POLL: Are you working during DOT blitz?

Nice shiny new sticker on both truck and trailer I don't mind the blitz... Up here in northern Ontario today I hardly see any of the beaters with strange names on the doors unless I'm going by truck stops near the scales .. It's great not being tail gated I love it

 

That statement right there is the reason we need inspectors ... If your clueless should you be in charge of a commercial vehicle

 

Just another day for me and those that follow the rules and don't run ratty lookin junk .

 

Thank you

 

11 hours on I70 today, not a single scale was open east bound.

 

You can be stopped anywhere at anytime and inspected at will......despite already being checked out during this time. It has happened to me and others. Just because you got checked in MO doesn't mean you won't get pulled over in IA and MN in the same day for inspection. During this 72 he period it is nothing more than a cash grab for these states at the expense of truckers. Simply stated.....each state gets money for every truck they inspect....and even more money if they discover a violation. This is basically a 72 hour bounty on trucks. It has nothing to do with safety.

 

Any victims yet?

 

RT7 Ohio is crawling with DOT today. People that think the blitz makes the roads safer needs to go back to the farm and pick cotton for master. Will have more info around noon.

 

A really nice bump upwards in rates down south this week. And surely other areas too. That's nice. There might even be some leftover effects of this next Monday. For me I'm betting on pre-booking a Monday reload on Friday to be a good move though.