Filing paperwork on dashboard.

I always have my bills and cat scale ticket (when applicable) on my dash. Never anything else

 

Hazmat paperwork must be within reach of the driver, with the seatbelt fastened. If no one is in the truck, hazmat papers must be in the driver's door pocket, or in the driver's seat. Those are the only requirements for BOLs.

 

Read an article a long time ago, that DOT sees a messy dash as a sign of fatigue. After reading that, I keep nothing on the dash.

 

Only thing ever on my dash is a CAT Scale ticket if I am close to gross. That way the scale master see's it.....

 

Depending on the depth of the debris on the dash you can be ticketed for obstructed vision. Generally if you are ticketed for this violation you have a whole lot of other issues to worry about.

 

You mean related to this.....

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/msp/forms-reports/Documents/RD_OOIDA Order.pdf

Or maybe related to this article....

http://www.landlinenow.com/blog/?p=3152

 

if you cover your defroster vents,then when you need them to defog the wind sheild ,they are inoperable and that is a safety issue.

and that will get you a ticket.

 

I keep my BOL in between logbook papers,on my dash,close to me.When I deliver a load,BOL goes to fedex envelope on co-driver's seat,so there's nothing else on the dash but logbook.