Any states to avoid during DOT week?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Kenworth6969, May 1, 2021.

  1. Lucky12

    Lucky12 Medium Load Member

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    To OPs question:

    I am hearing of increased scrutiny in New Mexico and in Indiana thus far.
     
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  2. Cattleman84

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    All of them except the State of Vacation...
     
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  3. Wasted Thyme

    Wasted Thyme Road Train Member

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    Wait...I was going to stay in the State of Confusion. Is that a high inspection state? ;)
     
  4. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    The worst... Lol
     
  5. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    Ive noticed an increased LEO presence in IN for 2 weeks... Unsure of the reason, but Definetally more scale houses open, more trucks on the shoulder with LEOs, and more LEOs in general.
     
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  6. jason6541

    jason6541 Road Train Member

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    As states start opening up it’s going to get worse. They have a years worth of missed revenue to make up for
     
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  7. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    I have a tough time buying into the whole inspections-for-revenue conspiracy theory, but that's only because I've passed most of my inspections.
     
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  8. InTooDeep

    InTooDeep Donner party survivor

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    Any state with a vowel in it's name
     
  9. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    Come on now, don't discriminate. The states with consonants in their names are just as bad.
     
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  10. tlalokay

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    Texas almost always open up its usually closed weight stations on the East end towards Arkansas and northern Louisiana. New Mexico will be sticklers too, especially coming up US54 towards Tularosa and before Alamogordo and then on I-40 coming out of Abilene towards Tucumcari. I'm sure Illinois will have their portable scales out as well around Chicago. I'm thinking just a lot more red lights instead of green but a lot of left arrows/by pass lights as well- as long as you pass muster on whatever stats they keep on safety for the carrier and nothing looks amiss on a casual glance in the camera.
     
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