Ex DOT Officer Exposes Biggest Problems That Will Get Truck Drivers Put Out Of Service During Blitz

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Ex DOT Officer Exposes Biggest Problems That Will Get Truck Drivers Put Out Of Service During Blitz

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[Mike-gcih]

I was in Miami once at a small pilot. I was lucky enough to get a parking spot. There were flatbed trucks beside me cooking out and drinking beer. I was invited so we were sitting in chairs drinking beer with chicken on the grill cooking when the highway patrol came through and saw us. He got out and talked to us for a few minutes and the only thing he said was when we went to get in the truck to go to bed to get in on the passenger side.

[williamatkins]

If you're a company driver then you don't own the truck and the police can call your company and ask permission to search the vehicle and most companies will give them permission.

[itiswhatitis]

You should not EVER NEVER EVER help the DOT!! You have a 5th Amendment right to not incriminate yourself and you definitely don’t have to help them do their job! I tell my drivers if they get pulled in to ports, side of the road inspections or pulled over that they tell the officer they won’t answer questions without an attorney present! I also tell them to be polite but politely refuse to help them do their jobs! They don’t turn on headlights, step on brakes or anything else DOT requests except their license & paperwork. We have started fighting back, it’s time ALL truckers start fighting back as well.

[timechill]

If I sat around wondering how the DOT was going to ruin my life I'd have high blood pressure....oh wait I already have high blood pressure from just dealing with my dispatcher

[geralddoeing]

Everyone should shut down I am off all week .

[stonefox]

Truckers should get a $1, 000 bonus for every passed inspection.

[shaunfilby]

I do my pretrip religiously every day.
✅️-Fuel
✅️-Trailer still attached

Hammer down

[livinlite]

It’s a good week to drive at night. Or put your truck in the shop & take an xtra day off.

[scottolson]

I realize that you haven’t driven as long as some of us out here but checking the tractor protection valve is part of a Level 1 inspection. It’s not typically done as this guy is describing. Usually they chalk your tires and with the engine off and the brakes released they (DOT) will ask you to “pump the brakes down” and they wait for the air pressure to drop and for the brakes to set. It’s done quite frequently.

[randgrithr]

Can they just focus on English proficiency for once?

[bigbaby]

He’s right on point. Know your rights. I have a family member that’s a DOT officer for Texas State Trooper he says he only check tires and brakes. He say that he’s not hard on Truckers because people have families to take care of. He mostly tell them and school them on what they need to be fixed and give them a verbal warning instead of putting it in the system.

[stevemarklin]

Thank you for all the information and thank you trucking wins

[brianwideman]

When a law enforcement officer asks you to follow them to the next exit for an insp. Reply my company doesn't allow me to deviate from route except for fuel or rest & hand them the keys. Watch how fast they back pedal. Know your rights, truckers.

[curbstomp]

I was driving a truck that has 1100 miles on it a air line had some overspray on that looked cracked. DOT red tagged me made me change it even after machinic told him it was paint. Screwed my CSA score up fuck them !!

[GBgrenade]

mother truckers with newer truck models, if you do the dashboard "air loss test" push the yellow in, press the service brake pedal, and test for airloss to make sure no air leaks without having to step foot out the truck. to my knowledge you can test each of the protection valves for tractor and trailer seperately and thus, not having to chalk the wheel since you can just hear for airleak from inside and confirm with the PSI loss like a regular airloss test of 60 seconds. i usually incorporate it with my airloss test. check for leaks first, if none, then release both tractor and trailer brakes by pushing valve in. the trailer protection valve usually activates around 50psi. once it does, i hold the brake until i know theres no leaks. after that, keep pumping the brakes until the yellow tractor protection valve also pops out above 20psi.

[georgiapatriot]

Four years ago, the Georgia CDL test tested the protection valve. Procedure was slightly different. Instead of removing the glad hands, we pumped the brake pedal until the protection valve opened.

[issacespinoza]

14 yrs driving and never had a Inspection during the 72 dot Inspection

[SpecialAgentNoble]

Make sure your dirty draws are thrown about the entire cab. #InspectThis... 😳😳

[kenfox]

Was pulled over in Indiana by a she Bear during inspection week. She told me to break my seal on the trailer. Looked in and let me go. I asked her if she would sign my bills for breaking the seal. She refused to

[steel-]

I got were I liked getting dot inspection
Cause I'd get a 100 dollar bonus
All I had to do was pass the inspection
Keep my logbook caught up
Make sure everything matched
And the vehicle was safe and working like it should
And the cargo was properly secured 😊