DOT is working hard - finally

Jdaddy · 11-03-2009, 12:22 AM

Well, its about time, they finally chasing guys running without signs, flying by the scale, pulling wide loads without permits.

I am very happy with it, there are too many idiots out there who think they can just buy a truck and go pull anything they want without the right insurance, DOT #'s, MC'S, authority etc etc.

People are low balling prices, pulling stuff like 26'-30' boats for $0.50-$0.80 a mile, yea, you hear right.

DOT has started pulling more and more guys and preforming full CVS inspection.

I saw 3 people this week - VA, NC, FL who got chased and pulled back to the scale after a fly-by, lol .

I met one guy at the truck stop and he showed me a ticket for $790 ,

He was pulling a 32' boat with a 2500 truck and the dummy had his truck registered for 10,000lb .

His trailer GVWR was rated 18,000lb so needless to say he got an over weight ticket and no DOT signs on the doors , log book violation - since he didn't had one

.

I talked to the guy trying to understand what is he doing driving - he told me " I found this web site ( Uship -

) and start bidding on different items .

One more guy in FL was pulling a 28' boat - 10'2" wide for 575 miles - charged his customer $500 - got caught, avoiding scale and ticket was $1250 for: skipping scale, log book violation, no DOT signs, no oversize permits or signs and a few others oh yea, 10 hours shut down.

one of my drivers saw state trooper chase a chevy guy pulling a 4 car trailer with his DOT numbers on but not pulling in to the scale.

Many people are saying the same stuff all over the country - mostly east coast and upper mid west.

So yea, i am happy, there is a reason why we - the legal haulers, charge as much as we charge and not $0.50-$1 per mile, maybe now we get some of them wanna be low ballers drivers out or at least becoming legal.

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kstinson · 11-03-2009, 04:12 PM

I was on the highway the other day and there was an old F-250 pulling a heavily loaded bumper pull trailer. Every time the wind blew he was in and out of his lane. The front of the truck looked like it was having trouble keeping contact with the road and the back was about as bottomed out as it gets. It was obvious the truck just couldn't handle it. And judging from all the landscaping equipment I would guess it was a landscaping operation. This to me is a commercial load, its quite obvious that he was doing it for profit with no signs and I am willing to bet no CDL license. He drove past two police officers that were radar checking and neither of them went after him. I am quite sure that the load exceeded 10k and knowing how a lot of the *immigrants* around here run under the table landscaping operations I find it to be crap.

I really do think the law is the law and it should apply to everyone. People hauling illegally are hurting the profits of guys that follow the letter of the law. They also run the risk of hurting others on the road when they don't use common sense and proper equipment.

I know a guy that landscapes legally and he is always talking about how the under the table guys are putting them out of business.

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Blktaws6 · 11-03-2009, 11:09 PM

sure do love hearing UShip stories. what a great website, lol.

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AfflictedPast · 11-03-2009, 11:50 PM

This is good to hear for the haulers. i wish the state would go to bat against the construction companies who are not legit with the licenses and workers. if it wasn't for them doing stuff for nothing people like me would be working full time right now.

Hard to compete when we get paid a living wage and other companies are hiring illegals and paying them $8HR.

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***double d truck*** · 11-07-2009, 12:37 PM

Glad to hear the DOT is doing their job
In Nevada and California where I run my business complete with DOT and CA #s gypsy haulers should get ticketed My insurance and license fees are huge.. Would like to see all those guys get nailed for pulling over 10k without proper license and crossing statelines with no DOT and inspections get nailed... love to hear those stories

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Jdaddy · 11-07-2009, 12:48 PM

Do what I do, call your local HWY Patrol and report them, just tell them, "look, i am driving on HWY such and such and there is a commercial truck pulling a dangerous load, I think the drivier is sleeping or something, you better check him out before its too late, lol
They will catch up with the guy quickly.

I'm tired of them people who carry no insurance, no DOT, no log book, no medical card under bid everybody and skip all the weigh stations.
I have no problem with fair competition, I actually welcome it as long as the other guy pay what we pay to be legit, not to mention the risk of an accident or impound .

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gimp5561 · 11-07-2009, 11:28 PM

amen, i was ask to dead head 650 miles and tow a camper back for $650 the guy was quated $1.00 loaded mile. my truck can just kill grass for that

BSouth · 11-07-2009, 11:41 PM

We call that outlaw trucking round here. Theres a lot of people out there that have no idea they need all these things to be driving on the road. Its only a matter of time before they all find out.

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JinxXx0085 · 11-08-2009, 12:08 AM

I'm one of those people. Granted that I have not hauled heavy loads yet. I have only towed a 4 horse trailer and flat bed with tractor on it.

