vehicle examination report

By reading your post, I think you may have failed to turn in fixed ticket back to company with the copy of the Inspection. About the only thing you can do is send a copy of the fix it ticket to the court showing that the defect was indeed taken care of. Also, you can have the inspection DATA Q-ed

 

I just got done fighting a ticket in AZ and it cost me over 2,000.

1500 for the lawyer.
300 for the flight.
200 a day for lost wages.

So yes, it pays to keep your cdl clean as it can mean getting hired or not getting hired and sitting doing nothing spending your nights on truckers report complaining..........just saying

 

There are a few states like Louisiana that will do an inspection and after the fact about 3-4 weeks later you'll get a ticket in the mail. Always communicate with your company anything that happens on the road. After all it's their truck and they have a right to know.

This is like a live and learn situation. When you hook to a new trailer or even bobtailing roll about 5mph and brake with your hand off the wheel and see if it pulls one way. Coast and see if it's sluggish like if it's over tightened or a brake is hung. If it's a company of any size a trailer might not see a shop for a year. I always check the inspection stickers. Don't rub these things off but demand they get fixed. You see now who pays for their lack of maintenance.

Another reason you tell your company is they might pay the fine if they played any part in it. They might pay it off and make you sign a promissory note with payroll deduction. Then at least the state is off your butt.

That inspector found a problem, so can you.

 

Most companies will pay the fine and will then deduct that from your paychecks or settlements. Larger fines will be deducted over several paychecks.

Good points about doing proper pretrip on trailers you are hooking to... when in doubt about anything that can put you out of service immediately contact your company's service representative to get roadside assistance. They should either send someone to fix the problem or direct you to the nearest shop for repairs. I've done minor repairs myself, like reconnecting wiring that was worn out and causing lights to not function properly or replacing bulbs. When it comes to issues like brakes, then that has to be done by a certified mechanic.

If you are directed to a repair facility and have to cross a scale and then get an inspection, you should have documentation on your Qualcomm or text messages noting that you identified the problem in your pretrip and are en route directly to take care of the issue. I'm not sure if DOT will accept that and let you go on your way, but you will have mitigating factors in your favor noting that you were doing the responsible thing.

 

California sucks. Realize this, they are a bankrupt state, sometimes they don't even know if they can pay their electric bills.

Just pay the ticket and move on. Take a lesson from this.

 

sound like your leaving something out. because u said it was a level 2 and they said they put u out of service for brakes that is on your company unless your a owner operator. when they give you the paper they told u that your company had 15 days to respond. y u got to pa? u need to invest in a cdl protector I am with tvc-prodriver best $35 I spend every month. have you talked to someone about it