You'd be amazed to know what they don't know.Originally Posted by golfhobo
I wonder if that TX DOT officer was Monty Dial.... cuz he's been proven to be wrong. Not only that, but.... he's admitted that he's not SURE about many things in the regs.
I got a roadside inspection once from a TX DOT officer. We talked a bit about regs. I mentioned something about him being the "expert" on the subject and he laughed and said.... "Not really. YOU guys probably know more about this stuff than we do."
One time (back when I was going on harvest), we were cutting wheat here at home. (before we headed up north) I got pulled over by a DOT man. I was heading back to the field from the elevator. The DOT man walked along the right side of my truck, and waved me to come out in front of the truck. He asked me how much I had on. I told him I was empty. Luckily, he didn't ask to see my scale tickets from the elevator. He asked to see my insurance, permits, etc. He thumbed through the binder, and then he asked for my 'Texas harvest permits'. I told him that all the harvest permits are in there. He said, 'Yes, I see them. You don't have Texas'. I said, 'We don't need Texas harvest permits.' He looked at me, and said, 'You don't?' I said 'Not unless they changed it, but Texas residents are not required to have Texas harvest permits'. He knodded his head, and said, 'If you don't mind, just hang tight for a minute. I'll be right back'. He got in his car, and a minute later, he came back. He said, 'Ok, everything checks out. Be safe out there, have a good day'.
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