How much longer can I run my truck to California??

Shoot for 4.00 a mile I need to get my own truck and start rockin it out there!!!!

 

I pulled a load last week, 220 mile's , 55,000# for $2300.00. Permit Load.

 

how much was the cost of the permit?

 

I have an annual $90.00.

 

Don't go to Commifornia and keep driving your truck. I hauled my last load out of there in 1998 and haven't been back since. Let them fly all there supplies in or wait on the choo choo train and watch the prices go sky high. I wouldn't vacation in that state and if I did I would find me an old car that smoked like a freight train and drive it all over tree hugger country.

 

I know it would never happen, but I sure would love to see all trucks stop going to California until they repeal their nazi style laws on big trucks.

Think about it California, no Starbucks or Priuses.

 

LOL I am waiting to see what the rates go up to when it comes time for the whole CARB thing to actually go into effect and them not allow non CARB compliant trucks into the state just like they have already done with the reefer units. We may see some really high rates but the only way I will have a truck with a DPF on it is to have one retro fitted on with a stand alone computer system for it so if it gets clogged or something goes wrong I can always just unbolt a few things and be on my way to get it fixed instead of having to call an expensive tow in.

 

I was in CA last week, the trucks I saw smoking the worst were all those pulling containers.

I try to stay out of CA as much as possible.

 

CARB has been trying to get the older trucks off the road here for a few years now. They went as far as to send letters out to older truck owners saying they could no longer use their trucks in the state only for the DMV here to say there was no issue with registering the trucks. The problem isn't going to be in making the rules, just in the enforcing of them. I am cautiously optimistic about it seeing as how I'm driving an old 359 but at the same time I'm preparing to purchase a newer truck if the axe does fall.

 

That's most likely due to the reason that they probly only had the minimum chain law in effect. I went through there in late winter last year and I had my truck chained in the same fashion. The minimum chain law was in effect as well. Had it been the maximum, you woulda needed 6 out of 8 drives chained if you were driving a tandem drive axle tractor.

It wouldn't surprise me none.

I've yet to be hassled about not having skirts on my trailer but I highly doubt they'll let that go on forever.