Do tow truckers not get tickets?

[The motor guy]

On my way to Walmart this morning I saw a flat bed with a mail truck on it. One chain binder connected to two areas on the rear axle and the winch up front. Basically you just tighten the rear chain enough, then cinch everything else down with the winch up front. Pretty full proof and probably good enough for one of those tiny trucks. Well, not a single thing is tight on this load. I honk at the guy and point at his load seeing as he's about an hour away from here according to the side of his truck. He pulled over and hopefully tightened everything down. I got to thinking thst I bet cops don't even write them tickets. Probably an unwritten rule where they don't tow cop cars and cops don't ticket them. Lol

 

[Hall]

In Ohio, I'm 99% certain that local police or sheriffs aren't going to look for or enforce whatever violation that would be (unsecured load ??). It would possibly be the Ohio Highway Patrol or more likely, the division inside OHP that regulates "trucking" (can't remember what they're called).

 

[Pew]

On my way to Walmart this morning I saw a flat bed with a mail truck on it. One chain binder connected to two areas on the rear axle and the winch up front. Basically you just tighten the rear chain enough, then cinch everything else down with the winch up front. Pretty full proof and probably good enough for one of those tiny trucks. Well, not a single thing is tight on this load. I honk at the guy and point at his load seeing as he's about an hour away from here according to the side of his truck. He pulled over and hopefully tightened everything down. I got to thinking thst I bet cops don't even write them tickets. Probably an unwritten rule where they don't tow cop cars and cops don't ticket them. Lol

State police might catch the issue easier than a local one can.

 

[Ausfahrt]

That's an odd thing to worry about.

 

[cptbarkey]

Not really sure this is thread worthy, and a click bait title. Thanks for sharing i guess.

 

[The motor guy]

That's an odd thing to worry about.

Not in Houston where people drive like maniacs lol

 

[Shel_B]

Several times in the past couple of years I've seen the CHP examining the load on a trailer or flat bed.

 

[bullwinkle]

In Ohio, I'm 99% certain that local police or sheriffs aren't going to look for or enforce whatever violation that would be (unsecured load ??). It would possibly be the Ohio Highway Patrol or more likely, the division inside OHP that regulates "trucking" (can't remember what they're called).

OSHP Vehicle Enforcement-they have white vehicles (as opposed to the gray or dark gray standard OSHP cruisers). Seems like they're more concerned with overweight dump trucks & rollback dumpster haulers than anything else. Sometimes seen near weigh stations-or with portable scales (those are in the dually).

 

[bullwinkle]

On my way to Walmart this morning I saw a flat bed with a mail truck on it. One chain binder connected to two areas on the rear axle and the winch up front. Basically you just tighten the rear chain enough, then cinch everything else down with the winch up front. Pretty full proof and probably good enough for one of those tiny trucks. Well, not a single thing is tight on this load. I honk at the guy and point at his load seeing as he's about an hour away from here according to the side of his truck. He pulled over and hopefully tightened everything down. I got to thinking thst I bet cops don't even write them tickets. Probably an unwritten rule where they don't tow cop cars and cops don't ticket them. Lol

Nice of you to tell him, don't want to dump even a light USPS LLV on an unsuspecting passerby!

 

[mk378]

It's not an unsecured load unless and until it falls off. Then you will get a ticket.

 

[The motor guy]

Nice of you to tell him, don't want to dump even a light USPS LLV on an unsuspecting passerby!

Some may consider it petty, but I do believe they are just hooks, so one good stomp on the brakes and it may give it enough slack to let one chain come off.

 

[Ausfahrt]

Not in Houston where people drive like maniacs lol

You are in Houston?

 

[The motor guy]

You are in Houston?

On the outskirts, yes

 

[Ausfahrt]

On the outskirts, yes

Things may be different in Houston. How are we supposed to know what region you are referring to?

 

[bdcardinal]

Around here I am convinced it is based on who has the contract to tow for the city/county/CHP. If you have the contract, you can operate however you want. If you don't have the contract the police actually look.

 

[The motor guy]

Things may be different in Houston. How are we supposed to know what region you are referring to?

All I can say is if you don't tie stuff down around here, it's almost guaranteed to be in a different spot when you arrive. 75-85mph is the norm around here on the interstates and main highways. Occassionally you need to nail to brakes good so you can crawl for a few miles. That's when everything ends up against the headache rack

 

[bunnspecial]

I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of the laws on this stuff, but if it was a postal service vehicle towing another postal service vehicle, how much enforcement power does a state agency have?

As best as I'm aware, mail delivery is afforded some of its own protections. Probably more noticeable is that you won't see license plates on LLVs or other delivery vehicles(I've not paid attention to other vehicles). Are carriers required to have licenses? I genuinely don't know, but I could see there being a provision for that.

With the special status USPS has on this kind of stuff though, I could see state agencies not wanting to tangle with anything USPS related.

 

[The motor guy]

I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of the laws on this stuff, but if it was a postal service vehicle towing another postal service vehicle, how much enforcement power does a state agency have?

As best as I'm aware, mail delivery is afforded some of its own protections. Probably more noticeable is that you won't see license plates on LLVs or other delivery vehicles(I've not paid attention to other vehicles). Are carriers required to have licenses? I genuinely don't know, but I could see there being a provision for that.

With the special status USPS has on this kind of stuff though, I could see state agencies not wanting to tangle with anything USPS related.

They can still pull over the tow company. Any mail I would imagine has already been removed. Actually cops don't pull over the mail man. They arent allowed to disrupt service. Unless they do something really dumb

 

[andrew_j]

That's an odd thing to worry about.

Being realistic this entire forum is based on that premise and little beyond a good percentage of threads started.

 

[The motor guy]

Being realistic this entire forum is based on that premise and little beyond a good percentage of threads started.

Fun fact, I've nearly died twice now this year within 500ft of the same spot in the road. One was a flying mattress, the other was a guy that went into my lane on a two lane road around a blind curve trying to pass some other idiot with road rage. Excuse me if I worry about stuff falling off a truck. It happens all the time. All I did was tip the driver off that his load needed to be tightened down