If I was still driving comercially, I would have a dash cam for self protection. Too many crooks causing wrecks trying to win the insurance lottery. Have a good one.

When I started my business I had a friend that told me to treat the government like a partner, like a partner you don't trust but still a partner. Those words still echo in my mind.

Always watch the DMV. They will not do the obvious. He’ll ya Brother. Have a great day!

When I had my class A CDL and I drove we had to do pre-trips every day on our vehicles before we went out on the road.

Refreshing to see someone explaining the rational behind inspections and logging. Also appreciated is your gratitude for the DOT officer.

Another good idea would be to have a dash cam in the 5500. That records everytime the truck is fired up to cover yourself even more.

Hell yeah brother. Honest folks in every profession. Keep up great chronicles.

Hell yeah brother 🤘🏻Sounds like over here ! You need to have a book as well. Normally....😅

Good on ya for being responsible!

I know your pain. Over the last few years FMCSA has been changing regulations so much, and unless you're fluent in legal speak and check regularly on their website you will not know of the changes. If you have to run a log book most of them have a daily inspection list on them. Good luck getting everything together and stay safe out there.

Hell yeah brother! This kind of thing can happen in any state.

Glad everything worked out for you. Sad situation there, good luck....

Dam California sure must be a complete pain in the ass compared to my area

Watch when you have your license renewed also. My neighbor went to renew his license and the lady only gave him back regular vehicle license and told him that he didn't have motorcycle and cdl. He had to go back another day and talk with her supervisor luckily there was a highway patrolman that seen the whole thing and stood up for him.

Good video Sam. The FMCSA just released new rules for short and long haul driver. I believe as of 9/29/20 you now can travel 150 air miles from your home base with out a log book. And work 14 hours a day. That is up from 100 air miles and 12 hr working days. Just a little info for you. Even though highway patrol are just law enforcement doing a job to try and keep us safe it’s in my experience that they aren’t always up to date on the rules and laws. And sometimes try to get you for old regulations that no longer apply. Most of the time again in my experience if your are polite to the officer and ask questions on something they are saying or trying to write up for they will be polite back. But sometimes you will have a officer that’s just having a bad day and there is no talking to them.

We used to do weekly truck inspections on a form from DOT. We kept a copy at the office and one in the truck. You would turn them into the office monthly and they had to keep them in a file for each truck for two years. Some parts of the inspections were done daily.

Hell ya, brother! Always good content. Keep it up.

Nice to see you got cut a break brother,not to many to be found out here on the road especially in California

Great intro! Hell yeah brother!!

In my years as a DOT inspector the three biggest compliance issues for pickup trucks and trailers have been with no Class A CDL. Logbooks, and Drug and Alcohol testing. Load securement is up there too. Many small operators don't know how to calculate GVWR and when a CDL is required. Once required there are a lot of new regulations that become mandatory. As for a couple of the other listed comments. I wish I made $150,000 a year. Actual pay is less than half that. The DOT does write the compliance laws. Trucking companies do. The DOT just enforces them and in my area all revenue from tickets goes into the state fund specifically for roads, bridg as as transportation projects. In the end it's all about getting there and back home safely.

This info is Awesome to "A" operators...From coming from big rig to small but heavy weight on home consumer truck type...Info can get sideways or could.....Thanks for sharing this most VALUABLE INFO...! (Peace all)

Man that sucks bud. Sure glad the officer was very understanding 👍

Great luck,GOD BLESS Y'ALL

I volunteer my inspection every 3 months at the scales. That way I avoid the 🛑 at the scales unexpectedly.

Good video, who wouldn’t want to save money if they can, In Washington you take your truck and or trailer once a year for the DOT inspection at a shop that is DOT certified. I actually just dropped my truck and trailer off this morning for it.

Glad he worked with you guys that doesn’t always happen

lol "i made it this far brotha " lol ya i can relate to your problems lol stay Legal even though its a pain .... ya the DMV has a lot of Cranky folks working there i had to battle out some stuff that took a year time lol. now i have some good people on my side .