This thread has pigued my curiousity big time. WOW! I'd like to know about this kinda of thing... where do I look to find out?
Thanks.

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haulin-rv · 11-08-2009, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimp5561

amen, i was ask to dead head 650 miles and tow a camper back for $650 the guy was quated $1.00 loaded mile. my truck can just kill grass for that

Thats rv hauling for you. Thats higher than what the companies like Classic, Horizon, and so on are paying right now. I just got a letter the other day trying to get me to come back and the offer was .97 a mile.

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smkstk · 11-08-2009, 02:19 PM

hahaha around here we pull 25 foot boats and pass by several p.o.'s which don't pay attention unless we are going 5+ over the speed limit. ohh and a pulled a 24' with a 1500 burban and it was 8 foot wide.

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Hoghead CTD · 11-08-2009, 04:19 PM

So if Im hauling my own stuff and for not commercial use and Im not making money with it, the truck and trailer weighs 20k together and my registration on the truck is for 4 tons. I should get my registration up to 10 or 12 tons on the truck?

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11-03-2009, 12:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jdaddy Cummins Fan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North-Carolina Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Jdaddy's Truck Pics	DOT is working hard - finally Well, its about time, they finally chasing guys running without signs, flying by the scale, pulling wide loads without permits. I am very happy with it, there are too many idiots out there who think they can just buy a truck and go pull anything they want without the right insurance, DOT #'s, MC'S, authority etc etc. People are low balling prices, pulling stuff like 26'-30' boats for $0.50-$0.80 a mile, yea, you hear right. DOT has started pulling more and more guys and preforming full CVS inspection. I saw 3 people this week - VA, NC, FL who got chased and pulled back to the scale after a fly-by, lol . I met one guy at the truck stop and he showed me a ticket for $790 , He was pulling a 32' boat with a 2500 truck and the dummy had his truck registered for 10,000lb . His trailer GVWR was rated 18,000lb so needless to say he got an over weight ticket and no DOT signs on the doors , log book violation - since he didn't had one . I talked to the guy trying to understand what is he doing driving - he told me " I found this web site ( Uship - ) and start bidding on different items . One more guy in FL was pulling a 28' boat - 10'2" wide for 575 miles - charged his customer $500 - got caught, avoiding scale and ticket was $1250 for: skipping scale, log book violation, no DOT signs, no oversize permits or signs and a few others oh yea, 10 hours shut down. one of my drivers saw state trooper chase a chevy guy pulling a 4 car trailer with his DOT numbers on but not pulling in to the scale. Many people are saying the same stuff all over the country - mostly east coast and upper mid west. So yea, i am happy, there is a reason why we - the legal haulers, charge as much as we charge and not $0.50-$1 per mile, maybe now we get some of them wanna be low ballers drivers out or at least becoming legal. __________________ 2006 Dodge 3500 dually 4X4, 5.9 Cummins, 5" MBRP performance exhaust, BullyDog Triple GT, K&N cold intake, firestone airbags, Fender Flares, Custom running boards, and Running LED lights, custom LED Mud flaps, built-in gps, 12K hitch, EGT coming next week, lol

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11-03-2009, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
kstinson Diesel Freak Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 802 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts kstinson's Truck Pics	I was on the highway the other day and there was an old F-250 pulling a heavily loaded bumper pull trailer. Every time the wind blew he was in and out of his lane. The front of the truck looked like it was having trouble keeping contact with the road and the back was about as bottomed out as it gets. It was obvious the truck just couldn't handle it. And judging from all the landscaping equipment I would guess it was a landscaping operation. This to me is a commercial load, its quite obvious that he was doing it for profit with no signs and I am willing to bet no CDL license. He drove past two police officers that were radar checking and neither of them went after him. I am quite sure that the load exceeded 10k and knowing how a lot of the immigrants around here run under the table landscaping operations I find it to be crap. I really do think the law is the law and it should apply to everyone. People hauling illegally are hurting the profits of guys that follow the letter of the law. They also run the risk of hurting others on the road when they don't use common sense and proper equipment. I know a guy that landscapes legally and he is always talking about how the under the table guys are putting them out of business. __________________ 2000 Black Dodge Ram 3500 Dually 5.9l 24-Valve, NV5600 6-Speed, Edge Juice/Attitude, AirDog 150, Hydroboost to keep the front end lubricated ;-)

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Blktaws6 Diesel Freak Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 502 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Blktaws6's Truck Pics	sure do love hearing UShip stories. what a great website, lol. __________________ 2007 5.9 2500 Mega Cab 4x4, Black. Willy's Whistler, Muffler MIA, AMP Tech Boards, Billy J

11-03-2009, 11:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
AfflictedPast Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Discovery Bay,Ca Posts: 28 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts AfflictedPast's Truck Pics	This is good to hear for the haulers. i wish the state would go to bat against the construction companies who are not legit with the licenses and workers. if it wasn't for them doing stuff for nothing people like me would be working full time right now. Hard to compete when we get paid a living wage and other companies are hiring illegals and paying them $8HR. __________________ 1996 ECLB 4X4, 4:10 gears, KDP Fix, 4" exhaust, S&B Intake, 2" leveling kit, 35's, X Monitor, #10 plate, Silencer ring delete, Rear air bags.

