privately owned 18 wheeler

Calling PS Anderson:

This gentlemen has a few ????? for you.

Bwayne all I can say is check with the DMV to see what you need, and then later
this afternoon there will be more members on and they will be more than happy
to discuss what you need to do.

 

I can't tell you for sure what the law is, all I can do is direct you to the
fmcsa website.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

You can search this site and hopefully find the answer.

Good luck!

 

That's a good point . Many state DOT inspectors really don't know the law . Pick up an FMCSA handbook at a fuelstop , find and mark the appropriate regs , and keep it handy .

 

As a private , not for hire carrier you are not regulated by FMCSA . With a commercial truck they enter not to search but to inspect . I read a case where they were inspecting a truck driven by a couple of Mexican brothers . The inspector was checking the sleeper and didn't see restraints . He lifted the bunk to see if the restraints had slipped under it and found a bunch of marijuana . The brothers' attorney said it was an illegal search . The judge said the drugs were found in a proper inspection procedure . They were convicted and sentenced .