CHP and DOT busting truckers at Loves....

[boogiethecat]

Yesterday I pulled into the new Loves at Barstow, Ca, fueled up, and then pulled around back to park briefly after I was done so I could get some food, suddenly finding myself in the midst of a lot of police and related officials...
I noticed (not difficult) that there was at least one CHP officer and two DOT guys with a car full of equipment and computer stuff, busy giving 2-3 truckers tickets, a few hoods open, some equipment doing engine tests, etc.
What I though was, "geez, these guys are hiding here on private property trapping truckers and for that matter probably anyone, who they deem suspicious, and giving them tickets... is that legal?"

I asked the Loves teller and she said, 'yeah we know, but we don't know what they are actually doing... might be registration, might be idling too long, might be anything"

Listening to the CB as we pulled out, it was alive with "don't stop at Loves, the CHP and DOT are there trapping everyone"

Now it seems to me that what they were doing would certainly be legal on public property, like airports, parks, roads, etc, but on private property? Clearly they were costing Lowes a lot of money because anyone listening to their CB would avoid going there.... and what WERE they doing? Anyone have insight?? Sure seemed creepy and even though I'm current with everything and as far as I know totally legal in every respect, I left as soon as I could....

Cheers

[mung]

"Anyone have insight??"

Yes, stay out of California.

[luvrbus]

Anyplace there is a idling law they can come on private property then the fun begins I read that in a trucking magazine the truckers are up in arms about the law in some states Nev is bad also. Loves at exit 9 has a reputation about calling the law on the entertainer buses for fueling at the RV pumps sure they are breaking the law to save $.08 a gal but what business is it of Loves and what kind of markup could they have on $.08 that would hurt their bottom line

Don't kid yourself F/J,Pilot,TA,Loves and others allow it and know what going on

Here in AZ a trooper cannot even give a ticket on any county or city road he is limited to state highways only.The DOT is out in force here I seen dozens of trucks stopped on 95 lately the truckers trying to dodge CA and fall pray to the DOT in AZ 

You ever notice it is the guy with one truck running the hiways to take care of his family at home they go after I have seen DOT pass a Swift truck and go for the little independent trucker someone a ticket just kills their income   

[TomC]

Since we are not truckers, we nothing to worry about. At least here in California, old RV's are exempt from new smog laws. Good Luck, TomC

[luvrbus]

They still write the fix or repair tickets for to much smoke even being smog exempt they do in the Needles area people stop by to get a repair bill all the time

[Dave5Cs]

When we lived in Colorado they stopped them there also and always set up stops with scales set out on the side of the roads coming into Colorado springs and Denver. They would have a line of trucks and a trooper hiding back a ways on both side in case the truck would see them and try to turn around. They would go after them and ticket them for running and then rip them apart on an inspection. The wife would here it when they came through her scales at United where she was the GM and weigh master.

California will pull you over for to much smoke but a lot of states will now. They will also give you up to 1000.00 to buy your car if it can't pass the smog test but just on old junkers. Mostly near San Francisco area. They are all perfect over there, you know. LOL

Dave

[gumpy]

... is that legal?"

Why would you expect that cops would follow the law? 

[Jriddle]

Why would you expect that cops would follow the law? 

I'm sure they always follow the law and they never LIE either.
John

[luvrbus]

Here in Az the trooper take a personalty test if you have one then you are out, we import our troopers from CA never met one yet that wasn't from LA  but then our director is from LA also with a new governor elected this year hopefully he will be going home 

[wg4t50]

Have always heard about California folks, "Them that ain't NUTS are FRUITS", Always wondered about that comment, know it is not 100% true.  Think mostly related to the government.
Dave M

[luvrbus]

A friend just called he is vacationing in the Nashville area the Dot there is pulling buses into the Kroger parking lot in Hermitage Tenn
He said they kept him for 30 minutes to make sure he was indeed a RV not a entertainer with RV plates all the time looking around his bus on the outside 

   

[Dave5Cs]

If we could just get rid of Governor Jerry Med-Fly maybe we'd have a chance, LOL will send him to AZ!......
Also remember most if not all of your Fruits, nuts, and Veggies come from Cali so be careful what you ask for, LOL

Dave

[luvrbus]

Please,please you keep him

[Jon]

If we are approached by "the law" looking to prove we are commercial there is no need to grant entry. I let them look in my bays and they can see all the stuff RVers use, not instruments, stage lighting, stage equipment, etc.

I point out the awnings, I point out the private license plates, the private coach plaques, and the toad.

[luvrbus]

That's about the same as he did Jon it's a shame the entertainers are using rv plates to save a few bucks it creates problem for the high end rv owners   

Here they catch the entertainers buses all the time filling at Sam's at the RV pump to save a extra $.08 a gal  it is a 1000 buck fine they saved maybe 20 bucks