Splash Guard removed, will I pass inspection?

Think its Heartland that runs without them, or they used to. No they are not required. Friend of mine runs without and he has never been wrote up for it.

 

Well at the scales you could always just say oh opps i didn't know it had fallen off which does happen then they'll make you wait while you get it repaired assuming they'll notice it, or look around at some junk yards maybe you can pick up a pre - used one and bolt it on.

 

You'll be frustrated trying and second guess a revenue agent. They will do what they do, unless you fight them every single time.

 

So would it be better to remove the remaining one to make the truck uniform looking?

 

The only reason you would need to remove it just because you think it looks unsightly. There is absolutely no reason to have to have them on the truck other than to protect the back of the cab and that means nothing to a DOT officer. It would be no different than a truck originally having fuel tanks on both sides and to save some weight you took the fuel tank off the passenger side that you don't need any way

 

Drive my freightliner first without 1. Then with out both. All across the country in every state for a decade. Had multiple inspections during that time. NEVER once did an inspector say one word about it. Nor did any mechanic at truckstop, freightliner, or fleet pride, when doing a dot insp

 

Yes common name is quarter fender. Splash guard could be many things.