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by ryan-lucas
Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:34 pm
Forum: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
Topic: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer
Replies: 6
Views: 11821

Re: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer

ok im starting to get somewhere now,thanks hwybear. i hope you don't mind my ignorance but i want to be sure of this.

now if the truck passengers/cargo is under 4500kg im good to hook a trailer that is under 2800kg gvwr(with full load on it) and i will have no issues as long as the trailer is safetied ,which it is now.

now i also have a ...
by ryan-lucas
Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:19 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: procedures for pulling over a car?
Replies: 3
Views: 1760

procedures for pulling over a car?

are there any set procedures that an officer must use when pulling a vehicle over (intro's,reasons,answering questions asked by driver)? are they allowed to open the doors without permission of the driver to gain info on the vehicle? just a few things that happened to me that i found a little odd during a stop.thanks
by ryan-lucas
Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:34 pm
Forum: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
Topic: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer
Replies: 6
Views: 11821

Re: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer

well just got back from getting the trailer safetied and the truck since its due on the 29 of jan. now on the back of my license it states "automobile combin. max. 11000kg,towed vehicle max. 4600kg" ,its a class g. now does this mean that my truck and trailer combined gvwr can be up to 11000kg without the trailer exceeding 4600kg? and my truck is ...
by ryan-lucas
Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:07 am
Forum: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
Topic: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer
Replies: 6
Views: 11821

Re: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer

thanks hwy bear for the info. the only reason im upset is because i asked the mto employee, when i registered the truck, about what was needed to make the vehicle legit and this was the info she gave me.now if she was unsure or wrong she could of directed me the right way.she did give me the number for the cvor info but said since i was under 4500 ...
by ryan-lucas
Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:17 pm
Forum: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
Topic: act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer
Replies: 6
Views: 11821

act 85(1) ticket help,safety sticker on trailer

got a ticket this afternoon on the 400 by opp.im driving a ram 3500 commercial registration (4500kg reg.weight and safetied) with a tandem axle car hauler with 2 sleds on it.i was told that the trailer needed the safety sticker because of combined weight being over 4500 kg. when i registered the trailer i was never told a safety was required but i ...