Before I went into business for myself I ran the bit program for the company I worked at. Then I ran my own and went through 3 bit inspections. Funny thing is, when I went to become an interstate holler out of Texas, and I got my 1st audit it was a walk in the park. I mean, the 90 day. It inspection schedule that California requires is not federally required. So when they saw all the documentation they were very impressed. Now that I run long haul over the road trucks, we still do the 90 day but we have it done by a 3rd party. Typically we just do it at love's. We request what Texas calls a title inspection. It's the same thing as a annual inspection but only cost $40. Same thing applies there, you keep copies of the inspections in your folder with the truck. Every time dot looks at your documents and they see all the inspections they really like it. By the way, I think I commented on one of your videos once that you are missing the stickers on the door. Don't know if you didn't catch the comment. But just having a not for higher sticker on the trader does not get you out of those requirements. You may be a private Carrier, but that does not relieve you of the responsibilities for signage and other requirements. You are still what's referred to as a regulated Carrier.

Hell yeah brother!

Maybe a dashcam will assist to cover you. You learned a lot from experience with the DOT guy. Glad you got situation handled. 👍🏽🙂

"Hell yeah brother"

Hell yeah brother.

HELL YA BROTHER! watch all the videos to the end

Hell Yeah Brother.

Ayy. Wearing a Florida forest service shit. Love the videos, Sam.

Glad it all worked out with the DOT.

Hell yeah Brother!!!

Hell yeah brother!!!

Interesting, thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

I do agree with Shane, we had many years in the department

Hell yeah brother 🤙🏼🤙🏼

Hell yeah brother more good content

The new bumper looks great on grandma’s truck, you turned off the comments, but asked us what we thought 😂😂😂

Your drug is your dodge trucks.😂

Hell ya brother gotta watch BIG brother

All states are different in MN if you arnt doing work with it you're good👌 but if you use a f150 for work its gotta be inspected and dot registration sticker on windshield

Every day you drive it you should be filling out a daily inspection sheet. Here in Florida we so an annual that we do ourselves or you can have a shop do it. You are luck man, these states want the money.

Hell ya brother. And stay safe

Hell yeah brother! Do you always film when you drive the 5500? C.Y.A. brother!

Love the vids

Hell yeah brother

Hell ya Brother!

hell yeah brother

Hell ya brother!

Here in Australia anything over 12,000kg gross combined needs a log book. Anything over 4,500kg needs an annual inspection by an approved inspector. Anything over 15,000kg needs to go over the pit at the the DOT yard. 45k (20,000kg) you wouldn’t be driving a “pick up” here either, you would be in a cab over but realistically pulling what you are you’d really be in a semi here. I love seeing how it works over there vs here and seeing how much is actually the same

Well love your work but I'm still looking forward to a Boone take over vlog !

did you have to enroll in the employer pull notice program?Might only be for hire guys IDK but I had to do it.The DMV will notify me if I get a ticket LOL.I am an owner op so it seems foolish but had to enroll.

enjoy your video channel, find all of this very interresting, greetings from Belgium, Europe

The intro I heard the drums. I was expecting “real men of genius “ bud light

Lol Sam when are yall just going to move to Texas

Hell yah brother

Hell yeah brother lol

That officer was nice to help get you up to date on paperwork. I do not agree with you having to keep a paper log, however. I understand that driving while your overly exhausted should not be done, but it seems like it will restrict your hours while on your job-site- since you are not a full time truck driver. I guess it is what it is, but why does everything need to be so complicated? lol

It’s CYA

That dodge 6.7 Cummins looks awesome

That’s why the old truckers keep multiple books in the truck 😉

Hell yea man

Hell ya Brother

So do you have to number the 3500 and have it checked. just in case you drive that to a job?

Heck Yeah Brother! Typical government. Change the DOT rules and not inform the public.

In Norway we ned to send in our commercial vehicles every year for a eu control and regular cars every second year

Oh hey Brother...🤙

In Canada its called National Safety Code or your NSC# I had a tough time getting answers on what the requirements and on-going obligations were. My F350 still has good payload at 11k GVW but I could be at 12.5k if I got a number. Guys I've talked to with NSC# say its a get-it-and-forget-it thing but it sounds like we have to keep maintenance records at the very least and more as your weights go up. Another thing I couldn't understand was the "for hire" or "not for hire" and how that mattered but it was on the application. Typical bureaucracy need a lawyer to drive a truck

Hell yeah from Oklahoma

What part of California is this going on in it cuz I'm from Fresno and I got my own garden business I run seven trucks with dump trucks in the bed and I never heard about that weighing in all this I better look into this

All of thats required just because you have a 5500 truck with a flatbed? Dang, that's crazy man, I don't think we have to have all that paperwork here in Oklahoma. I understand why they do it though, they want to make sure you're legal and safe

Hell ya!

