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Overdrive Extra
How to navigate 'frost laws' in northern states
Gary Buchs on how to handle tiny jurisdictions' seasonal weight restrictions in more northern states. Do your research, don't trust your GPS and question everything -- before you end up in front of a judge.
February 2, 2021
Voices
Roadcheck preps: âBusiness as usualâ for many owner-ops, though questions about roadside approach remain
Preps for Roadcheck by Overdrive readers include a variety of equipment inspections and third-party checks, plus just âbusiness as usualâ for the largest share â the nearly as large number of recent poll respondents who noted they scheduled vacation highlights how many view the cat-and-mouse approach to roadside inspections, as little more than a nuisance.
May 31, 2019
Voices
35-year trucker Joe Bartlette got a seatbelt ticket â until this video got it thrown out
Thereâs several ways to contest a ticket received at the roadside, chief and perhaps most effective among them just having video or other evidence that clearly refutes whatever the officer is claiming. ⌠Cue the case of Decker Truck Line hauler Joe Bartlette of Grandville, Mich.
March 20, 2019
Business
Fighting tickets: Resources for finding legal representation
In addition to driver-centric legal resources, state and local bar associationsâ online or phone referral services also may yield good results.
December 29, 2016
Business
Fighting tickets: Donât forget DataQs to clear your PSP/CSA record
While prospective employers/lessors arenât strictly required to use FMCSAâs PSP reports to view prospective driversâ roadside inspection violations and recordable crashes, plenty do. Any violation marked on an inspection report will be included there going back three years, and any crash, five years.
December 28, 2016
Business
How to fight traffic tickets, whether with or without legal help
There is more than one way to skin the cat when it comes to fighting tickets. While more than four in 10 Overdrive readers say they have seen success contesting a ticket without employing a lawyer to help, interviews reveal a different pattern.
December 27, 2016
Channel 19
Thursday round-up: Supply chain mandating ELDs?, Wal-Mart moving toward cab cameras, nolo contendere for operator
Reporting out of Arkansas: Wal-Martâs private fleet begins to test in-cab camera systems. Howard Salmon pleas out from under a following-too-close citation. And: one regular reader calls foul on the notion that brokers/shippers will require ELDs in contracts for exempt truckers post-mandate.
December 15, 2016
Voices
POLL: Have you successfully fought a traffic (or other) citation?
Whether issued at roadside for a moving violation or an equipment infraction noted in a scale-house, citations can put big stains on your record. Have you ever been successful fighting one or more in court or via administrative procedures?
November 28, 2016
Channel 19
Mark Bezleyâs âcrosswalk lawâ citation: Dismissed with dashcam evidence
Read driver Mark Bezleyâs No. 1 dashcam tale, involving his exoneration from a ticket given during a âcrosswalk lawâ sting in a small Wash. town. And: Whatâs yours?
February 20, 2016
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