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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: danny clifton]
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05/12/22 06:04 AM
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Snowpa
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Had a creeper cop in Murphysboro TN. Told me I had a cracked fifth wheel pull over there and whoa and behold a man with a welding truck 3 inch long bead and 75.00 dollars later and back on the road 1989
Never Confuse Stupid With Crazy
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: danny clifton]
#7582508
05/12/22 06:15 AM
05/12/22 06:15 AM
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williamsburg ks
danny clifton
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williamsburg ks
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Around here, DOT and state police have become nothing more than state revenuer's. No seat belt ticket is 200 plus. You can't just take the ticket and go back to work either. Have to listen to some kid that was born AFTER you started driving commercially repeat like a parrot, all the gibberish he was told in training. I have told more than one to just give me the %$$## ticket, I have backed up more miles than you have driven forward. If you want a seat belt abrading the side of your neck for 60 hours a week then have at it. I am not wearing one. If you want to know why OTR driver shortage is so bad that is a biggy. Unreasonable over regulation and the snot nosed smart alecs they get to enforce it. The old guys , just like the old drivers, are just putting in their time.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: cmj]
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05/12/22 07:17 AM
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I dont need any fines right now, fuel is enough! Only drive a triaxle dump. I avoid any weigh stations.
They have been hitting the pickups with trailers hard around here. Not sure what they are looking for but I see then stopped along the highway. Most pickups with trailers are class A here now. Ridiculous I can't put a guy in a automatic pickup with a dump trailer beind it without a class A. That's not about safety, it's about control and lobbying. Now I have to compete with the trucking industry for workers just to drive pickups.
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: danny clifton]
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05/12/22 09:38 AM
05/12/22 09:38 AM
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My understanding is: A normal Class D license allows a driver to - Drive a vehicle (pickup) with a trailer providing:
- The trailer does not exceed 10,000 lbs
- The combination does not exceed 26,000 lbs
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: T-Rex]
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05/12/22 10:17 AM
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My understanding is: A normal Class D license allows a driver to - Drive a vehicle (pickup) with a trailer providing:
- The trailer does not exceed 10,000 lbs
- The combination does not exceed 26,000 lbs
Most every car/dump trailer has a gvw over 10k, most are at 14,000
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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05/12/22 11:06 AM
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Most every car/dump trailer has a gvw over 10k, most are at 14,000 Very true, the trailer is the limiting factor. Still, you can easily tow a cord of green wood in a 6x12x2 dump trailer rated at 10,000 lb. That still allows for a half cord in the pu box.
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: danny clifton]
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05/12/22 11:41 AM
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Squash
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Around here, DOT and state police have become nothing more than state revenuer's. No seat belt ticket is 200 plus. You can't just take the ticket and go back to work either. Have to listen to some kid that was born AFTER you started driving commercially repeat like a parrot, all the gibberish he was told in training. I have told more than one to just give me the %$$## ticket, I have backed up more miles than you have driven forward. If you want a seat belt abrading the side of your neck for 60 hours a week then have at it. I am not wearing one. If you want to know why OTR driver shortage is so bad that is a biggy. Unreasonable over regulation and the snot nosed smart alecs they get to enforce it. The old guys , just like the old drivers, are just putting in their time. X2, and the court surcharge is usually more than the fine. Money making racket.
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: T-Rex]
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05/12/22 12:41 PM
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Most every car/dump trailer has a gvw over 10k, most are at 14,000 Very true, the trailer is the limiting factor. Still, you can easily tow a cord of green wood in a 6x12x2 dump trailer rated at 10,000 lb. That still allows for a half cord in the pu box. I can't haul a bobcat in a dump trailer without a class A, farmers can't haul a load of cattle without a class A. Average Joe homeowner can buy a 40 foot 5th wheel camper and hook his boat to the back of it behind a f150 if he wants to. Now I hire a guy at 20 a hour, get him his class A (expensive) and then he realizes he can sit in a automatic dump truck for 30 a hour and never have to run a saw or haul brush up someone's hill.
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Re: D.O.T. harassment days
[Re: danny clifton]
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05/12/22 02:00 PM
05/12/22 02:00 PM
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East of the Mason-Dixon Line
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Around here, DOT and state police have become nothing more than state revenuer's. No seat belt ticket is 200 plus. You can't just take the ticket and go back to work either. Have to listen to some kid that was born AFTER you started driving commercially repeat like a parrot, all the gibberish he was told in training. I have told more than one to just give me the %$$## ticket, I have backed up more miles than you have driven forward. If you want a seat belt abrading the side of your neck for 60 hours a week then have at it. I am not wearing one. If you want to know why OTR driver shortage is so bad that is a biggy. Unreasonable over regulation and the snot nosed smart alecs they get to enforce it. The old guys , just like the old drivers, are just putting in their time. Goodness Danny, How many darn miles have you driven forward, let alone backward?
Who is John Galt?
You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
Semper Paratus
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