Re: [MV] Heading for the scales

One more thing. The trooper even had me show him my spare fuses and spare
marker and signal light bulbs.

Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
"On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking


On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:37:51 -0600 [email]grntrks@juno.com[/email] writes:[color=blue]
> Your medical exam must be within 1 year AND you must have a negative
> drug
> test also, if you drive a commercial vehicle. And the med. card must
> be
> on your person. I have only been checked at 1 weigh station, so far,
> but
> they checked my CDL, and my med card and my drug test slip, along
> with
> every nut and bolt on the rig. The trooper gave me a Level 1
> inspection =
> checked my registration ( truck & trailer ), inspection stickers on
> both,
> my bill of lading and manifests, insurance cab card, Texas DOT
> authority
> certificate ( I run intrastate only ). I had to show him my safety
> triangles and fire extinguishers ( 1 is required but, I carry 2 ).
> He
> called the county sheriff's office and verified my weight
> registration
> for the truck and trailer. He checked under the hood, all the tires
> and
> lights. windshield wiper operation and had me prove the trailer
> brakes
> worked. Now this is the wierd part: he never weighed the rig ( I
> was
> legal - had it weighed at a truck stop before starting on the trip
> ).
> I guess what I'm trying to say is get your ducks in a row and
> double
> check every thing before you get caught by a random check at a
> scale.
> Preparation is MUCH cheaper than the fines.
>
> Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> MVPA 14530
> '45 GMC 353 DUKW
> "On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking
>
>
>
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:26:20 -0500 Dan Maguire <dmaguire@mchsi.com>
> writes:[color=green]
> > Hi Glenn,
> >
> > That makes perfect sense... and applies to me directly as my [/color]
> medical [color=green]
> >
> > card just expired and I do not drive commercially. I was thinking [/color]
> [color=green]
> > that
> > if you are in a vehicle requiring a CDL that the med would have to [/color]
> [color=green]
> > be
> > current to.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > Glenn Shaw wrote:
> > [color=darkred]
> > > Hi Dan
> > > Actually you can get the CDL without the card and have it as I [/color][/color]
> do. [color=green]
> > That is[color=darkred]
> > > the first step. The medical card (up-to-date) is only needed [/color][/color]
> when [color=green]
> > you are[color=darkred]
> > > going to haul commercially. Not needed when driving a private [/color]
> > vehicle not[color=darkred]
> > > used in commerce, even though the vehicle may require the CDL [/color]
> > depending on[color=darkred]
> > > its size etc. Bjorn will need the card if he stops at a truck [/color]
> > check point[color=darkred]
> > > from the description he gave of his activities.
> > >
> > > Glenn
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dan Maguire [mailto:dmaguire@mchsi.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:53 AM
> > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: [MV] Heading for the scales
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Can't have a CDL without a medical card, I would think. And a [/color][/color]
> CDL [color=green]
> > is [color=darkred]
> > > worthless without one in my state.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bruce Kalin wrote:
> > >
> > >>Bjorn,
> > >>
> > >>You do have a commercial driver's endorsement, correct?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> MVPA 14530
> '45 GMC 353 DUKW
> "On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking
>
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Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
"On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking

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