First level one/ question

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Dino soar, Oct 14, 2020.

  1. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    Okay I got my first level 1 inspection this morning.

    About 6 minutes after I left where I spent the night I drove past the weigh station. No lights were flashing so I drove past. I did see some trucks in there as I drove past though.

    Sure enough I get two or three miles up the road and look in my mirrors and there are the lights a flashing behind me.

    He said you didn't stop. I said I did not see any lights flashing I was looking for them but I did not see any. He said he believed me and they were having some problems with some of that stuff so....

    So when's the last time you had an inspection? I said I have not and he said follow me.

    He went over my whole truck. Including the city horn, including making sure my wipers had fluid and he even checked my reverse light.

    He told me that my truck is in mechanically excellent condition (95 FLD 120).

    He asked me who did all that work to it. I said I did. I said I have done my very best to make this truck safe and dependable. He said you did a great job.

    He said the only thing that I can tell you is that you have a very small air leak at one of the connections up by your treadle valve, and you have another very small air leak on the back axle when you apply the brakes, again he said it's just a connector ferrule fitting same as up front with a tiny tiny leak.

    He said that's extremely minor. He was not concerned about it at all.

    When he gave me the paperwork I asked him if he would give me a sticker and he said he can't because of the air leaks. Then he just handed me my paperwork and that was it.

    The paper that he wrote up for me just listed the air leaks and then down lower it said to send that form back in 15 days saying that you corrected that condition.

    After I left I started to wonder whether I would get a citation or something else but he seemed completely unfazed by those are leaks and he did tell me they were extremely minor. I did not sign anything and he did not tell me I would be cited or anything else.

    Am I correct to say if I just fix those two air leaks and send the form back everything is good to go?
     
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  3. Frontman

    Frontman Light Load Member

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    Usually you have to sign it and he circles or underlines the address or fax number to send in after repairs are made.

    Anyway, awesome job!
     
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  4. GreenPete359

    GreenPete359 Road Train Member

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    You are correct Dino, just sign the form and send it back to the state. You’ll pick up a few csa points for the infractions, but no tickets or anything like that.

    In fact if you read the form it has a citation issued box next the the violation, if be were going to cite you he would have done it at the time of inspection & put a Y in that slot.
     
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  5. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Was it an official CVSA inspection with the air leaks in the violation section? Sounds like it by the fact you have 15 days...

    Well, you just got hit by an a-hole if so. Those air leaks are now CSA points applied to the motor carrier with no practical way to dispute it. Also listed on your PSP report. For future reference any violation you get ask for a citation so it can be fought in court.

    A "warning", which are no such thing, should be abolished as the only way to fight a CVSA violation is DataQ, and the odds of getting it reversed is slim to none.
     
  6. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    Which weigh station has the malfunctioning lights?
     
  7. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    The one that’s not doing their pre-tripo_O
     
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  8. sealevel

    sealevel Road Train Member

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    I guess he did you a favor for not writing the running the scale ticket. However he bent you over on the inspection all while acting like your friend. I had a level one a month back and he said all he could find wrong was one unsecure hood latch. Put a sticker on my windshield and handed me my paperwork noting the latch. Don't know how many points it is but he sure was friendly.
     
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  9. Final Drive

    Final Drive Road Train Member

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    Make sure to carry some fuses some will bust you for not having any...
     
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  10. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Does it say no violations were discovered or did he put air leaks violations with codes listed in there? I am confused
     
  11. GreenPete359

    GreenPete359 Road Train Member

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    Read what he wrote. The violations were listed on the report.
     
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