ARKANSAS DOT almost put me out of service

You will be fine with this harbor freight torch. It’s actually a really good deal. Go get one and get the tanks filled. Comes with the tanks. And wear the goggles when you introduce the oxygen. You will go blind
Portable Torch Kit with Oxygen and Acetylene Tanks

 

yep, that's the ticket. we'd be filling those little tanks every day on a tri axle brake job lol.

this is what we have for a setup

 

Lol....yup....I have three of those. Comes in handy for small nuts and bolts on chicken lights. And heat shrink. Round here anyways. Lol

 

You guys need the big tanks. i want a couple myself but they cost big money and waiting till i can score some for free.

 

He checked your phone?
Is this common and what are the legalities? This sounds like a subpoena type thing, I mean is there really enough probable cause to do that during a simple roadside inspection not involving a felony?

 

I was thinking the same thing. However maybe what he meant was he had his logs on his phone as several ELD/AOBRD devices are setup? In that case his statement would be accurate and make more sense. Need a little more clarity to be sure.

 

A good number of ELD"s are simply plugged into the diag port and have software running on a phone or table as the head unit. If that's how it's setup the LEO doesn't need a warrant to view the ELD app.
Anything beyond that will be questionable. After all you consented buy handing them the phone... We'll need court cases to get a ruling I'm sure.
Now some ELD apps have an inspection mode that don't allow access to anything but what's legally required.

Good companies get around this by simply getting a smart phone or tablet and putting the ELD app on it and nothing else.