It's the little things.....

drivingmissdaisy · Jun 11, 2019

S M D said: ↑

Lvl 3 is driver credentials only
Level 2 they do lights tires basic walk around
Level 1 is where they go under and check brakes air lines etc.
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You are correct. He got a level 1 inspection.

Western flyer said: ↑

Good job diesel cop.
I'm behind you 100 percent.
Missing mud flap on a 60 mph prime truck,
Could do untold damage to the motoring public.

I'm almost certain that if you didn't catch that
Outlaw,drugged up , hardened criminal,
When you did.
He surely would have killed a school bus full
Of kids before he made it to the petro to
Get a new mudflap.

Tax dollars hard at work.
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I said he drove for Prime. I didn't say if he was an OO or not. I don't know if he was or was not, but I've had Prime trucks blow my doors off. Because some are OO.

And I can't speak for the rest of the motoring public but every rock my truck has taken in the windshield came from the vehicle in front of me going slower than I was. Considering a windshield for the new Cascadia is hundreds of dollars, I'd appreciate not getting any extra rocks thrown into it. As it is, I have 3 cracks in mine right now, all from the last month or two.

Rideandrepair · Jun 11, 2019

Boondocker said: ↑

Yep I always find a spare mudflap ripped off ,strap one to my deck plate. Always picking up drop trailers sometimes flap is missing. Cordless drill and wala no wait time at the shop, Lights and flaps invitation to trouble. I like the zip ties idea tho.
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Since I called the guy stupid, I must admit I did the same thing early in my career, Short trip middle of the night, in a hurry, got a ticket. It was stupid. Lol

starmac · Jun 11, 2019

drivingmissdaisy said: ↑

You are correct. He got a level 1 inspection.

I said he drove for Prime. I didn't say if he was an OO or not. I don't know if he was or was not, but I've had Prime trucks blow my doors off. Because some are OO.

And I can't speak for the rest of the motoring public but every rock my truck has taken in the windshield came from the vehicle in front of me going slower than I was. Considering a windshield for the new Cascadia is hundreds of dollars, I'd appreciate not getting any extra rocks thrown into it. As it is, I have 3 cracks in mine right now, all from the last month or two.
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I am glad my windshields are cheap, I buy 6 to 10 at a time when they are on sale.
The only ding I have in mine right came about while I was sitting dead stopped waiting for a pilot car in a construction zone, an oncoming 4 wheeler probably running less than 39 mph flipped up a rock and got my windshield, I couldn't belive it. lol
Most of mine is from oncoming traffic, and it is way more common fo it to be 4 wjeelers that do not slow down when we meet, 99% of the trucks slow if we have a chance.

Atlanta trucker · Jun 11, 2019

Stay out of the northeast

MGE Dawn · Jun 11, 2019

drivingmissdaisy said: ↑

.....that can ruin your afternoon.

I'm needing a bite to eat and a potty break so I decide to pull into the next service plaza I get to in Jersey on the pike. I notice the sign says plaza next right so I click off my cruise and at that moment see flashing blue lights off in the distance in front of me. They pull into the service plaza ahead of me and I watched the DOT guy hop out of his SUV and immediately go straight to the rear tandem of the trailer. Even in passing by and parking with a quick glance I could see the guy had no mudflap on one side.

This happened during the blitz. I ate lunch, even brushed my teeth and went back to my truck. An hour later I was pulling away and the DOT was now crawling UNDER the truck on a creeper.

This poor prime driver earned him a level 3 inspection because of a missing mudflap. I don't know if he was passing or failing but I did notice the DOT guy had some rectangular looking booklet in his hand and he pointed to something on the trailer in the front and the driver nodded his head and the DOT guy wrote something down on said rectangular pad.

I felt so bad for this dude. A pretrip could have saved him a headache. New drivers and old, let's not give the DOT something THAT obvious to pull us over for!
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CHP *THOUGHT* they had me this year. Man spent 20 minutes under my truck and couldn't find a #### thing. Don't think I've ever seen a cop so frustrated that the law had been obeyed in my life

starmac · Jun 11, 2019

I will sayone thing for cali dot, they are quicker than anywhere else I have ever been inspected, and they don't mind putting stickers on.
The last time the officer spent more time after he was done, asking me about Alaska, than he did inspecting truck and trailer. lol

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