Truck Driving Jobs

Dejanh · #1 09-21-2009, 01:39 AM

Has anyone else notices more DOT's around than usual. I have seen more of them from Texas where I was at last week, all the way to Ohio where they are constantly raiding rest areas it seems with 3-4 white SUV's with blue lettering on their side. Pennsylvania was also very hot as well New Jersey this past week.

States must need more money to fight their shortfalls. In the new issue of trucker, one one of the last pages there is column by a trucking attorney warning all drivers of this phenomenon. We just may be a target no matter how legal we are just because we have a job i think, i dont know.

Has anybody else noticed this?

GMAN · #2 09-21-2009, 02:57 AM

I was in Pennsylvania this week and they were very active. According to a friend of mine they have been concentrating on brakes all week. It was supposed to be a national push by the feds. In reality, it is more than likely just a fundraiser.

Malaki86 · #3 09-21-2009, 11:28 AM

The scales on I-79 around the 141mm in West Virginia were inspecting all week, as well.

GMAN · #4 09-21-2009, 11:45 AM

Hopefully, they have had their fun and raised enough revenue by now to settle down.

Malaki86 · #5 09-21-2009, 12:00 PM

What's really bad is that the scales I mentioned are about 2 miles from our shop. We had 3 trucks shut down at those scales last week. 2 were mechanical, 1 was because the driver was 15 minutes over on his logs - he had to spend 10 hours there.

Orangetxguy · #6 09-21-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dejanh

Has anyone else notices more DOT's around than usual. I have seen more of them from Texas where I was at last week, all the way to Ohio where they are constantly raiding rest areas it seems with 3-4 white SUV's with blue lettering on their side. Pennsylvania was also very hot as well New Jersey this past week.

States must need more money to fight their shortfalls. In the new issue of trucker, one one of the last pages there is column by a trucking attorney warning all drivers of this phenomenon. We just may be a target no matter how legal we are just because we have a job i think, i dont know.

Has anybody else noticed this?

Ummmmmmmmmmm.

It was an advertised "National Brake Check", all week long.

Dejanh · #7 09-21-2009, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orangetxguy

Ummmmmmmmmmm.

It was an advertised "National Brake Check", all week long.

Yeah, I didnt know that.

Double R · #8 09-21-2009, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malaki86

The scales on I-79 around the 141mm in West Virginia were inspecting all week, as well.

Open north when I was going south last thursday morning to Fairmont. Open south when I was going north out of Fairmont later that morning. I68 break stop was dead on top of Copper's. Just rolled through. 79 in PA all the way up to the 54 was a ghost town at the scales. Not much of an enforcement.

By the way Malaki, what color is your truck? I'll wave to if I see on a thursday. I cover Morgantown, Fairmont, and the back woods to Mannington. I'll let you know that you're number one.:rofl:

j/k

GMAN · #9 09-22-2009, 03:17 AM

I got pulled in for a level 1 in Maryland today. I don't think that I have ever been inspected by them before. In fact, I think this is the first level 1 that I have gotten in at least 2 or 3 years, perhaps longer. They were courteous, but apparently they think brake week is still going on.

Hawkjr · #10 09-22-2009, 05:04 AM

Hell I Ran Up 81 Last Monday DOT had one at the 1 mm rest area.. then another at the 78 rest area... then Wednesday i seen one at those little pull offs on the PA turnpike with a Grocery Haulers Truck then another 20 miles later with a trash hauler and then a few more at the Breezwood Toll Plaza... Yeah PA was active and me and a couple of other drivers were talking about it Saturday Morning.. So it was highly noted!!