I've lived in Colorado for 60 years, we are between Denver and Colo Springs. I love the area but really hate what this state has become. My brother and I have talked about selling everything here and moving, don't know where to go. Talked about Montana I kinda like Utah also. We have been in construction and trucking all our lives.
Wyoming has the best tax situation for businesses. Texas is about second. Thinking of moving mine out of Arizona. F'n califruti's moving here, are doing what they did to California.
I lived in Idaho for 13 years and enjoyed every minute. When I turned 18 I got my chauffeur's license drove for SMX and then John Lane Trucking now disabled and wish I was in the cab again
I understand. I got my chauffeurs license and drove for 20 years and broke my back. It’s taken two surgeries and 16 years, but now I’m headed back to. I’m going to buy my own truck and have a few modifications for my disability. I’m calling it Gimpy Express Trucking. And I’m Guamanian, but married a girl in Idaho. So I’ve been here since. I am praying for you my friend.
@@GimpyExpress I'd like to see some pics of it when you get your new rig or if you're ever down in SW Louisiana stop by. Thank you for the prayers and we will be praying for y'all my friend. God Bless
I enjoyed the ride along on 191. Drove from out of Ga for over 12 years before I got injured and had to retire never got to take 191. I use to get off the interstate as much as I could if I had the time. So much more to see on the 2 lanes. Drivers that stay on the interstate all the time don't know what they are missing. Was able to go across Hoover dam several times before the bypass. Been on gravel road in Montana going thru national grassland, that's when I found out just because it's a US hwy and it's grey line in the Atlas it aint paved. I Love Trucking and you videos. Keep the shiny side up and the hammer down.🚛🚛🚛🛣🛣🛣
Hmm...I thought he was asking where the main town of GJ is located....since he was driving thru the outskirts. But I could be wrong, But GJ has a very nice downtown area. Fairy modern and such things. indeed.
@@nspro931 Yes, the Grand and Gunnison Rivers joined to become the Colorado in the Grand Valley. The Grand has since been renamed the Upper Colorado River.
Steve, I lived in Pueblo, Co. for six months.. I don't recommend any part of Colorado to live in. You can live a year and a half in Texas for the same amount I spent to live In Colorado six months.
With a population of nearly 60,000, Grand Junction is the largest city on Colorado's Western Slope. The city takes its name from its location at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado (formerly the Grand) Rivers, in the heart of the Grand Valley.
Once I started ‘making time’ to see sites in my travels and take time to enjoy the views, the people and places I really started to not only enjoy but appreciate how lucky I am to have this career. I was always in such a hurry but life is simply too short. I used to do just like Steve mentioned n say “I’ll do it next time, I just don’t have time”… you never know if you’ll get a “next time”…
I drove mostly tankers up and down the West Coast back in the 70s. I drove COE and conventional Cabs. Sleepers were for the rich guys. Spent many nights sleeping over the dog house. Paper logs (usually three of them to look legal). Company trucks had Tach-o-graphs. No automatics. Drove a lot of 13 and 15 Roadranger's and 4 and 4 and even a 5 and a 4. You could rent a room at a truck stop for $5 a night. Only did that maybe two times because I never had the time.
One time My wife came with me on a load from Richmond CA to Mason Washington on lake Chelan. Back then there wasn't anything in that small town. No hotels the biggest thing was a Tree top apple factory. The wife had to sleep in the cab of the conventional Pete and I slept under the 40 Ft flat bed. I could write a whole story just about that one load. For some reason she never wanted to come along again. Even though we did get a hotel on the way back to the bay area. A lot of the time I drove for two or three other truck lines. It was tough times and you had to in order to make enough. This was when Jimmy Carter was president. So much of the time I would go from one company to another with out a break. Have to get the load to its destination and drove many a time. Having to sleep for 20 minutes over the steering wheel so a could go another two or three hours. One time a drove 48 hours without any sleep. I am 75 now and after about 6 years of trucking I went back to metal fabrication. @@kelvintorrence5994
What's the difference between a weigh station and a port of entry? Not much any more. But, back in my day, if you were not permitted to run in a state out here, you could buy a permit at the POE and continue on your way. Out East, if you were not permitted (fuel permit, TMT plate, etc,) you sat at the scale until you got one, and then you could go. After you paid the fine for being in that state without it. Now you know.
The reason that you had to go east a mile at Monticello, is that there are two major highways that split there. And the heaviest use is 491. About every truck coming out of the Salt Lake City area uses 491 to get to Albuquerque going east on 40. There isn’t near as much truck traffic going west on 40. I hope that helps. And yes, driving out of Idaho, I know that road well.
