Michigan RV's + Trailer Length Warning

[BlueOval Ralph]

Here is the problem There are 2 different set of Regs State & Fed. Look at it this way the same as Fed & State Income taxes 2 different sets of rule only thing different is that Stae Officals enforce the Fed Regs when it come to the DOT laws. If you are ever audited by the DOT in Michigan it is done by the Michigian Stae police (my company was and we passed with no problems but it was done by MSP officer.

Originally Posted by SS Engine Guy

Couple of post there that are kinda like BS. Before I bought my first rig C. No CDL (I have had one for many years anyway) Rec. vehicle tags as they didn't want to congest weigh stations and it was registered by the state as such being that its fits their description and the federal one. Plenty of physical records as I have an FAA physical once yearly anyway. Don't need them. Gave me a copy of the state and federal codes on OTR trucks. I have had several of these trucks over the years and never had a problem until last year. Since then I have had citations, tried to make me pay 1k for another driver (that they conveiniently had on hand) to drive to the next state line. That didn't work since I asked for proof of insurance covering him and my multi thousand dollar rig and payload. Then it was ok for me to drive. I have been to court 5 times either had ticket thrown out or won and successfully sued to recoup my out of pocket. Last time I threatened a harassment and unlawful detention suit against the officer/officers, county and state. That went over really well when my "out of state" lawyer (that dosen't eat at the same trough as the rest of the pigs) made that statement. The officer refused to testify knowing that there was a possibility that his ***** might be nailed to the wall over a 25k a year job.

What this boils down to is that it is not about saftey it is about money and using a pot metal badge and a rental uniform to extort money out of people that either won't fight it or are scared to fight it. Most of the officers I delt with didn't even have the proper certification to inspect a truck and they were working for various DOT's. You find that out in "disclosure" when it goes to court. Training and certifying these guys costs state money so it sometimes gets tossed I guess. Most I delt with didn't act like they even had a working knowledge of what the law actually said and couldn't find what they ticketed me for in their own state or federal guide lines when pressed. We, as racers need to fight this in every legal way possible as well as the sanctioning bodies need to fight this but apparantly they won't until it hits their pocketbook. I am all for abiding by the law but I also ask that law enforcement and states abide by it also. If we, as law abiding citizens continute to "lay down" instead of testing issues that affect us pretty soon nothing else matters.