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  1. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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  3. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Doesnt suprise me. Sadly a lot of states still refuse to pull these rigs in and there are thousands. Likely 10s of thousands as bad or worse running around.
     
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  4. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    What I don't get is why doesn't the carrier's authority get shut down over this? These aren't small issues that happened recently. Shut down every piece of equipment until they've been inspected by a certified mechanic, audit the logs compared to the BOL compared to the invoices for every driver for the last 2 months, audit the employment records (i-9s, employment classification, lease documents, etc).

    If it was just a tire, or an air leak, or even a couple three little things - fine. But this should result in a majorly invasive investigation.
     
  5. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    Do it like Ontario, I recall a small fleet owner leased to us who's one truck got popped in Sarnia, ON coming back to Chicago area from Toronto.

    Truck went right to a fenced impound lot, remove the registration plates and the owner given 24 hours to have an outside repair come in and correct the issues.

    After 24 hours they would send the registration plates back to the state of issue.....
     
  6. Toomanybikes

    Toomanybikes Road Train Member

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    I think most drivers have driven worse, just most don't look.
     
  7. RunningAces

    RunningAces Road Train Member

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    I doubt it.
     
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  9. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Does anyone know what state DOT this is? It sounds like this isn’t his first video. Perhaps he has more I can find online….
     
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  10. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    i thought for sure when he stuck his head under the cab we'd see a hole and a #### covered underside .
     
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