Straight From TX DOT

Why exactly.? Because they have electric or EoH (electric over hydraulic) brakes? One issue I've heard is making sure to keep the break away battery charging & in good condition.

The 7k axles those trailers mostly have with the 12"x2" drum may be a tad wimpy when under a 5car. Upgrade to EoH disc may help?

My hotshot has 12k with EoH disc, & can lock up under any amount of weight they are rated to & then some when the boys inspect me. That's the biggest fail usually with these small trailers. During level 1 or 2, I'm usually asked to pull the break away lanyard, & pull against the trailer with the tractor. If you move your done for... Check that battery every morning, & keep a spare with you..

 

Smart drivers (those who can count their money) with those setups run toll roads to avoid DOT checks as far as I heard.

 

I’ve seen Louisiana and Alabama DOT target those car hauler setups at their respective scale houses.

 

Based on what I’ve seen going on at some of these scale houses they’ve been focusing on both brakes and load securement.

 

I have several check the break away during an inspection. Good advise to check each morning.

 

A guy with a f150 and bumper tow 2 car asked me if dot hassles me much. I told him maybe 1 or 2 inspections a year. He said he'd had over 40 in the past year. Of course I doubted him so I looked up his dot number on Safer. He wasn't bsing. He had really good numbers but #### that's a lot of inspections. He told me he ran NJ to Michigan and back twice week.

 

40 in a year..!! That's outright harassment in my book..

 

That’s New Jersey and Michigan for ya. Those states are just itching to find SOMETHING wrong!