Got a ticket in Oregon for not having enough tire chains. Questions.

Plus a spare. Isn't it?

 

oh ok thank you,never heard of that till now.

 

Sounds like he felt he should have been exempt from the chain laws.EXEMPT should be completely erased no matter what you do and who you are.

 

Not a fact though, just an assumption on my part.

 

Splitting hairs, but for most 5 axle trucks you are only required to carry 7 chains. Outers on each drive axle, 1 drag on the trailer, and 2 spares:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1BE3F4CB-6C4D-48DC-B954-F70CAC5EAA7D/0/ChainRequirements.pdf
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/commercialvehicle/chain_req.htm


With tag-axle & super singles, I only need to carry 5 (1 for each drive tire, 1 for the trailer, and 2 spares)

 

How many points went on your csa record for this tire chain citation?

 

This happened a couple of years ago, and honestly I never thought to look.

 

Did you get an inspection? If so what statute did they cite?

 

I got no inspection. There were pulling all trucks into the scales on Oregon I-84 and asked them if they had chains, how many sets they were carrying. If I had given them the right answer, I would have been sent on my way. But I am not what you'd call a knowledgeable trucker. I knew I had bags of chains in the storage bin, but I didn't know how many. So She made me pull off to side, and count them. Even still, had I known what the required amount of chains (which happened to be six), I would have lied and reported to her that i had 6 (since it seemed to be on the honor system). But I only counted 4 bags, and that's what I reported to her. So she sent me inside the scale station where another guy wrote me a citation. What statute? No idea.

 

It’s probably this one.

 

No cvsa inspection means no csa points.
Might get points on your license depending on state, but as it's not a moving violation I would be very surprised if that's the case.