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Now what I'd like to know is, if the equivalent to a Level One is done in Canada does it meed the DOT standard, or are there going to be mechanics crawling over my truck with dial calipers looking for parts a few hundredths out of spec. Or, like DOT obvious broken items that nobody in their...

Yes, I slightly exaggerated there, sorry Edit: anecdotally, yes I heard log the pre trip, and if you write 15 min not 30 one driver said they'll make you prove you can do it in 15 lol

Let me clarify. A level 1 DOT inspection sounds like a Canadian pre-trip

It's come to my attention, that the DOT inspection standard is a pretty low bar. Anyone crossing into Canada, do the scales inspect according to the DOT standard here? Or does Canada have its own rules? Yes I'm Canadian, but never having been inspected I have no idea (My assumption that it...

Yeah I hijacked the thread. I think drug testing is overdue for vans. Think of how carriers and drivers can push the HOS They may cause less damage when crashing, but liability.... Edit: an hour ago I just got a warning from my elderly mother about a driver that had a failed test. FYI...

Sorry, the DOT check is a joke. All it tells you is if something's broken. (OK joke is too harsh) We just had an overhaul of the whole system, for passenger cars too. I was talking to the mechanic - he said my daughter's Toyota needed a wheel bearing to safety. No, it wasn't loose when he...

I did my own research. The DOT level 1 I downloaded from FMCSA sounds like what I do every month, and a lot of it weekly or daily. I'd do that tomorrow, and as often as asked. The Canadian standard for passenger cars is 96 pages (Ontario) over 10,000 lbs is 195 pages long (NSC, canadian DOT)...

Question for John Elliot or other drivers; Who pays for medical and DOT safety?

Expediters Online was where I got my info in 2006 to get into the biz. (I didn't post back then, or anywhere else on the Internet:D)

Well they have my back, as long as it doesn't cost them anything :p Here in Canada I can do both. It won't interfere with the 1 or 2 calls a week lol

U'll love this one Grizzly Just got my first pay stub since coming back. Rates are down about 10% 1.09 and 1.27 a mile US$, last 2....maybe I gotta find my own freight :D (No when I ask, they plead ignorance and say the job hasn't been rated yet :rolleyes:) Fortunately in Canada I don't...

That mechanic should be put in a sticky post on EO Glad it was successful!

On the detour home Google Maps had a special hill for me and a couple 5 ton's.. I was first and made it 80% to the top. Backed down (in drive, the hill was so steep I didn't even notice). Tried again, had to back down. By then I attracted our friendly OPP, I told him I'd try once more in...

Wasn't my imagination 401 closed now around Trenton area

Excuse any fat fingered dislikes :p Can't remember the last time I actually disliked a post Here's me exercising my O/O privilege and pulling over. High winds + no salt on 401 near 416 to Ottawa Empty sprinters :rolleyes:

That didn't work. Got stuck twice and decided to camp by the cars waiting for service in the world famous Canadian Tire...

50 miles of unplowed highway at end of trip, started out about a foot and now a few inches. Gonna nap at the walmart till my 6 am second drop

2 locals (yes roads a disaster so they called me) who needs expedite? 1000 canuck bucks...

And the second question ...In 1956, though, Congress amended the law to prevent trucking companies from hiding behind this dishonest tactic; since then, the law has stated that any trucking company leasing a truck must have “exclusive possession, control, and use of the [trucking] equipment...

Goes without saying its a sad accident. But, an accident Has me second guessing a CDL for sure