Weirdest violation on DOT inspection

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Scalemaster, Jun 26, 2011.

  1. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    I got popped for the reflector issue a while back in Arizona. He even commented they were put in the wrong place....by Freightliner!

    My boss said "I thought that wasn't a voilation unless you were bobtailling."

    Got a level 2 out of the deal. What's funny is the officer failed to notice, and I didn't notice it until I got back to El Paso, that our trailer inspection sticker expired the month BEFORE the inspection!
     
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  3. walstib

    walstib Darkstar

    CA DOT put me OOS for "emergency cross tubings worn to the 2nd color"...Turns out they were one color(red) tubes and once I showed them to my shop, they couldn't find any wear...
     
  4. pete1

    pete1 Heavy Load Member

    Back when I was driving a reefer, another guy got a ticket in MA because the drain on his trailer was spraying fish juice on the road. It was a huge fine, can't remember how much. Apparently he was polluting...
     
  5. Roach

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    Are you kidding? Cops can do whatever they want. They are thieves.
     
  6. Winkjr

    Winkjr Road Train Member

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    I have a plate on the back of my tractor. I just got written up last Wednesday for failure to pay UCR in La.
     
  7. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    Some are, most judges aren't.
     
  8. Roach

    Roach Bobtail Member

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    All cops are thieves.
     
  9. fisher guy

    fisher guy Road Train Member

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    i know i know this is against the ops rule but i have seen the tickets to prove it

    my buddy got a $300 unsecured load violation in the maine for i kid you not a napkin flying out of his trailer while he was empty and running with the tarp open...trailer was spotless napkin was wedged between rolled up tarp and top rail of trailer

    old boss got a log violation for handwriting i mean he writes like a kinder gardener but it was still readable
     
  10. Scalemaster

    Scalemaster Heavy Load Member

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    Is that right? I didn't know that.
     
  11. last 1

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    WOW thanks for the information, I didn't realize you knew ever single cop out there. I have a couple of friends that I have known for 15 plus years that are cops, I guess I should not be going hunting, camping or hanging out with them anymore. What was I thinking trusting them with the most valuable things in my life ... my family and there safety. And I bet in your mind all truck drivers are nasty, lazy, good for nothing POS, except you of course, cause I'm sure your a perfect driver and have the fingerless gloves and your wallet on a chain to prove it.
     
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