Hello to everyone. Probably someone will find my questions not serious but for me it is super important because I do not have such experience. I will introduce my story that made my questions and after will present my questions. At one of the Agricultural Inspection Stations in Florida an officer stopped me for inspection. All documents were with me and properly completed but Law enforcement officers decided to do a physical inspection. My reefer had a customer seal with a number (customer have strict policy). Officer broke the seal and climbed up into the trailer, he crawled on top of boxes with the sign "not to step". Officer opened closed and sealed boxes,and digit boxes with knives inside of products. Soon law enforcement didn't find any violation and freed me. I asked the officer for an inspection report, but they rejected it. Also, to my request to see the supervisor, one of them claimed, he is a supervisor and that will not change anything for me and “I have to be grateful so that they didn't find any violation”.
My questions:
1. Ate that actions above were an abuse of power by Florida Agricultural Inspection Station officers?
2. Should the Florida Agricultural Inspection Station after physical inspection issue an inspection report?
3. Who is in my situation liable for a broken seal and violating customer policy?
4. Who is liable for damaged products?
5. There is any law to refer to in that situation or official booklets?
Thank you to everyone who understands my situation and considers giving me the answer.
The Florida Agricultural Inspection Stations Report
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by mass_fox, Apr 1, 2023.
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The inspector should have replaced the seal and documented what happened, along with the new seal number.
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You should have made the sign your bills and had them install another seal and also had that seal number wrote on the bills.
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That could be a problem at the receiver.
Maybe you should have made a video of the entire thing?silverspur, Woodys, tscottme and 2 others Thank this. -
Just another "abuse of power" story. This whole doing an inspection without getting a clean inspection form in return is complete BS. He should have given you a clean inspection, made note of him breaking the seal and resealed the trailer. Instead he chose to be a jerk, no surprise there.
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So, what did you do to piss off the officer? While some officers are ego driven and can't do their job, the only time I've ever heard of the guys at a Florida ag station not be professional is when a driver intentionally kept pushing.
Yes, that should be no excuse, but it is what it is. -
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1) NO
2)YES, and supply a new Seal recorded on Report.
3) If you called your Company and reported Incident. Company proceeds with established protocole. 3-A If you did not report to your Company....then...????
4) Company & You, if Not reported.
5) That's your Company's Job.
5) If you are O/Op, You.....if no report made or received from Dept. of Agriculture.
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