So if I refuse a load due to a failed pretrip ......

I don't believe it's my responsibility to cover the cost of repairing the company truck, especially with the current lack of trust I have in many companies to be reimbursed for the expense. I'd consider taking the truck to the nearest truck stop for repairs if the company is willing to send me an EFS check to cover the costs. However, my willingness to do so also depends on the assurance that I won't encounter a weigh station inspection en route.

I'm hesitant to jeopardize my clean driving record for the sake of the company, only to potentially face a DOT violation and a write-up later on.

 

What do you guys make of this?

@ZVar
@Moose1958
@tscottme

 

No of course not I said above "I only put a truck OOS for anything that a DOT officer can write a DOT violation for. If it can effect my CDL license, PSP, or MVR."

So your position is if you do a pretrip and find that the truck is missing a license plate, its not safety related and is not a OOS violation. So just run with it and if you get a DOT violation down the road, its no big deal to jeperdize your clean psp record. A few days later your company asks you to sign a write up for getting the DOT violation for the missing license plate the company has you sign the write up and tell you not to get anymore violations. This is your position?