Refusing illegal loads

Fatboy07:

If you get a ticket, or worse, if a mechanical failure causes injury or death to a motorist or pedestrian, your company will blame it on you. "The driver should've done a better pre-trip. The driver should've done a better job of securing the load. The driver knew that load was overweight / truck wasn't safe, but he ran it anyway." Then they'll fire you (legal or not) and put someone else's butt in that same seat.

Don't set yourself up for that. Find a better company to work for, ASAP.

 

I love how everyone is calling for him to turn the company in or quit without any details on what he claims are illegal activities.

"Beyond the scope of the permit" is a bit vague for me, especially without knowing what the permit actually says.

 

Just rember too carry a fat wallett full of money and take any load you want, no matter if illlegal or not , your gonna pay the fine anyway and after three strikes or so , your gonna lose your cdl and job anyway

 

If you are going to take an illegal load get the dispatcher and/or operations manager
to sign the manisfest before you leave.
That way if you do get popped by the DOT they will be fined as much, if not more,
than you will be.

 

how is that vague. if the permit dont cover it it is illegal. I dont think there is any give on going over what the permits state. and most of us drivers have sais " its the drivers responsibility" so if someone wants to run a load overweight height length or width thats on them not the company. Gotta protect your license and not be stupid.

 

What gets me is the OP's profile says he has 25 years of trucking experience.
By NOW he should already know how to deal with his situation if he doesn't, I have no idea how he made it 25 years in this industry.