You handle inspections like a pro, I am so impressed with your organizational ability on your documents, your attitude, and friendly nature. I need you to train about 330 drivers in my region. VERY NICE JOB!
this is why its always good to have cameras. film everything they do and film your inspections you do daily. then you can prove in court that X light/air line or whatever was checked and in working order when you left the shipper or your sleeper.
I just discovered your channel and love your content, man! I’m thinking about getting into OTR trucking. I’ve done a little research and I’m leaning more towards prime. Keep up the good work.
When you get pulled over for a inspection I found that being friendly doesn't do you a bit of good.The best thi g to do is keep your mouth shut and don't give up any extra information.After 40 years on the road you learn a few tricks.When going by a open scale get in the middle lane and hold it there till a vehicle comes up on side and make believe they won't let you over.There is no law that says you gotta kill someone. Trying to get in the scale.Never once got stopped,and I always raised hell on the CB and made believe I was pissed in case the DOT INSPECTORS were listening as they always do.And remember there is not a scale in America you can't go around if you have too.
You buy the top of the line Atlas you can always find your way around like you said I only drove 18 years starting in '86 but I picked up a tricks of the trade and good tips
That's a BS, you bypass scale you are getting VT. You have enough time to change lanes way before you get to the scale. You are giving a very bad advice to your fellow truckers
@@alexk5442 This is horrible, and bad advice.Attitude is everything , and it may not always get you out of violation, but if you are respectful!;90% of the time they will be too. When you are a A hole to them , only more reason for them to make your life worse.
@@calebniederhofer6529 Exactly being nice may not get out of violation but it can 8 out 10 times get you out of a fine and your walking away with just a warning.
Hello John, I live over here in Northern Ireland and I really love your videos, your videos are very honest and sincere and sometimes with sometimes quite funny, keep those videos coming and good luck.
on the freeway I keep space depending on if it's a way in motion scale. pulling into a scale I stay closer to the truck in front of me. if you stay back to far, they may think you doing your logbook.
Thank you for sharing, I was wondering how those inspections went, saw them allot during my last visit to the States. In Europe they just pull you over and they always find something to give you a fine!!! Keep on Trucking! Greetings from a Truck driver from The Netherlands , EU
the best DOT inspection i ever got was west bond hope AR. i hit the scales new truck new flat bed empty. he told me to pull over bring in paper work. i went in he said he was going to inspect my truck and he said you have lights on the truck check. hows your breaks. then said you stopped on the scale and in the spot so they work. he looked and said yep you have all your tires check. he ask for my paper work took the info off it and ask to see my log book so i went to hand it to him. and he said yep you have a log book check. handed me a peace of paper and told me to get out of his scale house and said happy new years and this was in july.
My best was NB I25 going into Montana/Wyoming. I ran to the building where they were checking everyone's papers. I felt dizzy. They said it was the Altitude,,over 7000 ft. They told me to sit down and relax ,then was going to send me back out to get E,logs but said" nevermind,,,,just go ahead. Be careful.
@@ald3975 same thing happened to me in Wyoming walking to the TA truck stop. I panicked never felt that before in my life 😂😂 thought I was about to die
That's one of the many reasons I don't drive anymore. DOT treat drivers like a second class citizen with all the questions. It is like truck drivers have no privacy or rights. That career has really gone downhill with the DOT. He was professional, but all the questions and asking for last load info is a huge sign he was looking for a reason for a citation.
I've always kept a gap when I pull into a scale house never been checked other than an officer standing next to ramp checking logs, if I were guessing I would say they ran his DOT number on his truck and if the company he works for has a low score or rating you're more likely to be inspected
Paul Wicklund staying back gives them the idea that your doing your logbook. but since he didn't have a paper logbook. now he was forced to look at more things to try and find something
Truck weigh stations have off/on-ramps, and they are only so long. When the weigh station is open, and trucks need to stop, and it's busy, they will line up on the off-ramp to get weighed. If the ramp is full, and presents an issue of spilling onto the roadway, causing a traffic jam, staff in the weigh station will give trucks the instruction to pass or skip that particular station, either through an in-cab signal or roadside signage. Based on context, state police departments are not too happy about that typically.
Safety First you want to make sure that you can back up the truck in case the truck in front of you breaks down and you don't want to seem like you in a rush so Dot do a full inspection on you
DOT seemed like a nice guy, just doing his job. He seemed pretty chill about the camera and had some good manners. It could have been worse, you took it like a champ!
