HOS violations are biased against drivers

Next time have a recorder ready and record the conversation... Then send it to OOIDA and everyone else you can think of... Make sure to get his badge number.... Or better yet film it...

 

What is a pre-inspection screening? Answer
A pre-inspection screening, which takes less time than an actual safety inspection, may take many forms. It may include, but not necessarily be limited to, a cursory check of the vehicle. These cursory checks are commonly confused with a complete safety inspection. If an enforcement officer conducts only a pre-inspection screening, then a safety inspection report will not be generated. It is also important to note that different enforcement jurisdictions may use different methods to select or screen a vehicle for a safety inspection. There are strict criteria regarding what needs to be done for a roadside inspection report to be generated. If the pre-screening doesn't meet those criteria, no report will be generated. Keep in mind that an inspection usually takes a lot longer than a pre-screening and involves much more intense scrutiny of the driver and/or the vehicle. A driver can request an inspection, but it is up to the roadside inspector to determine if he or she will give one or not.

 

my last level 1 was hand written. on legal looking paper. But has yet to show up on csa or psp. only evidence I got is the new sticker.

 

Do you really want them to sit down and go back thru your logbook for the last 7 days, or take a qick glance.

Me I would be happy with the glance. I guarentee that I te last 7 days there is at least 1voilation.

 

Pre-screening actually hurts the company too though. The overall safety score is based upon the number of inspections in total, vs the number of inspections with violations and the points those violations receive. So even if you have some bad inspections it can be mitigated with a number of good inspection. By pre-screening DOT is cutting out the carrier's chances of mitigating those bad inspections with good ones. Sure it saves the driver and DOT some time (assuming you have your ducks in a row) but if I was the company who owned the truck and actually gave a #### about safety I'd be pushing HARD for more inspections and less pre-screening. Course, that also works the other way IE if you are a company or driver who doesn't care about safety, I imagine pre-screening to be better for you.

 

I learned something today... Thank you, I never knew about this...

 

I'm full of useless information.

 

Of course you are. You are a dispatcher, not a driver, right? Obviously you haven't spent enough time at the truck stop food counter to learn the answers to all problems from the experts ...

 

Sorry EX, I missed the point, so next time tell him ... no demand that he does a level one and dare him to find something wrong.

It is was me, I would have thanked him and say something to the effect be safe for the night then drove off.

 

I have worked in safety auditing drivers logbooks, give me 7 days worth I will find something, maybe speeding, a transposed BOL number, bad math, who haws but very unusual for drivers to be able to log completely error free. Your free get out of here, Gets a Thank you, Sir.