There isn't a regulation of "all lights must work." That is a "rule of thumb", not a regulation. Only the required lights must work. Extra lights that don't work may invite more scrutiny at a weigh station. When you are bobtail the required tractor lights must work or it's a violation. I suspect whether you are hooked to a trailer or not is of no relevance. It isn't that hard to look up the regulations instead of asking for multiple interpretations, some of which may be wrong. Nobody gets out of a ticket by saying "some guy on the internet told me it was OK."
ok so the big debate/ rant
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by peabody747, Jan 31, 2023.
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Alrighty then.
And if you can’t afford to fix your truck to meet DOT requirements maybe you should rethink your business plan.
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Item on the vehicle: Tail lamps.
Quantity: 2
Color: Red
Location: Rear
Position: One lamp on each side of the vertical centerline at the same height and as far apart as practicable
So for your issue he is correct, The caveat is if only 2 tail lights work, it must be on both sides of the vehicle. You can't have 2 working on the right but none working on the left side for example. -
Some will over look the light inoperative, however, they will probably not issue you a CVSA sticker. Been on that boat before here in Commiefornia, had 1 high beam not working, gave me a warning, he didn’t put it in the report but got no CVSA sticker.
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It’s a violation. A warning, not an out of service as long as you’re hooked to a trailer. By the same token an inoperable rear trailer light is OOS criteria
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For all the folks who have said "its just a light, it's an easy fix" - my truck is going back in the shop for the 4 time since mid December for the same tail light. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, there's no rhyme or reason for it. This morning it was working when I checked my kingpin, by the time I was thumping the passenger side tires it was out, after the pump down it was back on.
Most times, yes, it's a quick fix (relatively), but sometimes it's much more involved than I want either TA or Loves involved in. -
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