"Orwell" is one of those 12, literally. It was a Keen truck brand new before being bought from them, run for a bit then sat for a few years before Steve got it.
Wow...5 yrs dwatching other trucking channels...and JUST now found yours. GREAT STUFF!! I love how you have the outside cameras!! Maybe less driving time. More drop and p/u. More cities. That Pete...well, not Your Pete, but a similar model was my first ride! 20ft in the air!!!
And on that scale they had a truck, E I E I O, and on that truck there sat a load E I E I O, with a strap strap here and a strap strap there and a few chains every fucking where, E I E I O hahaha
Great video Steve really enjoy all the different camera angles and your commentary and the music. Thanks for sharing the Beautiful scenery of Colorado stay safe Steve.
Hi Big Guy, Hay ,I'm not the only one to notice a hundred thousand subscribers coming up fast and your worried about your videos not been entertaining enough. There's your answer buddy and it's all your doing and we all know how hard you work dude. Nice one. Excellent ride along buddy as thats some different country out there.
Yep the old days the port of entry was where you got your state stickers. They never changed the name. Sometimes you had to go up turn around and to go to them to get your tags and stuff
I love Utah. But, I noticed on the video's title picture it says US 195 through Utah. Not sure if you're able to fix that but that highway doesn't go through Utah... US 191 does though.
I hink the name Grand Junction might have originated with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - the Rio Grande, which is now part of Union Pacific. In Rio Grande days, GJ was the boundary between the Colorado Division (Denver to GJ) and the Utah Division (GJ to Salt Lake City & Ogden). From GJ, there were 2 branch lines to the south and east - one to Delta & Montrose and the other from Delta to Oliver.
If anyone needs Starlink internet, it's you Steve. How can DOT make you change your route? I wouldn't have drove outta my way just to say hi to the DOT. Thats a new one for me.. other than the freeway, Minnesota DOT troopers use portable scales. Port of Entry, has to do with Admiralty law. All commercial law is Admiralty law. Which is the law of the High Sea. Flag with gold braid fringe is a Admiralty flag. A license makes legal an otherwise illegal act. UCC Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted in all states, and it pretty much has replaced Common Law. Beautiful scenery
I lived in Layton Utah for two years in early 90s worked at Hill AFB . I loved it. The mountains was beautiful and bigger than life to a ol Louisiana boy lol not sure how things are now probably almost like Colorado if had had to live out that way now it be in Idaho
I grew up all we had was paper bags even cup for drinks was wax paper cups or bottles only plastic bags was in produce in grocery stores for tomatoes or grapes and stuff like that
Monticello, I only went in there if I was going to / from Cortez. Phoenix to I-70, nope just Cruze on by 🤚🤚 Grand Malfunction Colorado, an hour west of where I live.
It should be illegal to go way out of your way to goto a scale or p.o.e.. I've been to that scale before and it costs so much time where you could be good time staying on freeway. All it is, is Gov't revenue.
Utah for sure. If you want like the city living the St. George is nice to be in. If you want the country living. The area between St. George and Washington is a nice area as well
Also, after I left the military...I, was a machinist on the UPRR. I worked in North Platte. Handled running repairs on trains. My Grandfather had a running repair on over the road trucks
Steve in the 90s I drove for Summers out of Ephrata Pa and we hauled precast for mostly parking garages, big pieces 15 by 70 plus feet but in the winter months I hauled Chilain fruit off the piers in the Philly area well this guy I drove for was always trading trucks so one winter I drove a freightliner cadover with a 318 loved it next winter a 372 Pete short wb air on air 425 cat 13 sp best TRUCK I ever drove and there isn’t many I haven’t driven fwiw😉
I traveled that route a lot in a truck late 90s to early 2000s hauling paving equipment. Funny, this the first time I've seen that scales house. Yep we never bothered going off route and never got pulled over
Hey Steve, just an FYI, Port of entries are generally located at all entries to a state and weigh stations are located in the interior of the state. Other than that, no difference.
