I got cited for driving on a non-truck route road about a year ago. I was delivering a tractor to a company doing work on that particular road so I had no choice but to drive on it. The DOT officer looked at my paperwork but wrote my up anyway. 5 other drivers from my company along with some grocery store drivers have been cited by the same officer on this road so I avoid it like the plague now lol. It is a misdemeanor and can get real ugly if you fight it. When I went to court, the prosecutor told me they’d reduce it to a civil violation if I plead guilty. Which I did, I decided to pay the $200 and move on.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I got cited for driving on a non-truck route road about a year ago. I was delivering a tractor to a company doing work on that particular road so I had no choice but to drive on it. The DOT officer looked at my paperwork but wrote my up anyway. 5 other drivers from my company along with some grocery store drivers have been cited by the same officer on this road so I avoid it like the plague now lol. It is a misdemeanor and can get real ugly if you fight it. When I went to court, the prosecutor told me they’d reduce it to a civil violation if I plead guilty. Which I did, I decided to pay the $200 and move on.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.