Got my first Overweight ticket....

Not to sound like a dic& but isn't your unhappy boss expected to know what weights he's allowed on what axle no matter what size tires he has ?? That cop should of just let you roll your 23 miles without a new permit..

 

Both boss and drivers are to know the laws on hauling OS loads, sorry to the OP, but fault lies on both you and boss, there is a book that driver that haul OS, the call it the bible, that's not the real name, if you don't have one might be a good idea to obtaining one, some posted a picture in anther thread, asking "when does a load become OS

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ome-od-uploadfromtaptalk1417846761151-jpg.att. Found it, take a look

 

I'm going to go out out on a limb and say the posters above wouldn't have any clue about being over 100' long, 15' wide or 120,000 pounds.
I just finished a bunch of towaways, and I hate them with a passion. You never know what you're going to get. At least overweight won't go against your or the company's score.

 

Yes! Live and learn and move on, never assume, I've seen drivers pick up legal loads, not scale it, ends up with in over axle weight ticket, best of luck

 

At least your not in Idaho! Got a ticket last year, 4000 over gross with a log truck. Thats a criminal offense in Idaho! Gave me two counts, because I was over bridge weight with my Pup also.
Went to court hoping to explain the circumstances to the judge and maybe get it reduced from 1100.00. Court room was full of convicts, lol, Judge asked If I wanted a jury trial, and made me aware if found guilty there could be up to a year in jail involved, lol... Idaho reminds me of Mexico, they don't want to see your log book, they want your wallet!

 

got to ask this because I REALLY wanna know and no one seems to know the answer.... do we have the right to "plead the 5th"? during a DOT insp, where the officer wants you to move your truck to scale it, flash the lights, apply the brakes or whatever....do we have 5th amendment protection as defined as..

"the privilege against self-incrimination is "[t]he privilege derived from the Fifth Amendment, U.S. Const., and similar provisions in the constitutions of states....[that] requires the government to prove a criminal case against the defendant without the aid of the defendant as a witness against himself...."[SUP][5][/SUP] To "plead the Fifth" is to refuse to answer a question because the response could form self incriminating evidence

just curious what do ya think? it's not just statements, but acts as well as defined by the following:

Black's Law Dictionary (USA):

SELF-INCRIMINATION: Acts or declarations either as testimony at trial or prior to trial by which one implicates himself in a crime. The Fifth Amendment, U.S. Const. as well as provisions in many state constitutions and laws, prohibit the government from requiring a person to be a witness against himself involuntarily or to furnish evidence against himself.




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in short? No, you could try and "plead the 5th" and see how that works out?