trucker fined 17,000 dollars for being overweight??? to much!!

where is paul harvey with the rest of the story

 

here's another

http://www.stargazette.com/article/...ite-49-7-tons-overweight-company-fined-31-304

 

A driver pulling a dry bulk load, with a OTR tanker company I worked for got a $15,000.00 fine for the same thing, in Pennsylvania. Trying to get around a traffic backup on the interstate, he whipped out the road atlas and took an alternate route. A trooper was sitting at a bridge, in hiding, and having a field day writing overweight tickets to truckers trying to get around the construction. There was no way to turn around anyway even if you saw the bridge. Turn on the CB when traffic is backing up, just long enough to check what is happening, at least. The driver had to pay the fine, not the trucking company.

 

first off, not having a cb on is reckless in itself

but why is it a mistake, a SIMPLE mistake can cost a driver $17,000 (it will most likely be reduced), but nevertheless

these municipalities make up these punitive damages only to rake in money, look at the pawtucket bridge, they have stopped construction on the bridge because truck drivers cannot read

how many times have any of us turned down a street, by mistake? and you get to an intersection where you cannot turn around or anything else and there is this sign that says no trucks, or weight limit 5 ton or 10 ton or whatever number?

a $17,000 fine is more criminal than the mistake

 

Yep, we're only talking 28.3 cents per pound, for the overweight. Could have been worse.

 

gas could be $10/gal

we should be happy its only $4

 

Name something else you can buy for 28 cents a pound, these days. It sure ain't banannas, or even spuds.

 

i dont buy anything by the tons

 

Yep, you get caught violating your permit, the permit can be voided, then you are fined from what is legal. Been that way for the over 30+ years that I've been in this business.