I noticed this distance thing when we visited Florida this year. I did wonder if it was for this reason. We visit there a couple of times a year, for the last 5 yrs. Checks over here in the UK make our hearts beat too. Just found your channel, it’s great.
Many years ago, I was heading to the Port of Long Beach with a load of cotton that I knew was overweight (my fleet manager wanted me to take the last of the inventory). It amounted to only three bales, as I remember, but it put my trailer (truck-trailer combination) weight over 500 pounds. I pulled onto a small exit just before the Banning weigh station and waited until the ramp filled; Talley Ho!
I heard you saying that if the ramp is full you can bypass... I got pulled over 4 years ago in Minnesota because the ramp was full and I couldn’t get over in time and they turned me around to go back into the scale and then did a level 3 inspection plus gave me a ticket for bypassing the weigh station
Very professional. He was getting a pretty good read on your cognitive ability. I was snowmobiling in Maine. Two of us on separate sleds. The wardens pulled us over and separated us. The same grilling took place. Where did you start from? Where you going? Where you going tomorrow? Where are you gonna spend the night? I should say we were cross country riding, with saddle bags like a motorcycle. We could have been up to no good.
I never leave a huge gap. Been at this since 1998.. hauled all kinds of stuff. I give the next truck a few feet to scale off and I'm on. Bore low to cross and always dump all my bags. Turn off all lights prior to entry in day light hours. Barely get pulled in. Green 95 percent of the time
Have you ever had to "help" an officer with a full vehicle inspection (i.e. lights, blinkers, etc)? Fifth Amendment to the Constitution protects you from self-incrimination... So helping cops find things wrong with your rig could be a big mistake? Just curious.
I use to pull food grade tank with no baffles and would get the product sloshing real good before pulling on the scales. It would take a while for it to stop sloshing back and forth so they always waved me on which was a good thing most times because I was over weight sometimes. Lol... Especially when I was going to Atlanta Pepsi.
They make DOT purposely to have so many rules and items that virtually all trucks on the road no matter how hard they try to conform, will be "guilty" of violations of some sort.
That guy has it out for you, I knew the voice before he came out from another video probably after this one though so this could be the first run in with the guy for all I know, lol. Unfortunately I'm heading to WI for training next week and I'll be running out of the terminal in Marshfield so I'll probably run into this guy ;(!
Let them do inspections at Company bases. Make them come to you instead of interfering with logistics. Or take the trucks to a DOT certified inspector and get a sticker on the trucks and trailers. School buses do this. You have Federal DOT laws to obey and then each State, which has different laws. Other than that, let the cops drive the trucks. And don’t help them, give them all the space they want and get a cup of coffee.
lol illegals commit the crime of being in the U.S. but what your dumbass dosent unserstand is that DOT officers also check for the safety of the drivers by inspection of the vehicle. So how is it that you want to trade DOT inspections for ICE officers??? What a dumbass
put any receipts you have in a envelope with a stamp on it and seal it up. don't offer too much information to them. he's going at you like your being audit
Best advice ever and same thing I tell new driver's shut your mouth only answer what your asked. Let them do their job and figure out or find on their own. Don't incriminate yourself.
Thank you JBG . For all your drama on d road. I’m currently studying for CDL. Online. I want to know ? What’s the name brand of your camera n where did you buy it from?
I used to see radiator covers on diesels in the winter. Now, I don't know when I last saw one.Are they common up there? Or do modern emissions negate them, now? THANK YOU
That seems terribly intrusive and without cause. I understand it's the law for commercial trucking but I wonder how much safety is enhanced? Is the public benefit worth the cost of the inspection and intrusion?
No wonder companies can't get drivers if they have to go through all this bullsh*t all the time!
You handle inspections like a pro, I am so impressed with your organizational ability on your documents, your attitude, and friendly nature. I need you to train about 330 drivers in my region. VERY NICE JOB!
Not about safety anymore it's all about the $$$$.
I was afraid the guy was going to break the bracket on your eLog thing. Holey crap!
And best believe had he did, he would have faulted the driver and fined him from a broken mount lol
They need to make it better for the truckers because they do a big service to the country and yet they don't get the respect they deserve
This trooper could care less about Jessica Paper.
Truckers stop the trucks
Y should he
this is why its always good to have cameras. film everything they do and film your inspections you do daily. then you can prove in court that X light/air line or whatever was checked and in working order when you left the shipper or your sleeper.
Means nothing if at the time of the stop something is not working or incorrect
04:13
The sound of disappointment!!!
