Open Container Policy

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by joerus42, Oct 17, 2016.

Page 1 of 4
  1. Oct 17, 2016 #1
    joerus42

    joerus42 Bobtail Member

    46
    2
    Feb 7, 2012
    Scranton, Pennsylvania
    0
    About 6 months ago I got an open container while driving in the passenger seat of a car. I was not drinking it was just an empty six pack I was taking home from a party? I don't understand why this is showing up on my mvr. I have three years worth of driving and now all of a sudden this. Can someone help me or even steer me in the direction of a flatbed company that will still hire me?
     
    joerus42, Oct 17, 2016
    joerus42, Oct 17, 2016
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Oct 17, 2016 #2
    pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    22,474
    20,138
    Jul 19, 2008
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    If the six pack was empty why didn't you throw it away?It may have been empty but how is the officer suppose to know that? At this time I don't know of any companies But maybe others do.
     
    pattyj, Oct 17, 2016
    pattyj, Oct 17, 2016
    #2
    HalpinUout, MidWest_MacDaddy and CrappieJunkie Thank this.
  4. Oct 17, 2016 #3
    Steel Tiger

    Steel Tiger Road Train Member

    2,665
    3,221
    Jun 6, 2012
    Orlando, FL
    0
    There is your problem.......
     
    Steel Tiger, Oct 17, 2016
    Steel Tiger, Oct 17, 2016
    #3
    Lucy in the Sky, Knucklehead, MachoCyclone and 13 others Thank this.
  5. Oct 17, 2016 #4
    HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

    4,100
    4,868
    Sep 23, 2012
    0
    The officer is supposed to sip out of each can to check. I assume it was cans because if it was bottles it shouldn't be hard to tell empty from full.
     
    HotH2o, Oct 17, 2016
    HotH2o, Oct 17, 2016
    #4
    DRAGON64 and pattyj Thank this.
  7. Oct 17, 2016 #5
    joerus42

    joerus42 Bobtail Member

    46
    2
    Feb 7, 2012
    Scranton, Pennsylvania
    0
    I wasn't driving it wasn't my car I don't understand how it could be on my mvr
     
    joerus42, Oct 17, 2016
    joerus42, Oct 17, 2016
    #5
  8. Oct 17, 2016 #6
    HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

    4,100
    4,868
    Sep 23, 2012
    0
    Because you had an open container in a moving vehicle is why it's on your MVR. That's a big no no in many if not all states.
     
    HotH2o, Oct 17, 2016
    HotH2o, Oct 17, 2016
    #6
    NavigatorWife, MachoCyclone, MidWest_MacDaddy and 4 others Thank this.
  9. Oct 17, 2016 #7
    CrappieJunkie

    CrappieJunkie Wishin' I was fishin'

    3,996
    19,138
    Mar 9, 2014
    In a van down by the River.
    0
    You said you were driving from the passenger seat of your car. Either you meant riding or you were so blizted you tried to drive from the passenger seat. Also, why carry an empty six pack? What is the point? Has to be more to this.

    As far as companies, I am not sure, but @Chinatown should be able to assist.
     
    CrappieJunkie, Oct 17, 2016
    CrappieJunkie, Oct 17, 2016
    #7
    MachoCyclone and pattyj Thank this.
  10. Oct 17, 2016 #8
    pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    22,474
    20,138
    Jul 19, 2008
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    Also what made the officer pull this car over in the first place if he wasn't taking a sip at the wrong time.
     
    pattyj, Oct 17, 2016
    pattyj, Oct 17, 2016
    #8
    CrappieJunkie Thanks this.
  11. Oct 17, 2016 #9
    UsualSuspect

    UsualSuspect Road Train Member

    1,257
    1,979
    Aug 14, 2016
    Yo Mama's
    0
    It happened in an vehicle, it will most likely be on your MVR. I have a feeling you and your friend were not just taking a Sunday drive. What was the original stop for?
     
    UsualSuspect, Oct 17, 2016
    UsualSuspect, Oct 17, 2016
    #9
  12. Oct 17, 2016 #10
    dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

    4,713
    3,256
    May 14, 2012
    adelanto,ca.
    0
    Of you gonna carry empty cans...throw it in the trunk.
     
    dptrucker, Oct 17, 2016
    dptrucker, Oct 17, 2016
    #10
    MidWest_MacDaddy Thanks this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 1 of 4