I think a pilot on south Carolina next to a buc ees did thar too me ,I bought t shirts and mo bag .I had to ask her 4 them and it was a self checkout which I don't like to use,they said my daughter tried to steal 2 items she paid 4,just because it didn't read the barcode, welcome to the 21 st century
Steve can I tell you you are the man because why I say that you you are driving a cab over truck and working real hard on the road like the old days you can call you a good truck driver for sure a 100 percent old-school truck driver keep up the hard work and the good videos my friend be safe
The Constitution states that she shall have no ports within her boundaries.. Back in the,,80s several of us questioned this and never received an answer
I hope 🤞 they bring back the peterbilt cab/over and the kenworth cab/over and I will be subscribing thank you 🙏 sir for your videos and I enjoy them very much 😊
I still would have a cooler of some sort on board. That way you don't have to depend on luck to keep something cool for later. I would also keep some water & a few non-perishable, ready to eat snacks too. But that's just me.
You may have said in a previous video, but wondering what app you use on your phone for your speedometer (completely unrelated to the video but I thought it was pretty cool) new subscriber, love the content
39:18 Electric lines on both sides of the road. Interesting. Port of Entry exists to encourage and promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles in a manner that safeguards the motoring public while protecting the states infrastructure through uniform practices and enforcement procedures.
Seems like you could make a case that having to go that far out of route is an undue burden on interstate commerce. What happens if you just skip the detour and drive on? There's a scale on the north side of Washington DC that requires you to exit the beltway, even if you're not going that way. About half of the trucks just ignore it, and I've never seen anyone chased down over it.
The reason why there is more scales towards the west coast is due to the existence of mountains and steep mountain passes. Trucks that are overweight are likely to exceed the limits of the braking system which is a hazard to everyone on the road.
I lived in GJ for a couple of years I kept looking to see if I recognized anything, just the place you dropped at. Bindlestiff is the name you were looking for of the guy with the stick and bundle. Mom and dad were OO for North American in the 80s they had a GMC cabover tiny compared to yours, they hauled new freight, dad always said he wouldn't do flatbeds because he would be out every fifty miles checking the load to make sure it was still secure
Hey, who else noticed FSC Trucking is at 99 thousand subs?
Nicely done, Steve.
100K, here we come! 😁
and has 45 thousand plus views in 20 hours
Been watching the number grow for a long time now. I do believe in a months time he will be over 100K. 🤞
Says 105 now
I've lived in Colorado for 60 years, we are between Denver and Colo Springs. I love the area but really hate what this state has become. My brother and I have talked about selling everything here and moving, don't know where to go. Talked about Montana I kinda like Utah also. We have been in construction and trucking all our lives.
My cousin and his family left and moved to little town in Wyoming
Bye
Another leftist utopia, lol. Soon to be filled with junkies and crime.
Wyoming has the best tax situation for businesses. Texas is about second. Thinking of moving mine out of Arizona. F'n califruti's moving here, are doing what they did to California.
Please leave. We don't want you here either.
I lived in Idaho for 13 years and enjoyed every minute. When I turned 18 I got my chauffeur's license drove for SMX and then John Lane Trucking now disabled and wish I was in the cab again
I understand. I got my chauffeurs license and drove for 20 years and broke my back. It’s taken two surgeries and 16 years, but now I’m headed back to. I’m going to buy my own truck and have a few modifications for my disability. I’m calling it Gimpy Express Trucking.
And I’m Guamanian, but married a girl in Idaho. So I’ve been here since.
I am praying for you my friend.
@@GimpyExpress I'd like to see some pics of it when you get your new rig or if you're ever down in SW Louisiana stop by. Thank you for the prayers and we will be praying for y'all my friend. God Bless
@@deanQ3805 I will do so.
I enjoyed the ride along on 191. Drove from out of Ga for over 12 years before I got injured and had to retire never got to take 191. I use to get off the interstate as much as I could if I had the time. So much more to see on the 2 lanes. Drivers that stay on the interstate all the time don't know what they are missing. Was able to go across Hoover dam several times before the bypass. Been on gravel road in Montana going thru national grassland, that's when I found out just because it's a US hwy and it's grey line in the Atlas it aint paved. I Love Trucking and you videos. Keep the shiny side up and the hammer down.🚛🚛🚛🛣🛣🛣
The “grand junction “ in Grand Junction is the confluence of the Grand River and the Gunnison River. Since you asked😉!
Grand River being an old term for the Colorado River, the way I understand it.
Hmm...I thought he was asking where the main town of GJ is located....since he was driving thru the outskirts. But I could be wrong,
But GJ has a very nice downtown area. Fairy modern and such things. indeed.
@@nspro931 Yes, the Grand and Gunnison Rivers joined to become the Colorado in the Grand Valley. The Grand has since been renamed the Upper Colorado River.
Yep! @@nspro931
Good information.
