DOT/MTO why are they not held accountable for their mistakes?

Sorry I can't believe that you never broke any rules, there is no such driver in this industry. We all brake rules however you might never been caught doing it.

If I was wrong why did the DOT officer release my truck to proceed to the border without issuing him any violation if he thought he was in the right?

Two weeks ago my driver with 805 called me up and told me he got lost and that he was running out of his 13/hour driving rule. I asked him to keep coming when he is out of hours to call me. An hour passed by and he called me that he was out of hours 15minutes away from the yard.

My wife drove me to meet up with the driver. When I got to the truck I noticed him sitting on a shoulder and the trucks driver side was on the road. To me this was unsafe I gave my driver my log book and told him to fill it in.

Driving down Hwy 8 my wife called me on the 2 way "MTO coming your way". Sure enough there he was. I looked in the rear view mirror and he was turning around with his roof lights on. I flashed my 4 ways letting him know that I knowledge his presence. For the next 4 miles there was no safe place to pull over there was no shoulder on the at all. Then his loud speaker came on "Driver pull over now!" I kept driving. Finally 2 miles down the road I pulled over however my right side wheels were still on the highway. I had to get out on passanger side to meet the MTO officer.
MTO officer came out yelling at me that I should have pulled over when I first saw him. He demended my log book and asked me where I was coming from. When I explained to him he told me "Like I never heard that one before"

I gave him my drivers log book and that took care of any doubts he had. He then proceeded that he was going to write me up for not pulling over when instructed to do so.

I told him go ahead write up the ticket, I'm sure the judge would like to hear how I stopped the truck in the middle of a 2 way highway blocking 1 lane with 2 solid lines for no passing. Then if some 4 wheeler decided to pass, because I was at a complete stop while he was doing an inspection and gets into an accident I get sued because he told me to do so. When the regulations clearly state you must pull over when safe to do so.

So don't tell me that all DOT/MTO officers are fair and honest. The problem is todays drivers take it up the butt because they don't want to offend the officer.

My drivers had made mistakes in the past and will do so in the future. I fight for them because it's my job to believe in them and to stick up for them since no one else will.

 

That they do! They know that I'm a straight forward no nonsense type of individual. I call them at least twice a week asking them questions. Last month I fought them on 2 tickets in court and won on both accounts after everyone said you can't win this is the government you will always loose.
When leaving the court I shook their hand and told them see you next week. The old guys know me pretty well; it’s the young guns that seem to have something to prove.

The guy that pulled me over on hwy 8 gave me some trouble, until I walked into the MTO scale next day and he was suprised that most guys know me there by my first name.
I never yell or call anyone names. If I have an issue I always talk to them in a calm voice and respect. However there are times that you need to step up.
My problem with this DOT officer was that he walked around my truck looked at log book and let my driver go without filling out the road side inspection report. He found nothing wrong. However if he found something wrong I'm sure he would have gotten a ticket.
If he pulled him over 2 miles from the border and if he was out of hours that would be a different story.
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