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D'oh! Got stopped at the Gallup, NM POE!

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by PackRatTDI, Jan 5, 2012.

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  1. Jan 5, 2012 #1
    PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    Martin, the owner of the company I work for, completely forgot to renew the NM weight distance permits at the beginning of the year. While I waited for Martin to quickly renew them online so I could proceed, I noticed a steady stream of drivers coming in who were in a similar situation.

    I got to see first hand what dieselbear and scalemaster have to deal with when drivers have little English skills. It took the officers some time to explain to two Asian drivers from California that their IFTA and NM weight distance permits were two different things and while their IFTA was up to date, their NM permit was not and they'd have to buy a trip permit. Finally they seemed to get it and bought their permits.

    While they told me my company could renew online so I'd not be out of pocket for a trip permit, I guess the DOT officer decided not to make things more complicated trying to explain that to these guys.
     
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  3. Jan 5, 2012 #2
    Giggles the Original

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    i am not picking on anybody...but thought ya had to read, write and speak ENGLISH to get a cdl.....oh wait, forgot we are in AMERICA...nevermind
     
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  4. Jan 5, 2012 #3
    MustangMark83

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    No the liberals cry that everyone has these rights where they shouldn't have to abide by the ####### law.
     
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  5. Jan 5, 2012 #4
    dancnoone

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    Oh....so you're one of THOSE people. I'm referring to people who avoid the news LOL.

    Working it's way into the hallowed halls in DC. The Americans Disability Act MAY include....... "Did not finish high school."

    See what "Hope & Change" brings us ?
     
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  7. Jan 5, 2012 #5
    Allow Me.

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    "completely forgot to renew"........that's funny. You are talking about Martin out of Tomah, right ?
     
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  8. Jan 7, 2012 #6
    ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    Just stickin my nose in here but I think he means martin out of Mondovi--Martin out of tomah no longer exists they were bought by F&R Shleprock outta new Ulm Mn couple years back
     
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  9. Jan 7, 2012 #7
    cowboy_tech

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    I personally saw a Wyoming port put a driver out of service for lack of English skills.

    Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
     
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  10. Jan 7, 2012 #8
    ultraclassic

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    @cowboy - was this about a week back? there is a big thread on here about 1 that happen there...Guy said in short his partner was put out of service at a Port in WY for not speaking english...then asked why he could/should do about it...I said learn english and I was then called a racist haha it just blew up from there....
     
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  11. Jan 7, 2012 #9
    Hammer166

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    Gotta love NM! Four years ago, first trip with this truck, we'd gone on their website to buy the permit, but some snafu in their system would not let it generate the actual permit, only a receipt. A phone call assured us that the official receipt would do the trick. NOT!

    I nearly lol'd when the lady behind the counter told me, "that's just a receipt, it's not a permit."Yeah lady, it's a permit from the NM Dept of Revenue with my vin and name on it, that Santa Fe assured us was ok. (apparently, everyone in the state except the Gallup poe was aware of the issue.) My smile disappeared when I had to buy the trip permit, and the transaction fees were as much as the permit! (Never got caught w/o cash at that place again.)
     
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  12. Jan 7, 2012 #10
    cowboy_tech

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    Yep, about a week ago south of Cheyenne. A Wyoming highway patrol officer was not happy with that guys company.

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