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Well, I don't know much about California, other than everything is way over regulated, but other than transferring weight to, or from axles I don't know of any reason you would have to slide your tandems. In which case it would be a fine for overweight on an axle. Those fines will very depending on how much over you are and where you are.

 

Call the California highway patrol and contact the enforcement division.

 

Technically it does require logging as the physical is a DOT requirement. As well as orientation for new hires needs logged, driving tests, scanning trips, etc. Anything that you do that pertains to the job is considered work.

On the other side, you won't find a DOT auditor or driver that is going to be that picky.

We giveth minutes and we taketh minutes away. The little stuff all pans out and is outside the scope of the driver being tired.

I'll find the regs for ya.

 

Thanks for the reply.
I went ahead and logged to time. Never hurts to CYA !

 

it depends were you on duty prior to having the physical?

 

Hi, as for sliding your tadems, it's all right there in your atlas front section too the king pin law in ca and were its need too be set then leave it there , till you hit nev or somewere beyound that ca state, if you need too slide becuse of weight issuse, pay close details too the king pin law first in ca then , if still overweight take it back and readjust the load or call your dm for anthor trl -and tractor , hopes this help's, Everett.

 

I was at a dealer getting my truck fix and was there for 12 hours, can this be logged off duty or do I have to log it on duty and when the truck is fixed go off duty for 10 hours?? I started my day at 7 am and the truck was at the dealer at 9 am to 9 pm

I was at a dealer for 12 hours getting my truck worked on, can I log this time a off duty or does it have to be on duty and when the work in finished I log off duty for 10 hours. i started work at 7am and was at the dealer at 9am- 9pm

I was at a dealer for 12 hours getting truck worked on can this be logged as off duty time, or does it have to be on duty and when truck is finished go off duty and 10 hr break

 

I would've updated this mess with some closure sooner but just now got it straightened out and everybody else back smiling and I'm broke..

So I just hired a local traffic attorney there in Knoxville to appear in court for me, had to explain to my previous carrier's secretary how their safescore had recieved all the credit for this, she took care of that by simply proving I wasn't under their lease at that time and they didn't know who I worked for now and didn't care.. Tennessee can keep that credit I don't want it either..

Lawyer just plead my case down, so I payed him $300 flat fee up front and ended up with $500 in court cost and a "no record of duty status", which is just an equipment violation on my MVR..

So I'm not reallty unhappy or complaining as opposed to what could've been alot worse.. With my new authority and clean safestat score and geting no moving violations or points on my cdl either, but I really don't feel that great about it as I normally do when I get a good deal neither..
Oh Well.. Like the song says.. Thats Truckin..

 

Does anyone know WHY states have different legal weight limits. Go from one to the next and you are in violation. Do the laws of physics change from Virginia to NC, for instance?