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My whoops for the week

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Bo Hunt, Apr 26, 2017.

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  1. Apr 26, 2017 #1
    Bo Hunt

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    Guys, it is imperative that you know the regulations on where you plan to drive. Especially Canada. Just got a nice little 1337 buck fine (thankfully in Canadian dollars) because I assumed that a spread axle would give you at least the same weight allowance as a closed axle. I was wrong. 12400 kg when a spread axle system only allows for 9100 kg. Closed my axles and I'm legal. Still get the nice ticket though.

    TL;DR know before you go!
     
    Bo Hunt, Apr 26, 2017
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  3. Apr 26, 2017 #2
    Ougigoug

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    Where were you in Canada?
     
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  4. Apr 26, 2017 #3
    passingthru69

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    Must of been western Canada
     
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  5. Apr 26, 2017 #4
    Bo Hunt

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    Started out just outside of Edmonton, was an hour north of the Portal, ND crossing in Saskatchewan when they tagged me.
     
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  7. Apr 26, 2017 #5
    x1Heavy

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    Apparently the Canadian dollar is worth .73 USD.

    I think trump's talking about Nafta must have shook it down. In my time it was either .65 all the way to around 1.10
     
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  8. Apr 26, 2017 #6
    mtoo

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    I was bouncing out of Cold Lake, Alberta years ago. Got stopped, didn't know why. Ended up the trooper had never seen a US spread before and just wanted to look at it and talk to me about it.

    I explained to him how the US let us load it as opposed to Alberta. He thought it was a cool set up. Like I said a lot of years ago.
     
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  9. Apr 26, 2017 #7
    Mark Kling

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    And you need 14 days of logs plus current, 24 hours off in the last 14 days.
     
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  10. Apr 26, 2017 #8
    xsetra

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    You used to be able buy a permit for that.
    Cost $20.00
     
    xsetra, Apr 26, 2017
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  11. Apr 28, 2017 #9
    mitmaks

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    You are required to do VIR in the morning as well and log 15 minutes for pretrip
     
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  12. Apr 30, 2017 #10
    MACK E-6

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    So, in Canada you can load more on a tandem than you can on a spread?
     
    MACK E-6, Apr 30, 2017
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