States troopers: secure the high ways.
Totally different, even all are Law enforcement.
Same for FBI, CIA, NSA etc...
It is for it, they get different names, for each expert. Make sense! Have a great safety day