DOT Inspection/Pulled out of service

I was put out of service of Dec 2010. They DOT put me out of service and made my boss come to my location. The sheriff got under my trailer and found all kinds of violations. The tickets were
CLAMP/ROTO TYPE BREAKS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT
PLACARD DAMAGED, DETERIORATED, OR OBSCURED
BREAKS OUT OF SERVICE: THE NUMBER OF DEFECTIVE BREAKS IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
CMV MFR> 10/19/94 WITH AUTOMATIC AB ADJUST SYSTEM FAILS TO COMPENSATE FOR WEAR
LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE/MISSING

Now I didn't get the ticket but its on my record. I guess they want truck drivers to be mechanics now. This will be on my record until Dec of this year but companies are holding this against me for employment. I just found this on my DAC do anyone think this is worth fighting?

 

Yeah driver when they say its all on the person who is driving the truck they mean it!!! I will advise drivers to stay away from bad companies no matter what kind of bind you are in. I don't know one company driver who actually gets under the trailer and check all of these problems. I didn't have a clue when he found all of these violations but now I'm paying for it the hard way.

 

Yeah I didn't have a problem with it at first. Now for some reason companies have brought it up. I have to wait until Dec of this year for it to be cleared. Its been pretty frustrating. I didn't even know the trailer had that many problems. The DOT pulled me over and said he knew he was going to find something. That company record is so terrible, instead of fixing problems they just patch them up to get their loads delivered

 

Yeah the placard's they have are pretty old and attached to the trailer. Not the newer version that you just insert and clamp and they didn't offer new ones. (Leaf springs missing, breaks out of adjustment). I have never physically got under any trailer and checked on those for a pre trip for any company. That's something that usually is checked by a mechanic so I thought. I never had that problem when I worked for a half decent company. They usually check that when they PM the trucks themselves.