Anyone planning to stay home next week?

Everyday in Washington, oregon and california is roadcheck day.

 

Unfortunately I dont have a choice. The freight's gotta go.

But I usually do thorough pre trips and con-way has a decent maintenance program so I'm not too worried.

 

DOT guy said (His humble "O") the only one's who stay home are either the NAFTA rigs or the Bottom Feeders....Hmmmmmm......

 

I'm running.... up to Canada. Did you know, as long as you have it noted on your pretrip sheet (must have written Pre Trip sheet as opposed to written Post Trip as in the U. S.) you can drive around with minor deficiencies like burned out lights or a missing lugnut. Repair facilities are few and far between and the MOT gives some understandable leeway.

 

I didn't know that....Too bad I can't run in Canada with my rig....It's too long for the Canucks....

 

11 chicken coops in three days with a OS OW OH permit load, no one hassled me.

 

when the coast guard would board your boat out to sea if everything looked ok they pretty much ran you by quickly
i would like to assume DOT is the same All your papers in order, truck neat and clean, engine washed everything visible and tidy you will get thru faster then the guy with crap everywhere and everything dirty and greasy. Can't see the oilseal levels for the grease and grime and a dash full of junk be a red flag if i was a DOT officer

 

As you know my route don't have any scale houses but that don't stop an officer from doing the 72 hr sting.I've seen them hiding at exits where they know trucks take to dodge scales.Cops are starting early this yr.I've seen many out all this week and stopping ONLY trks.Most the time i'm lucky if I pass one officer.Not this week though.

 

TXDOT has portables set-up already outside the ports. They were working very hard yesterday, had a line of containers to go thru when I drove by (I only had 3 small crates on my truck so they waved me by)

On a side note... I've seen that the OS/OD loads posted and Haz-Mat loads are paying about .50-1.00 over the usual for next week. Probably because of the 72hr blitz I'm guessing.

 

No donut shops those days so officers will be out for revenge so BEWARE,lol