Operation roadcheckblitz, comming to a coop near you

I just changed my hometime to the middle of next week. Werner's equipment is ####. Only thing i forgot to do was tell them i had a doctors appointment and had to be home no exceptions lol
I'm thinking about callin the michigan dot and telling them that i am an independant journalist on the trucking industry and have heard about this and will be writing an article about the safety blitz and would be interested in either hangin out at the chicken coop or doing a ride along with a "motor carrier enforcement officer".....this might turn out to be extremely interested if they bite...hahahahh.

Edit: Right after i post this, i hear someone being obnoxious and repeatedly honking a city horn. I climb up front and honk back and realize its my horn honking itself. Do you see any problem with this? That's why i say werner's equipment sucks..

 

I think most can appreciate that point of view A.M., but there are too many interpretations of the law. So like was posted earlier, you may pass one & then 80 miles up the road not pass that one based upon a different interpretation.

With that said, I have to run next week.

 

If it takes some trucks off the road that have no business sharing it with myself and my family I'm all for it.

The BS we may have to go thru is no different then any other time we roll thru the scales and give up our rights..

 

I remember one year it was either the week before or after the official blitz I was rolling through west virginia and they decided to be different about when they blitzed.. I had planned to be off for the blitz this year but circumstances wont let me. And not because I drive junk either.. When they crawl under my truck and see brand new exhaust, brakes, brake chambers.. I just put all new spicer u-joints carrier bearing and balanced my driveshafts last week. Got rid of 4 bad tires... No leaks anywhere air or oil. l've spent a ton of time and money since this past fall getting everything right on my truck. I dont look forward to getting wrung through the wringer but I dont worry about it either.

 

chicken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sounds like everyone drives junk equipment, they know they drive junk equipment, they know they can't pass an inspection (paper or otherwise) and will just wimp out by staying home for 72 hours. It's a sad situation. ---- I don't see it like that at all, you must know after all i see that you have been driving for 32 years so, you must have run into sum scales where they can be fair and seen the ones where you probably not get out without a ticket. These fools have a free ride to do what they want to do and i just feel that some of the scales going up the Coast will be looking for a lot of free cash on those days. You know these guys can find something wrong with any truck or trailer and some of us just don't feel like giving our money away. I am sure my stuff would pass and i know my logs will. Maybe we just are not mr. super trucker.

 

Have you read the new c.s.a.2010 ? excessive oil or grease could get you a violation. what truck does not have a oil leak or grease leak? what car does not? I am not talking big leak. after I service my own truck, the old grease from the -u- joints will have a small spatter after the first 100 miles from slinging the old grease out from the cap ends. they can measure your free travel on your brakes. what are you going to do, tell the officer to get in your truck & hit the brakes while YOU go under & put his micrometer to your brake drums? if the d.o.t. says your in violation. your in violation. unless it is something like a light out, where you can show him it is not. he could look at any of your fan, alt, a/c, belts & see cracks in the belt witch occur soon after installed on all belts & wright you up for that.

 

A.E. if your not a current or fomer d.o.t. you should be. you have defended their tactics well.