Steve, I lived in Pueblo, Co. for six months.. I don't recommend any part of Colorado to live in. You can live a year and a half in Texas for the same amount I spent to live In Colorado six months.
Crazy
With a population of nearly 60,000, Grand Junction is the largest city on Colorado's Western Slope. The city takes its name from its location at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado (formerly the Grand) Rivers, in the heart of the Grand Valley.
You should have swung by and said hello to Rory at Moab Motorsports. His shop is right off of Highway 191. He runs the Trail Mater youtube channel.
Once I started ‘making time’ to see sites in my travels and take time to enjoy the views, the people and places I really started to not only enjoy but appreciate how lucky I am to have this career. I was always in such a hurry but life is simply too short. I used to do just like Steve mentioned n say “I’ll do it next time, I just don’t have time”… you never know if you’ll get a “next time”…
I drove mostly tankers up and down the West Coast back in the 70s. I drove COE and conventional Cabs. Sleepers were for the rich guys. Spent many nights sleeping over the dog house. Paper logs (usually three of them to look legal). Company trucks had Tach-o-graphs. No automatics. Drove a lot of 13 and 15 Roadranger's and 4 and 4 and even a 5 and a 4. You could rent a room at a truck stop for $5 a night. Only did that maybe two times because I never had the time.
That's old school trucking, I slept on the floor of a single axle freight shaker fld120 1 time ,when I was younger and skinner
One time My wife came with me on a load from Richmond CA to Mason Washington on lake Chelan. Back then there wasn't anything in that small town. No hotels the biggest thing was a Tree top apple factory. The wife had to sleep in the cab of the conventional Pete and I slept under the 40 Ft flat bed. I could write a whole story just about that one load. For some reason she never wanted to come along again. Even though we did get a hotel on the way back to the bay area. A lot of the time I drove for two or three other truck lines. It was tough times and you had to in order to make enough. This was when Jimmy Carter was president. So much of the time I would go from one company to another with out a break. Have to get the load to its destination and drove many a time. Having to sleep for 20 minutes over the steering wheel so a could go another two or three hours. One time a drove 48 hours without any sleep. I am 75 now and after about 6 years of trucking I went back to metal fabrication. @@kelvintorrence5994
What's the difference between a weigh station and a port of entry? Not much any more. But, back in my day, if you were not permitted to run in a state out here, you could buy a permit at the POE and continue on your way. Out East, if you were not permitted (fuel permit, TMT plate, etc,) you sat at the scale until you got one, and then you could go. After you paid the fine for being in that state without it.
Now you know.
Great views, especially the mountain with the hole. Thanks for taking me along.
The reason that you had to go east a mile at Monticello, is that there are two major highways that split there. And the heaviest use is 491. About every truck coming out of the Salt Lake City area uses 491 to get to Albuquerque going east on 40. There isn’t near as much truck traffic going west on 40.
I hope that helps.
And yes, driving out of Idaho, I know that road well.
Your Cabover Peterbilt. They had 12 of those trucks brand new in 1984 when I worked for Keen Transport.
"Orwell" is one of those 12, literally. It was a Keen truck brand new before being bought from them, run for a bit then sat for a few years before Steve got it.
@@danielseelye6005 it had a wind deflector back on the day.
The bracket for it is still on the roof. Look close the mark from the beacon is still visible.
Wow...5 yrs dwatching other trucking channels...and JUST now found yours. GREAT STUFF!! I love how you have the outside cameras!! Maybe less driving time. More drop and p/u. More cities. That Pete...well, not Your Pete, but a similar model was my first ride! 20ft in the air!!!
Watch older videos. You will see it's a big variety.
And on that scale they had a truck, E I E I O, and on that truck there sat a load E I E I O, with a strap strap here and a strap strap there and a few chains every fucking where, E I E I O hahaha
Great video Steve really enjoy all the different camera angles and your commentary and the music. Thanks for sharing the Beautiful scenery of Colorado stay safe Steve.
Already Steve nice hanging out with you Be safe out there
Hi Big Guy, Hay ,I'm not the only one to notice a hundred thousand subscribers coming up fast and your worried about your videos not been entertaining enough. There's your answer buddy and it's all your doing and we all know how hard you work dude. Nice one. Excellent ride along buddy as thats some different country out there.
Minnesota used to call the scale on hwy 36 just across the from Hudson Wisconsin a port of entry😂
That scale is notorious for being like that
They must be low on ticket revenue
Cops are the biggest hiway robbers out there .
