The reason for CSA

Not to change the subject but lightweight OD rates in Al. suck now. I can haul regular for same money.
They were offering 2.85 a mile for 10 foot wide recentlly permits inclusive.
My signs have only been out once in past year.
Never knew Fl. changed wording sign must have now think it's oversize load.

 

I also beg to differ,

All fuel hauling truck drivers are required to wear PPE at loading terminals... As well as chemical tank drivers ect. ect. If you see a truck with a HazMAt tank behind it... know that these drivers also wear PPE... Quite a few truck drivers when you think about it.

My point being is that, when a construction inspector is on site and sees violations to write fines, do they find the nearest general laborer and issue the citation in his name? A little different than trucking. Huh?

And you hit the nail on the head with your last point. Trucking regualtions are so over the top right now... adding more like CSA is illogical and even silly.

 

But you and others miss the point...CSA is not a new regulation....

It is a means to verify that carriers are compliant.....

If you guys have paid any attention to what Diesel Bear has said on the subject...You would know.....

CSA did not bring in EOBR's.....
CSA did not change our HOS regs.....
CSA did not make us use hands free devices for communications.....

It is a Verification Tool used by DOT...Nothing more and Nothing less....

 

CSA allows LEO's to issue damaging 'warnings' that cannot be contested with legal due process of the law.

You think LEO's like this? They can take legal due process out of the equation.

CSA gives LEO's an option to circumvent legal due process of the law... Nothing more, nothing less.

 

And I have told all of you before....Do not take a Warning....Tell the officer to cite you if you believe the Officer is in error...

You can "Data Q" a citation....But you currently can't "Data Q" Warnings....

Officers are human contrary to popular belief and, they do like the rest of us humans...Make mistakes....
I can't tell you how many times I used to get pulled for being "over-grossed" on my spread...The officer "sees" 19K on the axles and wants to tear my azzhat out...I politiely remind them that spreads are legal to 20K per axle....

Learn how the system works...Stop being a "Victim"....

 

I was working near the La Brea Tar Pits on a DWP job back in the late 80's..That area is a well known hot spot for fossils....And It was also a Gaberiano Burial Ground....Well....we found some poor indian's bones and the job was shut down for 6 mos.

 

Defense is done in a court of law... This IS how the system works. Secondly, DataQ IS a joke and it is not a court, and it cannot deem a state to do ANYHTING. If CSA was valid for the 'system' one wouldn't have to work the 'system' for results.

As far as LEO's making mistakes... I'd say it happens more often than not... perhaps stiff monitary fines should be issued to them for mistakes. Oops, cannot have that, that would make thier job more like a truckers.