Can law enforcement enter the truck during inspection?

If you give them suspicion of a crime, or they are aware of something unlawful. Visible drugs, alcohol present etc. Otherwise they need a warrant. They also can’t open your door, or reach in for your computer. If they do start filming.

 

If they have reasonable suspicion I'm pretty sure they can.

 

They can enter the cab, but they can not enter the sleeper without a justification - for example, they can inspect your bed and see if the arrangement meets the regulations of the sleeper. They can not open drawers or go through the cooler/fridge without a specific reason.

 

Cant believe they inspect for a made up bed bs...If that was a true legit thing i would or should be ticketed every day....Most days all i do is pull the covers back when i get outta bed..

 

Go look up Terry vs. Ohio and all the case law surrounding it. In a nutshell LEO's cannot enter a vehicle without a reason, but it's so easy to lie and create a reason as to make it where they can do what they want. I.E. "I smell alcohol." or some variation of that.
A cmv makes it even easier because it's implied that an inspection can be done at any time. Yes, they are limited to just specific inspection items, but again if they "smell alcohol" that gives them probable cause to search where they want to.

 

He didn't say made up bed. He said bed arraignments. Required safety harness is there, the bed is a specific size, that sort of thing. You know, what is legally required to call something a sleeper berth.

 

I'll never forget the time I was at the terminal and went to see my dispatcher. He got a call from a driver. "OK, but why did you have three?"

Guy got inspected when he entered a military base and the Marines found three AR-15s under his bunk. He said it was in case of social unrest.

 

The words "PROBABLE CAUSE" should send shivers up a person's spine. Another term is "REASONABLE ARTICULABLE SUSPICION". With both, a cop has tons of case law that grants them Qualified immunity. There are several pieces of case law that basically strip the 4th Amendment protections for warrants if you are not on your property or inside the curtilage of your home. ANY motor vehicle that has wheels a cop only needs PC or RAS to enter. This is a subject I HIGHLY recommend NOT getting legal advice from a truck stop Attorney before you do something really stupid!