Window tint question
 

Are there and FMCA regulations on window tint on trucks?

I am not talking about limo tint I am talking a very light shade,enough to take out the heat of the sun on your arm.

Also regardless of regs,have any others had problems/or not at scales and so forth with windows tinted?

There are no FMCSA regs dealing with window tinting, but be advised that like gun laws, there are all sorts of various state and local laws regarding this matter and what may be legal in one area could cost you some big bucks in another.

Yeah thats what I figured,thats why I asked for some personal experiences also.

The last truck I drove had lightly tinted side windows. I never had any problems anywhere. The tint was factory. I would say the tint was a 30%.

was it helpful at that % ?

There are some states with window tint laws-Wisconsin for one and the DOT has some kind of electronic gizmo that will let you know if they're too dark or not.

Yeah I've heard of the Police doing a flashlight test,just wish I knew what was legal,anyways I will probably just use the lightest I can find and plead stupid if stopped.....lol

the equipment they use gives some kind of read out on darkness. I always had a light tint and it worked for me.

The 30% helped. It was not great, but it did help.

all the states i have checked will let you use 35% some will let you go darker. the only way thay can give you a ticket is if thay use a lite meter. the flashlite test is a joke and will not hold up in court
a cop with a flashlite can't tell if you have 25%, 27%, 30% or 35%
the law saids what % you can and can't have on each window and if it can or can't be colored (blue, green, gray, gold)

Glass Tinting
 

Now I had a glass tinting problem in one state it was a minimal thing, but the other now that was a major cluster f___! I am not sure if I can mention the state but I will. Georgia seems to have a big problem with glass tinting weather it be from the factory or other source. In fact they don't even care if you r an OO or Company driver, that doesn't matter. Now I got busted in Ga. like last fall at a scale. The Bear was standing on the scale as we came in, now my paperwork was up and correct, so I wasn't worried bout that, so the Bear asked me to go around for a DOT inspection, got the whole works passed everything except for the glass tinting---now this is where it gets interesting! The Bear he says to me that there is a limit of how much light is supposed to pass through a window that has glazing(tint) on it; the feds have a formula and since the test had passed their (FED's) formula, it didn't pass the state of Ga., according to the Bear. So, I'm at the scale inside their bldg; waiting for how much to pay, the Bear tells me to go get my permit book and come back in, so I do what he says, (the truck is idling) pretty hot outside; get back to the coop and he (the Bear) figures out my fine. Cost of fine is $270.00, ok not a problem I'll go and get a comcheck pay the fine and boogie on right? Wrong! Can't pay the fine at the coop have to pay it at the courthouse in their jurisdiction about 20 mins from the coop; reason being since the truck is titled in Wisconsin which is where I live, Wi. and Ga. do not have a reciprocity aggreement so if you are from Wi. and get busted in Ga. your're doomed! Unless you have the cash! Now the Bear will not let me go to the truck to get my comchecks, nor will he let me turn off the truck, instead they hook me up wait for a local cop transport me to jail frisk me take my shoes belt watch cell phone and throw me into lock-up. I stayed there for about five hours till someone finally agrees to let me call my dispatcher so she can issue a comchek over the phone. So the fine is paid, they frisk me again to transport me back to the coop hook me up in the cell got all my stuff in a bag place me in the squad and off we go. Now the Bear whom started all this bullshit was there and being the driver I am offered to show him the receipt, his response was "That's not important have a good day y'all com on back; here"!
That's my experience with Glass Tinting!

Re: Glass Tinting
 

How dark was it?
Was it ove 30%

Not just the DOT. The state trooper from Crandon pulled me over for too dark of tint. He only issued me a warning but he had that little gizzmo and if I remember correctly I was at 30% and that was over what Wisconsin allowed.

my oldman has 20% on his truck for about a year and never had no problems

TINT REGS
 

Nd Got me In march.

The rule as stated to me Is You muct have 70% light transfer

I had 23% Light transfer.

I was giving a warning And Well It is still one the truck And it will be replaced with a lighter tint.


Jaime

Ontario cops charged me in my pickup truck many years ago.....said they needed to be able to see the passenger in the other side. Jerk. Never had a problem since. They are great for reducing the high beam glare also.

Try this website for state restrictions on tint. :wink:
http://www.iwfa.com/iwfa/Law_Chart/S...aw%20Chart.htm
It is kind of hard to follow but has answers. The only question is that I am not sure it is the for commercial vehicles or not. :?:

good luck figuring that out :P

Yeah I know that one was confusing :? , try this one at least it has some written explanations :)
http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/

If 70% light passes through your usually good to go. I got checked in Iowa and the DOT guy said that's the general rule.

Every state is different

There are many states with laws that state you cant have any tint at all on the front side windows.
Here is a chart with all the state laws.

http://www.doityourselftint.com/tintlaws.html

Subpart D —Glazing and Window Construction

§393.60 Glazing in specified openings.

(a) Glazing material. Glazing material used in windshields, windows, and doors on a motor vehicle manufactured on or after December 25, 1968, shall at a minimum meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205 in effect on the date of manufacture of the motor vehicle. The glazing material shall be marked in accordance with FMVSS No. 205 (49 CFR 571.205, S6).

(b) Windshields required. Each bus, truck and truck-tractor shall be equipped with a windshield. Each windshield or portion of a multi-piece windshield shall be mounted using the full periphery of the glazing material.

(c) Windshield condition. With the exception of the conditions listed in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of this section, each windshield shall be free of discoloration or damage in the area extending upward from the height of the top of the steering wheel (excluding a 51 mm (2 inch) border at the top of the windshield) and extending from a 25 mm (1 inch) border at each side of the windshield or windshield panel. Exceptions:

(1) Coloring or tinting which meets the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section;

(2) Any crack that is not intersected by any other cracks;

(3) Any damaged area which can be covered by a disc 19 mm (¾ inch) in diameter if not closer than 76 mm (3 inches) to any other similarly damaged area.

(d) Coloring or tinting of windshields and windows. Coloring or tinting of windshields and the windows to the immediate right and left of the driver is allowed, provided the parallel luminous transmittance through the colored or tinted glazing is not less than 70 percent of the light at normal incidence in those portions of the windshield or windows which are marked as having a parallel luminous transmittance of not less than 70 percent. The transmittance restriction does not apply to other windows on the commercial motor vehicle.

(e) Prohibition on obstructions to the driver's field of view—(1) Devices mounted at the top of the windshield. Antennas, transponders, and similar devices must not be mounted more than 152 mm (6 inches) below the upper edge of the windshield. These devices must be located outside the area swept by the windshield wipers, and outside the driver's sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals.

(2) Decals and stickers mounted on the windshield. Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection decals, and stickers and/or decals required under Federal or State laws may be placed at the bottom or sides of the windshield provided such decals or stickers do not extend more than 115 mm (4½ inches) from the bottom of the windshield and are located outside the area swept by the windshield wipers, and outside the driver's sight lines to the road and highway signs or signals.

Nice grave digging on that one......but since you posted it I found this interesting,considering where some driver including me have their transponders mounted