Re: Medium Duty Trucks for Tractor Hauling

Posted by T_Bone on October 31, 2004 at 06:28:38 from (4.240.39.206):

In Reply to: Re: Medium Duty Trucks for Tractor Hauling posted by Glenn/Mn on October 31, 2004 at 05:51:12:

Hi Glenn,

Just depends on the DOT. I was following a 5ton van in Washington when he passed a 1-man DOT scale. I stopped at the rest area at the scale. The DOT guy closed the scale and ran down the van and was returning to the scales as I passed them. You know that had to cost a few bucks.

My son went to Co. to pick up a 14ft bass boat his Grandfather gave him using his AZ, Ranger pick-up. He's comes past the scales at Cortez, Co and heads south to the Four Corners. Just as he gets to Four corners about 70miles away, he gets pulled over by DOT;

DOT says "Why didn't you scale at Cortez?

Son says "I was unware that trailers under 10,000lbs had to scale. Is this a spot check or something?"

DOT says "No, we help Game and Fish out and find most motor homes have over there limit in game. We noticed in the camera your AZ truck plate and the CO boat plate. You need to return to the Cortez scales, wheres your license"

Son hands his "CDL" license to the DOT officer.

About 10 minutes latter DOT officer comes back really pissed. My son is Federal Marshall and every time he gets stopped or questioned, his supervisor has to be notified. Read this as 4 hrs of paper work for the DOT officer :)

He "let him go" for being a fellow officer but got a chewing out for failing to indenifiy himself.

Another time the son was at the scales on the AZ/NM border when in came a couple good ole boys from Texas in 1-tons pulling trailers and asked if they needed to scale. DOT replied "NO" but since your here pull over there for a full inspection.

From that anything can happen depending on the DOT officers mood.

T_Bone

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