Oil Leak

If an oil leak is signifiicant they can put you oos, 1 drop every few seconds sounds pretty bad to me but every dot cop see's it in a diffrent way.

 

Oil leak is not an out of service defect. It can be written up under 396.5 as an excessive oil leak. I have never known anyone to be written a ticket for it by me or the guys I work with. Not saying someone, somewhere may write it.

 

Where does it state this?

 

yes in conneticut they will put you oos happend to me years ago when i worked for roadway.......... but i believe that is a state law not federal

 

I got one; where else but California.

 

§396.5 Lubrication.
Every motor carrier shall ensure that each motor vehicle subject to its control is'
(a) properly lubricated; and
(b) free of oil and grease leaks.

Can he shut you down? Yes

Will he shut you down? Possibly if he see's it?

 

You're correct it is a violation, but I have never seen it anywhere in the CVSA out of service criteria. State law..... in some State's...possibly shut it down for that, but I have never seen it.

 

You were leaking a significant amount of oil, and you got a ticket for it, the state of california did not cause the leak poor maintenance does. So blame the truck owner not the state.