Road side inspections/DOT inspections

35% rule?

 

Believe me I'm fully aware that in todays world we couldn't get away with half of the stuff we did back then. ROTFLMAO! In fact I'd be OSS and broke from the fines. But that's the way most of us ran back then. I was young and stupid but still had no accidents or incidents and the companies had no computer programs to even check to see what we were doing. On the positive side I gained the knowledge to know when a driver was trying to get over and I changed completely to be a safe and professional driver. In fact the company didn't even have positions like you hold now. That was back in 1978 and a much different type of driving world.

 

I got nabbed in Ft Collins CO....... NO VIOLATIONS FOUND. As I walked away I told the inspector woman that this one read exactly like the last half dozen or so that I've gotten. I don't think she caught on that I was unhappy she had just completely wasted 30 mins of my day and her time as well.

 

There's no way you're gonna make me suffer. Unless of course you get me fired from my honey do list. Wait a minute, that might work out better!

Your contributions are welcomed and needed. I know you know this but some my not. I believe it's our job to help the new drivers gain as much CORRECT information and advice as they can. Kind of like passing the torch. And your job auditing logs with a company is another hands on source.

 

Got stopped at the Knoxville TN scale, checked all my paper work, Checked my logs, and gave me a clean report, and had a good laugh about chicken parts, which is what I was hauling.

 

I remember having my log book checked years ago by an Ohio PUCO officer. I had exited from the Interstate and made a left turn under the overpass. Immediately on the far side of the overpass, a small sign on a saw horse said, "Truck Inspection". There was a wide spot on the shoulder. Now, in those days I was usually one entry behind in my log with the intention of bringing it up to the latest change of duty status later. I always used a ruler, and my logs were neat and almost perfect as I maximized the sleeper and driving time allowed. As I pulled onto the shoulder, I knew that I would make an entry from "sleeper" to "driving" before I got the brake set. I didn't have time to use the ruler.

He asked for the book and I handed it to him. He said, "Did you just make that entry?" I answered, "Yes, Sir." He was quite stern when he told me, "Don't let me ever catch you doing that again!"