Start running cameras, has saved many truckers

Us CDL drivers are considered professional drivers thats why they point the finger at us

Sam I love the content keep it coming. Can I get a happy birthday?

Hell yeah

So trucks are like ar-15s in cali? Too many options and it changes what it is?

Gee if they do that to you on the hours, they need to do that to everyone that drives to work, which is their goal, they want you to move to a city so they can track you.

Always double check anything from dmv. Especially with license renewal they are only human but it’s a killer for you if they drop or miss an endorsement

Going back 15 years ago, I had a class A CDL and a class M, motor cycle endorsement. Went to renew my license and was informed I needed a current physical or I could down grade to a non-commercial class A. I chose the non-commercial as I no longer owned my tow company, and I paid good money for the license just to let it go. Following renewal cycle, I went to the DMV office, presented my license, and the examiner informed my my license was expired. Mam, you're looking at my license, it expires new week on my birthday. The license had the correct date, but their computer never was updated. Three hours I had to sit while they fixed their problem. Moved out of state, 7 years ago. Just received a notice from my old state, that my emissions inspection had just expired. Funny, as my vehicle was re-registered in another state, 7 years earlier. One thing they don't tell you, is once you get a CDL, you can no longer use a mail in change of address card. In person changes ONLY. While you're on the paperwork thing, create a daily vehicle inspection sheet as part of your service hours and mileage. Mileage isn't required by most states, but you being in Commiefornia, they're moving to use your mileage declaration to tax you per mile. Watch out for expired fire extinguishers. Same goes for the auxiliary fuel tank on your bed and any permit required. My Freightliner tow truck had dual 175 gallon tanks, which put me in a high risk category with the hydraulic fluid. Think your 45k sticker was bad, my tow truck tags for a 72,500 actual weighted truck were $3800 a year. I paid over $10k for 4 trucks just in tags and another $22k for vehicle liability insurance and another $4k for cargo insurance (required for IFTA/ICC number).

Got a full DOT inspection on a F250 and a 10k trailer with a 2.5 ton excavator behind it for no running lights.

It really depends who you deal with. The fire extinguisher must be mounted. I use a DOT box. (What it’s labeled) behind drivers seat in ex cab. Inside fire ex, fuses, lights, triangles, 12v compressor, socket with just two sockets (truck, trailer ) breaking bar.. As the box is not mounted. Fire ex is not legit in some eyes.

He'll yeah

The guys that come out they r cool mabey it's just cuz they c I keep stuff in good shape tho

Whats up with the Florida forest service shirt? My Dad is retired FL DOF.

Skip some t's lol DMV way to go. house call wow thats almost unheard of .

Wow!

Lawyers go after businesses because they have their shat together more often than the average person. They go where the money is usually guaranteed.

Yea it’s a pain hell yea... I got my dodge 5500 and was like wtf getting in the dot shit figured drive for almost 2 years no dot card and my 1 ton was down and got popped by dot pulling my t300 and got warning no cdl but he let me continue to the job after a 2 hour pull over 🤷‍♂️

As with any government entity, it's really just about the money.

If I could use this, “come on man” That’s His job to drive around in a white van to your house. He didn’t do you any favors. The motor carrier unit is a arm of the highway patrol and safety compliance is very important, but they have a geographical area and BIT fee collection is number one!! That’s how they get a paycheck, bit fees. The BIT program has never gone away.....just pay your fee’s! Most companies get stopped for one reason or another and BIT OR MCP FLAGS unit and they come collecting.

This is why I have turned down numerous hauls into, or out of CA. It’s not worth the risk. A buddy of mine had his personal truck and car trailer impounded at a checkpoint because the battery for his trailer E brakes (brake away) was .5 amps low, but sill locked up the brakes! They WILL always find something if they want to. I will NOT haul anything to, or from CA.

Owning a truck in the state of California may cause cancer.

least he was a good guy and not busting ya out

Yeehaw!