From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2005 - 14:21:06 PST
I never have nor will I argue with verified authority BUT there is so much
of this ole "You fall under certain DOT rules" yet they cannot say which
ones and then there is the "You're required to stop at weigh stations" yet
can't tell you where to go and read it, then some say "Well, you may get by
with it in your state but we require you to stop" yet cannot quote you the
law and tell you where to read it. I've had it with this crap and have NO
plans to waste my time stopping unless and until I become commercial or get
chased down, then I will respectfully ask for a reference on anything I have
a problem with.
Sonny
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From: <DDoyle9570@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:32 PM
Subject: [MV] MVs and Scales
> I am not an expert, the only thing that is fact in what I am about to say
is that this is my experience.
>
> The MVs I drive are either as used recently by the US Army, or as
delivered. That means they are either NATO three-color camo, MERDC 4-color
camo, or SG OD with large white stars. Some of them exceed 26000 lbs
unladen.
>
> I always wear a white tennis shoes, blue docker pants, and a OD club
T-shirt when driving. My vehicles are licensed as antiques, and are never
used to haul anything commercially.
>
> I have driven past scales in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri,
and I think North Carolina, and military installations in those states. I
have never had the inclination to pull in the scales, and am not so inclined
now.
>
> My license is a "normal" Tennessee operators license. Previously I had a
special chauffers license, years ago when the CDL was adopted, I could have
gotten one for 12 bucks, no paperwork, no hassle, no school, nothing else.
I didn't feel it was worth it, still don't. (I had the special chauffers
because at one time I worked for a truck leasing company.)
>
> I have been stopped once while oerating an MV, in September or October of
2001, while driving near an airport. The officer said "this your truck?" I
showed him receipt from DRMO - I hadn't bought tags yet. "Why haven't you
bought tags?" I haven't had it long, don't drive it much, money's tight, and
I'd rather spend it on this insurance." "Can I look in the back?" Can I look
at your driver's license?" His next words were "Thanks, have a good day,
and you really ought to buy tags for that truck."
>
> On another occassion, a van pulled into the path of my 6 x 6...the
subsequent collision brought out the highway patrol and the sheriff. They
looked at my license, looked at the truck, recorded the vin number off of
the data plate (near the GVW), and said "You can go ahead sir, we're gonna
be a while with this other fella."
>
> So, it seems that by and large law enforcement does not have a problem
with what I am doing. To those that think "They are just being nice they
could have.......", I have a bit of news. If the Secretary of
Transportation personally inspects your vehicle and the governor of your
state adminsters your driving test, and the vehicle has 0 miles on it -
fresh from the factory - yet you piss off the DOT, YOU'RE GONNA GET A
TICKET! One of the quickest ways to piss off the DOT is trying to prove to
them how much smarter than them you are.
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