POLL: Are you working during DOT blitz?

None, lol.

 

He is right. You don't even need to know what a truck looks like until you get to training.

As far as working during the blitz, I am moving a 113' bridge beam on Monday and then several shorter ones the rest of the week.

 

No, it’s the other way around.
http://news.industrysafe.com/inspections/the-six-levels-of-dot-inspections/
http://www.cvsa.org/programs/nas_levels.php
http://www.rydersafetyservices.com/pdf/RoadsideInspections.pdf

 

Not according to my inspection reports in Montana.

 

A level 5 inspection that you referenced is basically a level 1 without the driver being present. Driver road side inspections are level 1, 2, or 3.

Level 1 is the most compressive road side inspection. The level 2 inspections are almost as compressive but they skip anything that involves getting under the vehicle.

Level 3 is just the operator’s driver’s license, medical certification and daily log, no vehicle inspection at all.

1) Level I: North American Standard Inspection
This part of the check looks at important documents such as at the vehicle operator’s driver license, medical certificate and waiver and hours of service. The professional conducting the evaluation will also inspect the seat belt, exhaust system, turn signals, tail lamps, head lamps, steering wheel, wheels and rims and fuel system.

2) Level II: Walk-Around Driver/Vehicle Inspection
Level II inspections involve examining everything in the level I inspection with exception of the parts that involve the inspector getting under the CMV.

3) Level III: Driver-Only Inspection
During this check, the inspector will take an in-depth look at the vehicle operator’s driver’s license, medical certification and daily log.

4) Level IV: Special Inspection
These are one-time examinations that take a close look at a specific item. They are typically scheduled to invalidate a previous claim about a vehicle.

5) Level V: Vehicle-Only Inspection
Level V inspections look at everything specified under Level I. The only difference is that they are executed without the driver present.

6) Level VI: Enhanced NAS Inspection for Radioactive Shipments
This inspection is used for certain radiological shipments. Select radiological shipments only comprise highway route controlled quantities set forth by DOT’s title 49 section 173.403.

 

I know exactly what they are and the process involved but they are numbered differently here. You are not talking to a rookie.

 

If you know what they all are then why were you saying that a level 1 was “paperwork only” when it is a full inspection and that a level 3 was a “full inspection” when it is paperwork only?

It is somewhat confusing as after level 3 they don’t really follow any logical pattern but even the poster I questioned acknowledged that he had it backwards in post #76. I know you are not a rookie but you had it backwards as well and are apparently just too stubborn to admit it.

 

There's no doubt I'm a "serial offender," Ruthless. I drive almost every day!

How long do these warnings stay on my PSP report, or the carrier's CSA? Thx

 

I just choose to be home . but the company I work for had nothing to worry about.

 

Us smaller guys are the ones that pay when they do this ####. I just got a MT ticket the other day in Wy. I didn't have a MT permit driving a new truck home. They wrote me a ticket then made me buy the permit 31 miles inside Wy. What a ####ing racket !! I will be taking the 7-9 off I cant afford anymore of the DOT's #### !!