11-07-2009, 12:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
*double d truck* Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 28 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts double d truck's Truck Pics	Glad to hear the DOT is doing their job In Nevada and California where I run my business complete with DOT and CA #s gypsy haulers should get ticketed My insurance and license fees are huge.. Would like to see all those guys get nailed for pulling over 10k without proper license and crossing statelines with no DOT and inspections get nailed... love to hear those stories __________________ 07 6.7 4x4 2500 6 spd Auto, Inferno Red Big Horn Edition w/Leather Interior, egr/dpf came up missing, Pyro/Tranny/Boost Gauges, Araid drop in air filter, Smarty S67 sw3 vgt3, Reese Tow Beast Class V Reciever 14k Rated bumper pull w/weight distribution and dual cam sway on trailer, Air Lift Air Bags w/onboard compressor and single gauge, Extendable heated/power led signal/marker tow mirrors, Dual Beam Spot and Fog Lights

11-07-2009, 12:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jdaddy Cummins Fan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North-Carolina Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Jdaddy's Truck Pics	Do what I do, call your local HWY Patrol and report them, just tell them, "look, i am driving on HWY such and such and there is a commercial truck pulling a dangerous load, I think the drivier is sleeping or something, you better check him out before its too late, lol They will catch up with the guy quickly. I'm tired of them people who carry no insurance, no DOT, no log book, no medical card under bid everybody and skip all the weigh stations. I have no problem with fair competition, I actually welcome it as long as the other guy pay what we pay to be legit, not to mention the risk of an accident or impound . __________________ 2006 Dodge 3500 dually 4X4, 5.9 Cummins, 5" MBRP performance exhaust, BullyDog Triple GT, K&N cold intake, firestone airbags, Fender Flares, Custom running boards, and Running LED lights, custom LED Mud flaps, built-in gps, 12K hitch, EGT coming next week, lol

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gimp5561 Cummins Fan Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: wilkesboro NC Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts gimp5561's Truck Pics	amen, i was ask to dead head 650 miles and tow a camper back for $650 the guy was quated $1.00 loaded mile. my truck can just kill grass for that

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BSouth Diesel Head Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 2,419 Thanks: 41 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts BSouth's Truck Pics	We call that outlaw trucking round here. Theres a lot of people out there that have no idea they need all these things to be driving on the road. Its only a matter of time before they all find out. __________________ 05 3500 Yellow 6 speed,Mega cab dually fenders,Rumble Bee Scoop,Edge Juice w/A2,Edge EZ,Smarty,CFM+,ATS Exhaust Mani,Silver 64,90's,Airdog 150,Valair 3600 DD,5" Silverline exhaust,8" tip,Icebox with torque tube,Quad Rail Gauge,Mag-Hytecs,Lorenz Level, 22.5's

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JinxXx0085 Cummins Fan Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts JinxXx0085's Truck Pics	I'm one of those people. Granted that I have not hauled heavy loads yet. I have only towed a 4 horse trailer and flat bed with tractor on it. This thread has pigued my curiousity big time. WOW! I'd like to know about this kinda of thing... where do I look to find out? Thanks. __________________ '95 Dodge Ram 2500 12V Cummins; Automatic -Everything's stock

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smkstk Diesel Head Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rapid City Michigan Posts: 3,132 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts smkstk's Truck Pics	hahaha around here we pull 25 foot boats and pass by several p.o.'s which don't pay attention unless we are going 5+ over the speed limit. ohh and a pulled a 24' with a 1500 burban and it was 8 foot wide. __________________ Global climate change is natural phenomenon, exploited by the unscrupulous, for political and monetary gain.

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Hoghead CTD Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Flat Lands of Iowa Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Hoghead CTD's Truck Pics	So if Im hauling my own stuff and for not commercial use and Im not making money with it, the truck and trailer weighs 20k together and my registration on the truck is for 4 tons. I should get my registration up to 10 or 12 tons on the truck? __________________ 07 5.9 CTD QC LB, Edge Insight, S&B intake, Aero, Duraflaps, Bed Stripes, Amsoil all around. Last edited by Hoghead CTD : 11-08-2009 at 07:34 PM.