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Got LUCKY!!
Yesterday I was driving down Texas FM 83 South of Shamrock when I topped a hill and noted a DOT vehicle on the side with the officer standing in the middle of the road waving me over. Pulled over and parked right behind his truck. He informed me that I was going to get a level 1 inspection, I gave him my license, and showed him my log book. He walked to the rear and just as he was about to check my lights I heard a LOUD jake brake of a truck topping the hill. The officer literally RAN to the cab, handed me my license back and said "you can go." As he RAN to his truck I could see a "93" flashing on the radar on the dash.
Works for me, SUCKS to be the other driver!!
This morning I was doing a pre-trip (had a little time while loading) and found the end of one of my slack adjusters broken off. Glad that other truck saved me from an "out of service!"
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Man, sounds like a close shave.
Good that you were able to roll, without having fines.
I've seen the DOT boys out this week. There is a DOT man that lives in Knox City. He had a dry van pulled over outside of Benjamin the other day. There is also a DOT man in Dickens, (drives a regular DPS patrol car) and he had a flatbed yesterday.
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09-14-2007, 07:55 PM
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I believe I have seen more DOT this week than ever! 3 DOT and 1 regular between Burnet Ranch Road and 369 yesterday (don't worry everyone, Jackrabbit will know where I am talking about )
In Cheyenne, Ok yesterday OK Dot was pulling over every oversize that went by. Looked like an oversize convention everyone sitting there waiting on permits.
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Yeah, it's funny that you said that. My dad, and I went fishing yesterday morning. We went to Middle Lake, which is a mile or so north of the Iowa Park pickle parks on 287. (exit off on Johnson Rd) I saw a DOT pickup, sitting on the shoulder.
My dad, and I went fishing again, this morning at Gordon Lake. Right there on 287, at 368.
I saw a DOT Tahoe, twice. Once rolling north, and then later, south. :|
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Re: Got LUCKY!!
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Originally Posted by thebaldeagle655
Yesterday I was driving down Texas FM 83 South of Shamrock when I topped a hill and noted a DOT vehicle on the side with the officer standing in the middle of the road waving me over. Pulled over and parked right behind his truck. He informed me that I was going to get a level 1 inspection, I gave him my license, and showed him my log book. He walked to the rear and just as he was about to check my lights I heard a LOUD jake brake of a truck topping the hill. The officer literally RAN to the cab, handed me my license back and said "you can go." As he RAN to his truck I could see a "93" flashing on the radar on the dash.
Works for me, SUCKS to be the other driver!!
This morning I was doing a pre-trip (had a little time while loading) and found the end of one of my slack adjusters broken off. Glad that other truck saved me from an "out of service!"
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please tell us you had it fixed before rolling again
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09-16-2007, 12:55 AM
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Drove it 3 miles to the TA repair shop, got it fixed then and there.
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Drove it 3 miles to the TA repair shop, got it fixed then and there.
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Good man!
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In Cheyenne, Ok yesterday OK Dot was pulling over every oversize that went by. Looked like an oversize convention everyone sitting there waiting on permits.
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Excuse my ignorance, but are you saying that it is COMMON PRACTICE for oversized loads to run without permits??
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Real Lucky!
Speaking about getting lucky-guys and gals. I decided that I was too tired to be waiting in the middle lane while heading north of Weed, CA last week. I wanted to park it and sleep. I passed a fast truck and was having a great time in the hammer lane. A car came up behind me and flashed it's lights at me. I thought, "Oh well, I'll get over when I get past this other truck."
Well, as I passed the other truck and got over in middle lane the car was pacing me in the slow lane and flashed a light at me. Low and behold it was CHP. Boy, was I lucky. He must have had something more important to do than to pull a slow truck over. I almost had a heart attack when I realized who had flashed their lights on me in the hammer lane.
Then that wasn't enough excitement... I was in Oregon flying down a mountain thinking what a great "Western Day" it was-this is a sunny blue sky day to me.
After flying over the mountain pass and nearing 70 miles an hour, I saw a Highway Patrol on the side of the road. I made certain that I was on the brakes as I passed him. He came out after I passed him about a 1/2 mile. Fortunately for me, a four wheeler had flown up behind me and made me look really slow even though it's only 55 in Oregon for big trucks.
I think my luck may be running out so I better be careful from now on! :roll: 8)
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Excuse my ignorance, but are you saying that it is COMMON PRACTICE for oversized loads to run without permits??
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Actually in THAT neck of the woods,it is a fairly common practice. LOTS of oilfield activity up there,and the rig movers will usually "risk it" and eat a ticket rather than sit around waiting for permits.
Sometimes they are only moving a rig less than a mile,and the sooner they get her moved and set-up the quicker she can start earning her 16k a day!!!
Its a game that the LEO's and the drilling companies play on a fairly regular basis :roll:
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