I just discovered your channel and love your content, man! I’m thinking about getting into OTR trucking. I’ve done a little research and I’m leaning more towards prime. Keep up the good work.
When you get pulled over for a inspection I found that being friendly doesn't do you a bit of good.The best thi g to do is keep your mouth shut and don't give up any extra information.After 40 years on the road you learn a few tricks.When going by a open scale get in the middle lane and hold it there till a vehicle comes up on side and make believe they won't let you over.There is no law that says you gotta kill someone. Trying to get in the scale.Never once got stopped,and I always raised hell on the CB and made believe I was pissed in case the DOT INSPECTORS were listening as they always do.And remember there is not a scale in America you can't go around if you have too.
you can say that but two miles of advance notice by signs will get you a ticket. from what I was told
You buy the top of the line Atlas you can always find your way around like you said I only drove 18 years starting in '86 but I picked up a tricks of the trade and good tips
That's a BS, you bypass scale you are getting VT. You have enough time to change lanes way before you get to the scale. You are giving a very bad advice to your fellow truckers
@@alexk5442
This is horrible, and bad advice.Attitude is everything , and it may not always get you out of violation, but if you are respectful!;90% of the time they will be too. When you are a A hole to them , only more reason for them to make your life worse.
@@calebniederhofer6529 Exactly being nice may not get out of violation but it can 8 out 10 times get you out of a fine and your walking away with just a warning.
Dot going hard in the paint . going back 8 days they can do anything they want . you have a Godly spirit keeping it cool
Hello John, I live over here in Northern Ireland and I really love your videos, your videos are very honest and sincere and sometimes with sometimes quite funny, keep those videos coming and good luck.
Thank you very much
on the freeway I keep space depending on if it's a way in motion scale. pulling into a scale I stay closer to the truck in front of me. if you stay back to far, they may think you doing your logbook.
Thank you for sharing, I was wondering how those inspections went, saw them allot during my last visit to the States. In Europe they just pull you over and they always find something to give you a fine!!! Keep on Trucking! Greetings from a Truck driver from The Netherlands , EU
The ones on I-94 in Indiana - the truck ramp is about a mile from the scale entrance - fits about 50 trucks
the best DOT inspection i ever got was west bond hope AR. i hit the scales new truck new flat bed empty. he told me to pull over bring in paper work. i went in he said he was going to inspect my truck and he said you have lights on the truck check. hows your breaks. then said you stopped on the scale and in the spot so they work. he looked and said yep you have all your tires check. he ask for my paper work took the info off it and ask to see my log book so i went to hand it to him. and he said yep you have a log book check. handed me a peace of paper and told me to get out of his scale house and said happy new years and this was in july.
My best was NB I25 going into Montana/Wyoming. I ran to the building where they were checking everyone's papers. I felt dizzy. They said it was the Altitude,,over 7000 ft. They told me to sit down and relax ,then was going to send me back out to get E,logs but said" nevermind,,,,just go ahead. Be careful.
Good thing they didn't ask you to spell brakes...
Lol. The rare cool dot guy
@@ald3975 same thing happened to me in Wyoming walking to the TA truck stop. I panicked never felt that before in my life 😂😂 thought I was about to die
@@gamingaccountfordjrhis8757 lmao. Also note the age of the post .lol
I'm surprised he didn't ask him when was the last time he took a shi#
And if he had a receipt for that. Weight, consistency, smell and taste not to mention.
That's one of the many reasons I don't drive anymore. DOT treat drivers like a second class citizen with all the questions. It is like truck drivers have no privacy or rights. That career has really gone downhill with the DOT. He was professional, but all the questions and asking for last load info is a huge sign he was looking for a reason for a citation.
I would like to look at your videos for a long time yet!! very good !!!! good luck in the future!!! Greeting from Hungary! !!! :)
More of theses video coming
Very cool officer, explaining everything!
I paused the video at 5:54 - this is clearly the most pleasant inspector in the world.
The big gap that you leave is probably why you got the level 3 inspection.
and what if he had left no gap and still got tagged??? what would be the excuse then???
25mfd You didn’t get it
I've always kept a gap when I pull into a scale house never been checked other than an officer standing next to ramp checking logs, if I were guessing I would say they ran his DOT number on his truck and if the company he works for has a low score or rating you're more likely to be inspected
Oh look the Calidonia Scale! There is a pilot at the next exit! That scale plays the open close game!
Really enjoy your video's! Very interesting seeing your life OTR...
They only pulled you in because they are wise to your keeping long distance between trucks so other trucks get the bypass. LOL.
