Re: D.O.T. trailer laws

Posted by Will in MN on February 19, 2006 at 09:47:16 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: D.O.T. trailer laws posted by Rimshot on February 19, 2006 at 08:38:02:

A breakaway setup is easy to install and not very expensive. As far as DOT goes, they can be a real nuisance. If you are hauling your own stuff you can get by alot easier. But if they see that you are a commercial operation then they will climb through you from one end to the other. Health card, triangles, fire extinguisher for sure. Then they will just start picking your rig apart until they get enough money out of you to make it worth their time. I live in Minneapolis and do construction. For 25 years I never was stopped. Now, since the 9/11 thing I have been stopped seven times. One time a certain aspect of the trailer will be fine. The next guy will tell you that is a violation. Never the same story twice.

If you are in a more rural area you will have alot less hassle than in a metro area. My shop is on a dead end street. The DOT lady many times will park on the street and nail whoever comes or goes. We will sometimes sit in the driveway waiting for her to get a victim so we can leave. We try to keep our stuff in very good shape but they will always find or make up some violation.

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