Hey Steve there is a 1978 KW cabover here in Winnfield, Louisiana for $6,000. The owner said it runs just needs the drive shaft fixed
No pre pass or ez pass back in 1978 when I started trucking
Ez pass came out in 1992
Love watching Orwell.
Yep the old days the port of entry was where you got your state stickers. They never changed the name. Sometimes you had to go up turn around and to go to them to get your tags and stuff
Port's of entry go back to the days before IFTA, when you had to stop and pay the highway use tax based on the miles you would travel in that State.
Now it's just a way to harass truckers & get their wallet drained... in the name of safety!
🍭SWEET🍭Colorado is into Hobo bindle bags!😆LOL 🙏🏼GOD BLESS💖👍🏻🌞
I love Utah. But, I noticed on the video's title picture it says US 195 through Utah. Not sure if you're able to fix that but that highway doesn't go through Utah... US 191 does though.
What a fun video that was quite the drive the views were nice .awesome I'll be looking forward to your next video
I hink the name Grand Junction might have originated with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - the Rio Grande, which is now part of Union Pacific. In Rio Grande days, GJ was the boundary between the Colorado Division (Denver to GJ) and the Utah Division (GJ to Salt Lake City & Ogden). From GJ, there were 2 branch lines to the south and east - one to Delta & Montrose and the other from Delta to Oliver.
If anyone needs Starlink internet, it's you Steve. How can DOT make you change your route? I wouldn't have drove outta my way just to say hi to the DOT. Thats a new one for me.. other than the freeway, Minnesota DOT troopers use portable scales. Port of Entry, has to do with Admiralty law. All commercial law is Admiralty law. Which is the law of the High Sea. Flag with gold braid fringe is a Admiralty flag. A license makes legal an otherwise illegal act. UCC Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted in all states, and it pretty much has replaced Common Law. Beautiful scenery
I lived in Layton Utah for two years in early 90s worked at Hill AFB . I loved it. The mountains was beautiful and bigger than life to a ol Louisiana boy lol not sure how things are now probably almost like Colorado if had had to live out that way now it be in Idaho
Beautiful country side through there
I grew up all we had was paper bags even cup for drinks was wax paper cups or bottles only plastic bags was in produce in grocery stores for tomatoes or grapes and stuff like that
Have a safe trip, Marine!
Haha they wouldn't give you plastic bags to put the plastic containers in😂😂
Facts.
Monticello, I only went in there if I was going to / from Cortez. Phoenix to I-70, nope just Cruze on by 🤚🤚
Grand Malfunction Colorado, an hour west of where I live.
It's where two rivers meet the Colorado river an the Gunnison river meet grand junction of two rivers
B4 lumber delivered there many times that is HWY 50 the Acon was right on the other side of I70
Hello from kazakhstan, i like your truck
Hey I've been there in American Truck Simulator!
It's really amazing at how everybody is in such an all-fired hurry to get some place
With your automotive background you should make a due buggy out of an Oldsmobile tornado front wheel drive.
Keep it up, Steve. You're one of my role models!!!!
👍👍👍👍👍thanks! so much beautiful Country!!
It should be illegal to go way out of your way to goto a scale or p.o.e.. I've been to that scale before and it costs so much time where you could be good time staying on freeway. All it is, is Gov't revenue.
Utah for sure. If you want like the city living the St. George is nice to be in. If you want the country living. The area between St. George and Washington is a nice area as well
There's a big hole in that rock! Nice shot of Orwell in front of the holey rock.
Also, after I left the military...I, was a machinist on the UPRR. I worked in North Platte. Handled running repairs on trains. My Grandfather had a running repair on over the road trucks
Like them old Cabovers, work horses👍
Steve in the 90s I drove for Summers out of Ephrata Pa and we hauled precast for mostly parking garages, big pieces 15 by 70 plus feet but in the winter months I hauled Chilain fruit off the piers in the Philly area well this guy I drove for was always trading trucks so one winter I drove a freightliner cadover with a 318 loved it next winter a 372 Pete short wb air on air 425 cat 13 sp best TRUCK I ever drove and there isn’t many I haven’t driven fwiw😉
This one reminded me of white line fever beautiful scenery the blue mule and ORWELL hell yeah
I traveled that route a lot in a truck late 90s to early 2000s hauling paving equipment. Funny, this the first time I've seen that scales house. Yep we never bothered going off route and never got pulled over
Think it's time for a seat sponsor to get you a new seat 😅
Still run a CB in both of my pickup trucks. One for driving...one for camping. Take care FSC
Hey Steve, just an FYI, Port of entries are generally located at all entries to a state and weigh stations are located in the interior of the state. Other than that, no difference.
nice and smooth
Great ride along and beautiful views. Take care.