Paul Wicklund staying back gives them the idea that your doing your logbook. but since he didn't have a paper logbook. now he was forced to look at more things to try and find something
Paul Wicklund Could you please explain what you mean?
Truck weigh stations have off/on-ramps, and they are only so long. When the weigh station is open, and trucks need to stop, and it's busy, they will line up on the off-ramp to get weighed.
If the ramp is full, and presents an issue of spilling onto the roadway, causing a traffic jam, staff in the weigh station will give trucks the instruction to pass or skip that particular station, either through an in-cab signal or roadside signage. Based on context, state police departments are not too happy about that typically.
@@gopena1 Or you are catching up on paperwork!
Yes,You never leave space between trucks while on the ramp..Most scales frown on this...An experienced Trucker would know better.
Safety First you want to make sure that you can back up the truck in case the truck in front of you breaks down and you don't want to seem like you in a rush so Dot do a full inspection on you
Between your WI accent, the way you talk, your personality and your demeanor, your video made me smile. Thank you!
Thank you Mr. shadow
Shouldn't have told him you had receipts and you left them at home. You're feeding the fire.
DOT seemed like a nice guy, just doing his job. He seemed pretty chill about the camera and had some good manners. It could have been worse, you took it like a champ!
Refreshing to see that. Usually total a-holes that are po'd if they find nothing.
I noticed this distance thing when we visited Florida this year. I did wonder if it was for this reason. We visit there a couple of times a year, for the last 5 yrs. Checks over here in the UK make our hearts beat too. Just found your channel, it’s great.
Greetings from Virginia and thank you for watching
That is a really nice thought to keep space between trucks on the scale ramp
No,It's not...The officer knows what you are doing...Why do you think he got inspected?
Many years ago, I was heading to the Port of Long Beach with a load of cotton that I knew was overweight (my fleet manager wanted me to take the last of the inventory). It amounted to only three bales, as I remember, but it put my trailer (truck-trailer combination) weight over 500 pounds. I pulled onto a small exit just before the Banning weigh station and waited until the ramp filled; Talley Ho!
Very informative and interesting.
I heard you saying that if the ramp is full you can bypass... I got pulled over 4 years ago in Minnesota because the ramp was full and I couldn’t get over in time and they turned me around to go back into the scale and then did a level 3 inspection plus gave me a ticket for bypassing the weigh station
One of the few Cool officer!!! 👍
Very professional. He was getting a pretty good read on your cognitive ability.
I was snowmobiling in Maine. Two of us on separate sleds. The wardens pulled us over and separated us. The same grilling took place. Where did you start from? Where you going? Where you going tomorrow? Where are you gonna spend the night?
I should say we were cross country riding, with saddle bags like a motorcycle. We could have been up to no good.
on the advice of my attorney, I respectfully invoke my rights under the Fifth Amendment not to incriminate myself.
When you wait and a large gap forms between you and the truck before you, you will be STOPPED
I never leave a huge gap. Been at this since 1998.. hauled all kinds of stuff. I give the next truck a few feet to scale off and I'm on. Bore low to cross and always dump all my bags. Turn off all lights prior to entry in day light hours. Barely get pulled in. Green 95 percent of the time
Good luck John! :o)
That’s the one thing I hated driving a truck especially when the truck was a piece of crap
He acted very professional during the inspection, which I thought was nice.
Really nice videos
Jesus.....that's what I have to look forward to.........great.
Have you ever had to "help" an officer with a full vehicle inspection (i.e. lights, blinkers, etc)? Fifth Amendment to the Constitution protects you from self-incrimination... So helping cops find things wrong with your rig could be a big mistake? Just curious.
nice to see you again
JBG I'm going to work harder and harder I'll cheer ...
I am so glad that I am retired, I got so sick of all that kind of abuse.
Your right
it really is abuse your right always emptying your pockets
From my experience - younger officers give you more hard time!
It’s like that with anything. For some reason they feel they got something to prove.
According to WI State Patrol online, this officer was already on the job doing inspections for 10 years as of 2017.
@@drywallmike0819 or just doin what their fuckin told
What about female officers,they tend to get a little bossy,woman with a badge and a gun syndrome.
@Ablaze TV oh... the Nuremburg defense... I see... well that makes it all better...thanks
I use to pull food grade tank with no baffles and would get the product sloshing real good before pulling on the scales. It would take a while for it to stop sloshing back and forth so they always waved me on which was a good thing most times because I was over weight sometimes. Lol... Especially when I was going to Atlanta Pepsi.
