Duty free alcohol in truck

It isn't. I have a few posts on that subject too... some are on this page. Basically it's no drinking within four hours of going on-duty and you can't be under the influence of alcohol while on-duty.



I'm not a drinker... I swear.



I probably average less than one drink per week. I guess it's just my very low tolerance for B.S.

 

I have a cream for psorisis on my hands and one day coming out of Donners some NV trooper sittin' in the middle "heard" abnormal tire wear sounds on an axle on my trailer and pulled me over. He said he smelled alcohol and went on and onb and on about the day before and today

That being said, I had crossed at Coutts so many times with a 2 or 3 Heinekens in the fridge and Canada Customs waving me through that one day I still had them, crossing south at Pembina and, of course, revealed it when asked. Huge issue but they were really nice and witnesed as I dumped it into their sink. I thought the big girl was going to make me put the bottle somewhere, but that's another story.

 

Making up a manifest for a small amount of alcohol that you bought, duty free or not, also requires proper licensing for the carrier. If one were to make up a manifest for a company that wasn't licensed then got caught, well, that company would be in a world of hurt - along with the driver.

I always wanted to stop at some of the places along the KY Burbon trail but I wasn't interested in putting myself in the position of "trying to make it through". Most of these places offer shipping. If you've got to have that bottle, then spring for the shipping.

 

you do realize that if you had blue --or even canadian in the fridge ,you wouldnt have had to dump it---only cause it was heiniken ---they were only thinking of your best interests

 

Sorry for replying to this old thread. On July 15 WSP issued tickets to Canadian Truckers going into Canada after buying alcohol from duty-free @ Pacific Crossing in Blaine, WA. Fines were $750 USD + 24 hour OOS.

 

That's why the arrangement at Sweetgrass works so well.

It's a CS ticket by WSP, but it's low-hanging fruit and I guess everybody has their quotas to fill.

 

I've seen them do it a Lewiston/Queenston crossing last year as well. I usually buy my duty free alcohol at Buffalo duty free, clear shot to the bridge and you can see any possible checkpoints. Pretty bs that they would nail truckers buying duty free crossing INTO Canada smh.

 

I guess the liquor sales at truck stops must be down and they need more taxes lol

 

Well since the Washington State Patrol has been neutered and can no longer police their own citizens they have to find another revenue source.

Apparently it's truckers with alcohol.