Posted by Bret4207 on November 06, 2012 at 04:07:48 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: stupid cop posted by 1030 TOM on November 05, 2012 at 18:15:03:
Just for the record, there are some DOT Inspectors/Cops out there that do realize it's all coming off your log book and pocket book. A Level 2 with no big issues shouldn't take more than 1/2 hour start to finish. A Level 1 is going to take longer, and the filthier the truck is, the more oil and stray wires found, the longer the rig and the more uncooperative you are the longer it will take. I always tried to make it short and sweet.
I would have to agree some of the violation descriptions I've seen are pretty confusing.
I used to work with a guy that could take a level 2 and turn it into a 3 hour event. He meant well, but he couldn't get the idea that the guys log book was ticking away. He's dead now. Trucker had a flat tire right at the end of the guys shift on a Sunday afternoon. It was an antique fire truck. The trucker/fireman put the ladder into the electric lines and killed both of them.
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