Over width points on CDL/CSA?

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  1. TripleSix

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    Most are 11 wide at the mirrors.
     
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  3. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Yes. That is why you need to be careful ANY time you receive a citation. When the conviction is reported to your home state, if there isn't an exact match for the charge in their code, they'll find something that sounds similar...which may or may not be a serious problem for you.
     
  4. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Mirrors don't count. Law usually (I have yet to see otherwise) excludes mirrors from the overal width measurement.
     
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  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Yes.
     
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  6. Aradrox

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    I believe they are considered safety equipment and are therefore exempt just like tarps when they billow out a bit are considered safety equipment and exempt
     
  7. TripleSix

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    On restricted road?
     
  8. pk101

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    It was N. Franklin St in Alburtis Boro..
     
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  9. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Yup. Mirrors have never counted against a vehicle's width. Tires, fender, body, yes...but never mirrors.
     
  10. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    10 4. I guess you got lost and got away from penn ave? Those little towns around there, alburtis, macungie, emmaus. They do not like trucks too far off the main drags in those towns.
     
  11. ZVar

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    To me it sounds like the clerk was talking about getting points on your TX drivers license. In that respect it's no diffrent than a car ticket.
    I would verify that's what she meant. Should not affect the federal csa or psp scores though.
     
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