"One of the two things I love in life is illegal here."
Ok, c'mon now. You can't leave your people hangin!
They haven't outlawed muscle cars..... yet.
Yeah tell I am curious
Man i been driving for 30 years there is nothing line that old truck sound
Most of Jersey is no bags,gotta bring your own 😮
I think a pilot on south Carolina next to a buc ees did thar too me ,I bought t shirts and mo bag .I had to ask her 4 them and it was a self checkout which I don't like to use,they said my daughter tried to steal 2 items she paid 4,just because it didn't read the barcode, welcome to the 21 st century
I don't understand the Buccees thing. Terrible place from all accounts.
Not a truck driver or a farmer what trucks got milk wagon steering love your videos super cool pictures
Steve can I tell you you are the man because why I say that you you are driving a cab over truck and working real hard on the road like the old days you can call you a good truck driver for sure a 100 percent old-school truck driver keep up the hard work and the good videos my friend be safe
Always respected most drivers/truckers because of that
The Constitution states that she shall have no ports within her boundaries.. Back in the,,80s several of us questioned this and never received an answer
Thanks for the cool video!! Mike from Cleveland Ohio
I live in Ontario Canada love youer videos my dad my pops was Old-school drivr
I hope 🤞 they bring back the peterbilt cab/over and the kenworth cab/over and I will be subscribing thank you 🙏 sir for your videos and I enjoy them very much 😊
I still would have a cooler of some sort on board. That way you don't have to depend on luck to keep something cool for later. I would also keep some water & a few non-perishable, ready to eat snacks too. But that's just me.
You may have said in a previous video, but wondering what app you use on your phone for your speedometer (completely unrelated to the video but I thought it was pretty cool) new subscriber, love the content
DigiHUD
39:18 Electric lines on both sides of the road. Interesting.
Port of Entry exists to encourage and promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles in a manner that safeguards the motoring public while protecting the states infrastructure through uniform practices and enforcement procedures.
That some “Southern Shaker” Type Stuff.Legend says they put his truck on a flatbed train and banned him from Arizona.lol.
What a waste of time lol geez
Awesome scenery
Utah hasn't turned komiefornia, unlike komrade Colorado.
I never went out to that scale to turn around.
Utah
Other than Mitt Romney
St
George 👍
Big Wheels rolling moving on
14:00 A Hobo stick, Steve.
So you can’t have a bag but everything you buy is sealed in a bag or wrapped in plastic?? Is that right? Makes sense…! 🤦🏼 😊
Good job bro
i remember the last time i went down thru that way i spent the night at the indian truck stop right at the state line on the arizona side
The weigh station is under water, seems like they cant lay concrete without creating a lake these days.🤔😉
I betcha those 1960 street lights were made in Apringford PA.
Nice landscape! Should have been there with my cameragear!
The scales scared the crap right out of you!!!
Seems like you could make a case that having to go that far out of route is an undue burden on interstate commerce. What happens if you just skip the detour and drive on?
There's a scale on the north side of Washington DC that requires you to exit the beltway, even if you're not going that way. About half of the trucks just ignore it, and I've never seen anyone chased down over it.
Ah yes the Monticello scale is famous for that or rather I should say infamous 😂
The reason why there is more scales towards the west coast is due to the existence of mountains and steep mountain passes. Trucks that are overweight are likely to exceed the limits of the braking system which is a hazard to everyone on the road.
19:49 @fsctrucking Port of Entry and also do an Agricultural Inspection on you CMV, like California does.
Refreshed memories of my bike trips from PA ghanks for the travels.
I think it is 4% of all trucks in a fleet must go through daily. Does not count permit loads, those are mandatory as you know.
I lived in GJ for a couple of years I kept looking to see if I recognized anything, just the place you dropped at.
Bindlestiff is the name you were looking for of the guy with the stick and bundle.
Mom and dad were OO for North American in the 80s they had a GMC cabover tiny compared to yours, they hauled new freight, dad always said he wouldn't do flatbeds because he would be out every fifty miles checking the load to make sure it was still secure
Do you remember the cowboy stickers from the Wyoming Port of entry?
Orwell has some get up and go when needed.
Back in 1984 and 85 I pulled for Keen trucking
I live close to Chicago right when you cross into the city of Chicago they have a bag tax it’s crazy just like how they would not give you a bag.