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truck confiscated

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by KRAKAJACKJONSON, Sep 18, 2011.

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  1. Sep 18, 2011 #1
    KRAKAJACKJONSON

    KRAKAJACKJONSON Medium Load Member

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    I have a friend who said his truck was confiscated by the DOT. He got stopped for a level one inspection and a couple of infractions were found. DOT said give me 10 mins and you will be one your way. 30 mins later his truck was surrounded by 4 DOT SUV 's. When they looked in their computer it said his company failed to pay an overweight ticket from 10 months ago and so they took his truck, can they legally do that ? Seems a little harsh, put you out of service maybe but take the truck to a tow shop they use, never heard of that before. The fine went up 700.00 and then had to pay 30.00 day that the truck was in the tow yard.
     
    KRAKAJACKJONSON, Sep 18, 2011
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  3. Sep 18, 2011 #2
    Injun

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    I think there's more to it than that. Either your friend left something out, or there's something else going on with his boss. Whichever it is, you're not getting the whole story.
     
    Injun, Sep 18, 2011
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  4. Sep 18, 2011 #3
    SHC

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    Maybe he was going 90mph in California :biggrin_25523:
     
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  5. Sep 18, 2011 #4
    georgeandson

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    another great trucker story full of detail, speculation, exaggeration, big fish and wild women\ LOL
     
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  7. Sep 18, 2011 #5
    diotte2421

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    Only thing missing NOW are some of those little known details """"SOMEBODY"""" (who always seems to have the best, most exciting details at that.... ) :biggrin_2556: told me.....
     
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  8. Sep 18, 2011 #6
    lostNfound

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    It isn't that it was overweight, it was that the overweight condition was caused by bales of marijuana.






    I know because a driver at the truckstop told me and he heard it straight from his dispatcher who has a friend whose sister works with the cousin of the guy it happened to.
     
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  9. Sep 18, 2011 #7
    Blind Driver

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    One call to the local Federal Marshal's office would have gotten the DOT to back off :biggrin_25523:
     
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  10. Sep 18, 2011 #8
    Pur48Ted

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    "Federal Marshal" wouldn't have done anything NOR do they care, I don't know who told you they would...
     
    Pur48Ted, Sep 18, 2011
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  11. Sep 18, 2011 #9
    Pur48Ted

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    They didn't "take" or "confiscate" his truck; they IMPOUNDED it. Big difference.
     
    Pur48Ted, Sep 18, 2011
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  12. Sep 18, 2011 #10
    mustang970

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    I think he was being sarcastic.
     
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