overweight ticket

overweight ticket
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:30:35 PM

hi, I'm wondering who pays for an overweight ticket, the company or the driver

RE:overweight ticket
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:06:17 PM

THE COMPANY TOLD ME THEY HAD A  PERMIT BUT THAT WAS A LIE

RE:overweight ticket
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:03:37 PM

 YOUR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE FAXED A COPY OF YOUR PERMITS BEFORE THE START OF YOUR TRIP. YOU MUST HAVE THEM WITH YOU. SOUNDS LIKE TYPICAL TRUCKING BUSINESS AS USUAL. YOU ARE ULTIMATELY THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP MY FRIEND. REMEMBER TO TRUST NO ONE UNTIL THE PERMITS, RATE AGREEMENT, AND IF ALL GOES WELL CHECK IS IN YOUR HAND.

YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF NOT PAYING THE FINE AND LETTING DOT SHUT YOUR COMPANY DOWN IN THAT STATE. EVENTUALLY THEIR CREDIT WILL BE WRECKED BY THAT STATES RECOVERY ACTIONS. DROP THE CLOWNS AND FIND ANOTHER COMPANY TO WORK FOR QUICKLY. OH, AND TELL THEM F#^8 YOU FOR ME.

RE:overweight ticket
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:58:03 PM

HOWDY DRIVER,

I REALIZE THAT MY ADVICE WASN'T VERY HELPFUL IN MY LAST POSTING. I JUST HATE TO HEAR ABOUT YET ANOTHER BUNCH OF WEASELS MESSING UP WHAT COULD BE A DECENT BUSINESS.

NOW, I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE LEASED ONTO WEASLE INC. WHICH MEANS THAT AFTER THIS MISHAP THE DOT HAS ALOT OF INFO ON YOUR EQUIPMENT, DRIVERS LICENCE, ETC. IN THAT CASE YOU ARE LIABLE IF WEASLE INC. WILL NOT HELP YOU PAY THE FINE.  AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP, WHICH MEANS THAT AS YOU MIGHT BE  NEW TO OWNER/OPERATING THERE ARE REGULATIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY OR THE COST OF A MISTAKE CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO  YOU THE DRIVER. I COULD ALSO BE WRONG TO SUGGEST THAT YOU AVOID PAYMENT OF THE FINE UNLESS WEASEL INC. OWNS THE TRUCK AND YOU ARE A HIRED EMPLOYEE. I DO KNOW THAT STATES ARE SO STRAPPED FOR CASH THAT THEY WILL TRY TO GET THEIR DOUGH FROM ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT.  THEY HAVE THE ATHORITY TO SCREW WITH YOUR CREDIT AS WELL.

CALL THE DOT TELEPHONE # ON THE BACK OF THE FINE. EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT RATHER CHEW YOUR RIGHT HAND OFF THAN SPEAK TO THE MAN, THEY MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF YOU EXPLAIN YOUR SITUATION. ASK TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO AN OFFICER ON DUTY.  ALSO I HIGHLY RECOMEND THAT YOU JOIN THE OOIDA  ASSOCIATION. IT IS INEXPENSIVE TO JOIN, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT COMPLIENCE. THEY ALSO OFFER GREAT BENNEFIT PACKAGES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AT LOW COST, AND SPECIAL RATES ON INSURANCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THEIR # IS  800-444-5791

GOOD LUCK TO YOU. IF I WERE YOU, ( CAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE ALSO) I'D START LOOKING FOR ANOTHER COMPANY TO WORK WITH REAL SOON. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW WEASLE INC. IS TAKING CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS AND YOU MIGHT FIND THAT THEIR ATHORITY COULD BE SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME LEAVING YOU WITHOUT A WAY TO RUN.