From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 22 2005 - 04:55:34 PST
They are just looking for minimum pad/shoe thickness. The truck that
got pulled over had disc brakes on all for wheels, and you can pretty
easily see the thickness of the pads.
I think she was looking for anything. I know that she didn't see my
failed brakelight until the inspection since I had a trailer behind the
truck, so it would not be visible from behind. The trailer lights were
fine.
I didn't bother to swap the bulb, since as I did have the trailer behind
the truck. How would anyone know without another inspection. I was
already running almost three hours late to pickup a machine and I had
riggers sitting while being paid during my "inspection". It's really
more like harrassment when it goes that long IMO.
Dave
Ryan Gill wrote:
> At 12:13 AM -0500 11/22/05, MV wrote:
>
>> For a tail lamp you are out of service until it is repaired.
>>
>> However that is not what took all of the time. She pulled me over and
>> basically interviewed me. What do I do, where am I going, how often do
>> I drive the truck, do I have more than one truck, etc etc. Then she
>> does a license check on me - she is on the radio for quite a while.
>> Then comes the inspection. Under the truck, pop the hood, inspect the
>> brakes, everything. Found the tail light, got a ticket, escorted me
>> to the nearest truck stop, was put out of service at the truck stop
>> and then she apologized for putting me through the 3rd degree.
>
>
> I'm curious how they'd inspect the brakes on our trucks. Do they make
> you pull a wheel or are they more or less looking for the spring
> adjusters on the air brake equipped trucks.
>
> Odd that she'd go through all that and then gig you for the light. How
> long did the out of service order last? Until you were able to swap the
> bulb?
>
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