CVSA blitz

spongebox1 · Jun 6, 2013

Level 1 Arkansas zero violations Pandora was driving = great job honey love you

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pandora2112 · Jun 6, 2013

I know I'm good ain't I? Lol! Kidding!

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stonewolf · Jun 6, 2013

Waitin for them to start touchin on vans i know i have seen a ton that should be taken off the road

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OntarioVanMan · Jun 6, 2013

stonewolf said:
Waitin for them to start touchin on vans i know i have seen a ton that should be taken off the road

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I have seen vans tagged out at Michigan scales....they do have the right to pull over ANY junker...that appears unsafe...just wish they'd do it more often...

spongebox1 · Jun 6, 2013

OntarioVanMan said:
I have seen vans tagged out at Michigan scales....they do have the right to pull over ANY junker...that appears unsafe...just wish they'd do it more often...

Explains the lack of old pensky trucks moving this week

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ATeam · Jun 6, 2013

Drivers sometimes get wound up about these blitzes when they come. They are ho-hum events for those who keep their trucks in shape and in compliance. We got pulled in more than usual running during the blitz but were waved through every time.

paullud · Jun 6, 2013

ATeam said:
Drivers sometimes get wound up about these blitzes when they come. They are ho-hum events for those who keep their trucks in shape and in compliance. We got pulled in more than usual running during the blitz but were waved through every time.

I mentioned in another thread that originally I had planned to go home but realized I was just giving up. I thought about it and I know my equipment is safe so I decided to run and not worry, the problem comes from those certain types of inspectors. We recently had a driver get put OOS for an unsecured load. Some may think good he needed to be put OOS for not securing his load but if you read the inspection report you find the "unsecured load" was 2 pebbles. The decks of our trailers sit well below the tops of our tires so kicking up pebbles does happen occasionally. The truck and trailer both passed but he needed to find something to screw the driver over with. I am thinking the way to fight people like that is through lawsuits, all you really need to do is file in small claims court to avoid paying lawyer fees. I don't believe that the public is aware of just how ridiculous some of these inspectors are or just how far the government has gone with burdensome regulations.

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zorry · Jun 6, 2013

Hope he had his camera and OOIDA Card handy.

ATeam · Jun 6, 2013

paullud said:
I mentioned in another thread that originally I had planned to go home but realized I was just giving up. I thought about it and I know my equipment is safe so I decided to run and not worry, the problem comes from those certain types of inspectors. We recently had a driver get put OOS for an unsecured load. Some may think good he needed to be put OOS for not securing his load but if you read the inspection report you find the "unsecured load" was 2 pebbles. The decks of our trailers sit well below the tops of our tires so kicking up pebbles does happen occasionally. The truck and trailer both passed but he needed to find something to screw the driver over with. I am thinking the way to fight people like that is through lawsuits, all you really need to do is file in small claims court to avoid paying lawyer fees. I don't believe that the public is aware of just how ridiculous some of these inspectors are or just how far the government has gone with burdensome regulations.

That's one of the things I like about running with Landstar. They fight bogus citations like that.

spongebox1 · Jun 7, 2013

ATeam said:
That's one of the things I like about running with Landstar. They fight bogus citations like that.

See now that's a carrier who cares!

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Tennesseahawk · Jun 7, 2013

paullud said:
I mentioned in another thread that originally I had planned to go home but realized I was just giving up. I thought about it and I know my equipment is safe so I decided to run and not worry, the problem comes from those certain types of inspectors. We recently had a driver get put OOS for an unsecured load. Some may think good he needed to be put OOS for not securing his load but if you read the inspection report you find the "unsecured load" was 2 pebbles. The decks of our trailers sit well below the tops of our tires so kicking up pebbles does happen occasionally. The truck and trailer both passed but he needed to find something to screw the driver over with. I am thinking the way to fight people like that is through lawsuits, all you really need to do is file in small claims court to avoid paying lawyer fees. I don't believe that the public is aware of just how ridiculous some of these inspectors are or just how far the government has gone with burdensome regulations.

No... all you need to do is learn how to write a complaint, and file it in federal court. You want to hit them where their pocketbook is.

zorry · Jun 7, 2013

At Trailer Transit we did a lot for Cirque de Sole ( sp ?).
Based out of Montreal.
Once in a while you get a LEO in Ontario say we don't like those people. Talked to an O/O that had a tractor spring overnighted to him and switched out by a vendor at a scale.
There was nothing wrong with the spring they removed.
TT re-imbursed the O/O because they know he got hosed.
It's rare, and refreshing, when a carrier steps up to the plate in deals like this.

pandora2112 · Jun 7, 2013

ATeam said:
Drivers sometimes get wound up about these blitzes when they come. They are ho-hum events for those who keep their trucks in shape and in compliance. We got pulled in more than usual running during the blitz but were waved through every time.

This was my very first full level one ever since getting my license...it was a nerve racking but yes keeping up on our truck means less hassle!

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zorry · Jun 7, 2013

ATeam said:
Drivers sometimes get wound up about these blitzes when they come. They are ho-hum events for those who keep their trucks in shape and in compliance.

This is basically our theory. I've been pulled in three times at our present carrier and passed all three, driving trucks I owned.
It seems lately that there is a slight apprehension in my part.
Not on what they may find.
More about what they may invent.

Like the trooper that flipped a rear placard prior to walking up to meet driver.

He cited the driver, then got caught because he failed to disable his dashcam.

paullud · Jun 7, 2013

zorry said:
Hope he had his camera and OOIDA Card handy.

All drivers at our company get a paid membership to OOIDA and the report says it was 2 pebbles so I believe it will be fought.

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zorry · Jun 7, 2013

paullud said:
All drivers at our company get a paid membership to OOIDA and the report says it was 2 pebbles so I believe it will be fought.

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Do they drug test these officers ??

paullud · Jun 7, 2013

ATeam said:
That's one of the things I like about running with Landstar. They fight bogus citations like that.

It's tough on small carriers to have things like that happen because there isn't money for a legal department. We take safety seriously and have a solid CSA score which is currently around 23%, we were at 19% until this last inspection.

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paullud · Jun 7, 2013

Tennesseahawk said:
No... all you need to do is learn how to write a complaint, and file it in federal court. You want to hit them where their pocketbook is.

Any information you can share on that?

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zorry · Jun 7, 2013

If you go to small claims court, and they ignore it, you may win.
What good is a judgement if you can't collect ?
It looks like OOIDA should collect a bunch of these and fight them.

It'll be good PR. And it's the right thing to do.

paullud · Jun 7, 2013

zorry said:
If you go to small claims court, and they ignore it, you may win.
What good is a judgement if you can't collect ?
It looks like OOIDA should collect a bunch of these and fight them.

It'll be good PR. And it's the right thing to do.

That's the beauty of small claims court, if they don't show you get a default judgement that is easily enforced by taking their property. I don't know this for a fact but I would venture a guess that those DOT officers will have bonds, just like regular cops that can be filed against. I would like things like this to get more attention so that it brings the officer/driver relationship to an even level. I want to feel like I am working with them towards having safer roads rather than the feeling of oppression so many drivers feel today.

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