Colorado DOT

scribdawg73

Seasoned Expediter
I have a problem and I do not think it is right. I was recently put out of service by a colorado Dot agent at a wieght station for a log book violation. My log shown me to run until 10 Pm on sunday where I shut down for the night. I then logged myself into the sleeper where I was there until 9 Am the next morning. The weigh station says I cleared there port at 230 Am on monday morning. I received a violation and a fine for this 3 days after they say I falsified my log book. My log runs in sync with my laptops date and time. I am sure there program does the same thing. I would like to know is there anyway to fight this? seems like everytime I come to colorado they get me with a log book violation for something stupid. 2 months ago they got me for misplelling the name of a town..
 

scribdawg73

Seasoned Expediter
I have a problem and I do not think it is right. I was recently put out of service by a colorado Dot agent at a wieght station for a log book violation. My log shown me to run until 10 Pm on sunday where I shut down for the night. I then logged myself into the sleeper where I was there until 9 Am the next morning. The weigh station says I cleared there port at 230 Am on monday morning. I received a violation and a fine for this 3 days after they say I falsified my log book. My log runs in sync with my laptops date and time. I am sure there program does the same thing. I would like to know is there anyway to fight this? seems like everytime I come to colorado they get me with a log book violation for something stupid. 2 months ago they got me for misplelling the name of a town..
 

Desperado

Seasoned Expediter
i don't know i allways buy something when i stop for my 10 so i have a little proof that might hold up in court if theres a reason my log book might be questoned
QC qual comm satlite system companys use to babysit thier drivers
 

scribdawg73

Seasoned Expediter
i hate to have to go to court ver a $67 ticket, but these guys have cost me thousands every time with lost jobs.I feel they look for the smallest thing to shut some on down for. Like the time I mispelled the name of a town. Pitty stuff. they never did show me there proof.
 

EASYTRADER

Expert Expediter
Call OOIDA, and stay out of Colorado.

States will be looking to write tickets and truckers are easy targets because they know you wont be back to fight it, You could always refuse to sign get arrested and appear before the judge in the morning that is the fastest way to resolve a ticket if you can prove you aren't at fault. Signing a ticket is a Promise to Appear or pay the fine. If you don't want to spend the money to come back to court, just get arrested and see the judge in the morning.

Misspelling a town name name, should not get you a ticket, and I doubt any judge would hang you up for that.

Anyway CALL OOIDA
 

x06col

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
Retired Expediter
US Army
Once I was bothered by a bs citation from Arkansas. Sooo. i decided to go for it. Got a real good load to Arkansas. EASILY won the complaint, an got a killer load out, picking up 20 miles away.
 

Yesteryear

Expert Expediter
Oh come on! Paaleeze! How many of you have been ticketed for 'mis-spelling a city name? How many of you feel you are 'targeted' (not expedite trucks, you personally) are targeted by dot as per "seems like everytime I come to colorado they get me with a log book violation for something stupid" or "but these guys have cost me thousands every time with lost jobs."

Scenerio:

Two dot officers sitting under the bridge. Along comes Harry Joe Bensen in his little straight truck

Officer 1 say "Hey Freddeeo, ain't dhat der Harry Joe Benson?)

Officer 2 replies "Well, dip diggity dog, I tink yer right Little Mo, I sees dhat der sure is Harry Joe Bensen, let's get'em Little Mo"

Officer 1 "dip dippity diggy dogs I gonna get ta have some fun with ole Harry Joe Bensen, gonna writ'em for a logs violation, why heck I might get ta shut'em down".

Get my drift here. Hubby use to hear crock tales all the time, picking on this one, targeting that one, my baby wouldn't do that, it must of been a plant, I wasn't speeding it must of been your radar is off, I didn't steal that it fell in my pocket, on and on and on for a whole lifetimes career. Dot is no different then any other law enforcement officer.

Some of us don't realize that when you pass under these little camera/SCANNERS along the roadside it is recording the info from your prepass. More then likely when they run this poster (just like an officer runs a NCIC dot is gonna run your license) priors are pulled up in the computer which makes them take a closer look at his logs, paper work, ect and check reference with their computers. Bottom line, ya run illegal your gonna get busted, once you get busted, don't try it a second time cause your gonna be in the system. :eek:
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
I'm finding the citation for misspelling a city name too funny - if you can't spell, pick a city that you can, DUH! [Never flag Albuquerque, when you can write Laguna instead, lol] ;)
 

Bruno

Veteran Expediter
Fleet Owner
US Marines
Never had a problem with that state. Great beer, Coors Lite is the best.
 

nightcreacher

Veteran Expediter
many of the states will get you for misspelled cities,miss spell the city,its like your not there.I once had a co driver that couldnt read hardly at all,but some how,when doing his logs,would always have the city names perfect.What he would do is look on map and write from there.I dont know how he read a map,like i said he couldnt read very well.I would have taken the ticket to court,if i was in the right,.If your on eastern time,your going to be crossing the scale at a differnt ime in your log
 
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