Mudflap bracket legality

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  1. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    I agree. Container haulers run without them at all. I’ve been DOT’d missing the whole hanger. Passed. As long as your hooked to a Trailer. Same with a Tractor tail light. Warning if inoperable, w/ a Trailer. Required Lighting if Bobtail, Trailer Lights- Running, turn, and brake lights, are always Required Lighting. OOS Order if not operating, till fixed.
     
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    LOL......no.

    Anyways, I chickened out and bought two new brackets and mudflaps. Once I get loaded here, I'm going to install everything.

    On the bright side, I got two more mudflaps for edge protection.

    And here's a pic of my ingenuity... 20220328_145824.jpg
     
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    Here's a better pic of my awesomeness...

    It's one ply baling wire, and twenty plies duct tape.

    20220328_150355.jpg
     
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    Me and a Georgia trooper had a discussion about this.....(the mudflap )
     
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    You need a certain area highlighted by the reflective "conspicuity" tape. You can add double the amount of reflective tape to the other mudflap, maybe.
     
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    Your ready for container work now! Sell that #### flatbed and get in line… lolol

    good crafty temp fix really!
     
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    Are you in the States? Most of us single truck carriers don't have pretrip sheets to hand to DOT, nor are they required.
     
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    That's 100 percent port roach material! You sure that ain't a container you're hooked to?
     
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    Well the pic sucks, but it's SUPER INTERESTING! Did both sides.

    20220328_200042.jpg
     
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    Now you can finally install those sexy girl ones.
     
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