That weigh station was actually open?? Strange.
Did I hear Sheboygan? My home town. 👍
That's something new to me
love ❤️
There is a pressure plate that directs the flow. To light you pass, not sure you weigh in.
Wow, hush up
This makes me not want to be a owner op... federal laws for trucking
Doesn't work like that in Michigan, you better be running the shoulder if the trucks are backed up.
Enjoy your post JBG and B
They make DOT purposely to have so many rules and items that virtually all trucks on the road no matter how hard they try to conform, will be "guilty" of violations of some sort.
Bro i'm from wisconsin too! going for my cdl next year
God bless you for keeping me out of the scales until I make enough to get this oil leak fixed
That guy has it out for you, I knew the voice before he came out from another video probably after this one though so this could be the first run in with the guy for all I know, lol. Unfortunately I'm heading to WI for training next week and I'll be running out of the terminal in Marshfield so I'll probably run into this guy ;(!
Hello Mr. JBG I would like to see, how you change the marches, for example from 4 to 5 and then you back it. thanks
reminds me of school this. german/polish history lessons... ._.
Let them do inspections at Company bases. Make them come to you instead of interfering with logistics. Or take the trucks to a DOT certified inspector and get a sticker on the trucks and trailers. School buses do this. You have Federal DOT laws to obey and then each State, which has different laws. Other than that, let the cops drive the trucks. And don’t help them, give them all the space they want and get a cup of coffee.
Nice..dialed in setup.. what are your displays ? what models of GPS ?
Dot disconnected my marker light to give me a ticket it's all about quotes and money and harassment
That's low down.
If the friggin government was this concerned with illegals as they are with American truckers right! Just power plays is all it is.
lol illegals commit the crime of being in the U.S. but what your dumbass dosent unserstand is that DOT officers also check for the safety of the drivers by inspection of the vehicle. So how is it that you want to trade DOT inspections for ICE officers??? What a dumbass
Nice
Yea probably too much distance, oh well sometimes doesnt pay to be nice!
Man I don't miss going through the chicken house
piggy wiggy I have not been to one of those since I was like 10
I find it best to just answer questions and not make small talk with the cops. Unless you have a question to ask.
I was doing this for the RUclips video sake
watching this from Cheboygan Michigan,lol
That's my reaction everytime I have been pulled into the scale @4:11
what's the different between the levels?
This is the chicken coop, my friend!
put any receipts you have in a envelope with a stamp on it and seal it up. don't offer too much information to them. he's going at you like your being audit
Best advice ever and same thing I tell new driver's shut your mouth only answer what your asked. Let them do their job and figure out or find on their own. Don't incriminate yourself.
If you have e-pess and the ramp is full but you get red light you still by law have to pull in.
you go for it from Srap Mateo and. tavelen Lady
You brought this on yourself LOL
Damn u already have to inspect stickers on ur windshield and u gotta go through another
hey JBG what is that thing the looks like a GPS on the far right
GOOD MAN
Do these inspections happen frequently?
Nice vid. When you first started this vid and you said Caledonia Wisconsin. Were you on I90 west ?? Thanks.
You won't mind if I send them bloat emails to that email address would you?
Intro was cool ..
never pulled in there.bypass twice a week.do u have prepaid?
try to screw the system and the system screws you lol
The best way to get thru this pig pen is to not stop at all.
Thank you JBG . For all your drama on d road. I’m currently studying for CDL. Online. I want to know ? What’s the name brand of your camera n where did you buy it from?
I used to see radiator covers on diesels in the winter. Now, I don't know when I last saw one.Are they common up there? Or do modern emissions negate them, now?
THANK YOU
Dr. Mark in Texas they might have finally moved to electric fans
counterfit5 Newer diesels still run conventional fans, they're just a lot better at maintaining water temp.
I leave extra space between me and the truck in front o me in case they need to back up on the scales
do american truck drivers have a plastic card that records your driving hours, your rest time or work hours?
i knew a guy who always level 3d the guys who made the biggest gap on the ramp
what an exercise!!!
That seems terribly intrusive and without cause. I understand it's the law for commercial trucking but I wonder how much safety is enhanced? Is the public benefit worth the cost of the inspection and intrusion?
It's about control and revenue enhancement, I drove for walmart they paid there dues so we never got bothered
@@Imnotok82 yeah sure you did.
Some of these companies and drivers don't care about safety and these sort of stops are the only reason they sometimes abide rules and regulations
niceeeeee video
It is a "weigh station "
and calling it a chicken coop would be entirely out of the question. Ha