Go to company with bad CSA BASICS score?

How can you tell a tire is low by touching it but can't by seeing it?

Makes no sense.

If you're loaded and the tire starts getting low. It bulges.

That's all anyone needs to see to know the tire is flat.

And the bulge starts. At about 80 psi.

Moral of the story. Don't have bulging tires when rolling through the scale.

BTW. You're not the first truck to get shut down for a flat tire. Cross that scale on a regular basis and you'll see loves up there quite often.

 

Your truck driving career is not over because you got caught driving on one partially low tire. Come on man. There’s 18 tires on the truck. I find flat tires on trailers all the time. Sometimes the seals just break loose from the yard jockey twisting them too tight in the cold weather. You’re put out of service until you get the tire fixed. It’s not like a DUI. You’re being a little bit drama full about this.

 

There's no way I would hire on with a company that the DOT is targeting due to poor vehicle maintenance.

 

well I’ve never been put OOS so I didn’t know the severity of it. It is going to go on my PSP and I for sure have 30 points now. I still feel the way I do about DOT and troopers. They’re untrustworthy and we read and hear all the time how all these bad cops get one over on folks and will lie and look you straight in the eye while doing it with a smile. I don’t see how there’s not way more in depth training, especially on the psychological side. A lot of our law enforcement is 100 percent unfit and not worthy of wearing those uniforms, especially troopers and DOT. The fact that some of them smile, smirk, and go above and beyond to cite you for as many things possible is unacceptable. Sure you can hire a lawyer which I’ve done in the past, but it should never get to that point. Why go in a profession, where you obviously hate people? Hopefully technology gets to a point where cops will be obsolete. It won’t be for a very long time but it’s needed. A lot of them make too many emotionally impulsive decisions or not make the right ones and get a slap on the wrist. I’ve met few really nice cops but that’s it. All the rest are arrogant and rude all because they have a metal badge and Halloween costumes.

 

I was empty so the tire looked perfectly fine. I was kicking it and pushing on it and it didn’t feel anywhere close to unsafe. I know I’m probably overreacting but this is my lively hood and I’m not one of these guys who doesn’t care about being in compliance. There’s nothing to gain by running around in unfit equipment. And now I got 30 points on my PSP. Idk I just feel that they don’t use good judgement. Anyone could see I’m not a lazy half asser I should’ve just been shut down and told to fix it while waiting and then sent on my way. I know that’s not realistic and they get a lot of riff raff coming through. But they had smirks and appeared as though they enjoyed doing that to me. Which is why they issue warnings alot because they know there’s nothing you can do to fight it. Which makes them scummy ‍♂️

 

Stop kicking and fingering the tires.

Get a hammer and thump them bad boys.

 

I bought a tire gauge and I’m grabbing a mallet as well instead of kicking them from now on. But do you think this is going to seriously hurt me? It’s 30 points on my PSP and of course the company’s CSA gets 30 points. I know that follows me wherever I go. Do you think this violation is pretty much guaranteeing me almost jobless for the next 3 years? If it’s going to be difficult to get employed what would my options be? Throw in the towel and work retail to pass the time? Go to the oilfield? I’m just kind of feeling down and am afraid I’m going to have to file bankruptcy at some point because of my expenses if I don’t make the income I’m making now. I have savings set aside but that only lasts so long and that’s not the point in that money, it’s to retire early. My company hasn’t let me go yet, it happened 3 days ago and I’ve already made them aware. Stressing out big time.

 

Okay my bad on the PSP part. But any company who hires me would get the 30 points on their CSA score right? Which I know would make it difficult to get employed. Do you know what I could do to make sure I have an income?

 

Points are assigned to the company. Half goes off after the first year. Gone after 2 years.

Drivers keep record for 3 years.