Got my First DOT Violation. & DOT told me to make a "legal" sleeper.

When I was referring to the cargo not being covered, I was talking about the insurance company not covering it. I will never understand how the cargo being stolen while sleeping in the truck under off duty status could make it supposedly not be covered. But I don't want to find out.
Regulation references are as follows
Sleeper berth - 49 CFR 393.76
Record of duty status - 49 CFR 395.8
Window tint - 49 CFR 393.60

[@Munecohackslife]

I live in California.. my Mercedes got towed from the front of my house due to my plates been expired a month ago and it was street sweep day on my side of the street. About 450 to get it out .. Yet Holmes vans and rvs a few blocks away with no plates ,reg,ins, sit for months.. same side of street same laws… My Great Dane got out of my yard a few months ago.. was picked up by animal control cost me about 300 ish in fees to get him out.. yet random dogs run loose tru the streets and they never get picked up.. New Year’s Eve me and a couple neighbors got fined for lighting fireworks .. yet Holmes start street fires , camp fires, and even set cars on fire and no one bats an eye. It’s all about money… HOTEL industry wants you to spend that money on their property’s so they push for new laws regulations. Petro mafia.. IFTA.. you wanna carry fuel across state lines in a fuel cell… pay that tax Truck manufacturers mafia ..put length and weight restrictions on hotshots. Restaurant and food establishments mafia (enters the chat) Soon you won’t be able to eat in your truck because it’s not approved by the FDA or you must have a 3 piece sink with running hot water…. America is not FREE we are slaves to the CORPORATIONS

[@rctjacksonville]

Ok, lets talk about the "Sleeper birth" law you quoted. If your front seats recline to at least a 60 degree angle or more, they are considered a sleeping area and therefore you entire cab is a "Sleeper". Removing your passenger seat is not needed if you do this every time you have an inspection. Remember, DOT inspections are done stationary and the officier cannot require the front seat be in the upright position unless doing the trailer brake check. Also, there is no law against air mattresses as they are sold as a "Mattress", just keep the receipt showing the word "mattress" in case you run into an officer that doesn't know what an air mattress is. The law doesn't have any requirement the sleeper area can not be converted into driver area after SB time. Many semi trucks, especially old ones, have curtains around the front windows and this also allows for a "Sleeper birth" area to be created. But, don't stand and argue with a trooper or DOT, because it always ends bad for you.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Do you by chance know the document number where you learned the 60 degree rule? I've never heard of it. I'm very curious now The funny thing is the troopers were always the ones who were cool and not dicks to me. It was always the dot officers who couldn't make it as troopers who had to establish dominance. Yeah arguing gets you nowhere good.

[@rctjacksonville]

@@TylerTheFieldServiceTech I will send it as a reply to this tomorrow

[@rctjacksonville]

@TylertheSemiMechanic it stemmed from a DOT inspection in Texas. The Hotshot driver disputed the claim his pick up could not claim a sleeper. The law does not state how a bed can be configured other than to say it has to be used to sleep. Most troopers tell you the seat can't be used to sleep as it does not meet the sleeping surface requirement, but the truth is the sleeping surface can be increased by adding the front seats

[@dylanduncan407]

You shouldn't have never told them you sleep in your truck. Iv been inspected many times. They ask do you sleep in your truck. I say no comment lol. They say I'm gonna ask you this again do you sleep in your truck. I say no comment once again. It normally aggravates them a little but you can do what you want on off duty it's non of there business and there's nothing they can do. Unless you specifically tell them that you sleep in your truck on off duty then your in violation.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Yeah I'll come up with a way to hide all the sleeping stuff. I just pulled the seats and got myself in world of shit with airbag and crash sensors. Will have to reinstall the shit and hopefully I didn't fuck anything up.

[@akdm82]

I’d just say, “I don’t answer questions.” 🤐😜

[@stevemanuel8034]

I brake the law as soon as I leave the driveway.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Lol, we all break the law every day on the roads. Gotta make a living somehow.

[@hotshotbobby1]

I've been inspected in all the hotshot hating states. While they are staring at my bed and ac they ask if I sleep in truck. I tell them I go off duty for 10hr and leave it at that. Passed everytime

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Learned since this video. I'll be stealing your line for the future question. Appreciate it! It's perfectly legal to rest in the truck. Even states off duty time in the truck is classified as resting. Yet they always make their own rules. I carry all the documentation with me now too

[@hotshotbobby1]

@Tyler the Hotshot Hauler I got woke up at a scale house that was apparently not a safehaven. While I was sleeping in the bed in the truck. Only question they asked was sleeper or off duty. Said off duty and was told to have a nice day

[@aquianstanley3909]

Thank you 😂😂

[@X-American]

Ya I'd challenge the sleeper thing in court. Nowhere does it require sleeper berth at all. Your not even required to sleep. You can go to the movies, then bowling and if it's 10 hrs or more your good. But that's all pointless talk in my opinion when we live in a society that has allowed this to even be a question. We are slaves that demand more enslavement.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Yeah, I get what you're saying. I thought the same thing, but then the way I looked at it as it wasnt worth my time to fight it would cost so much time and headache. To be honest, it would be nice to have a bed I could fit in. Also, it would shave off a lot of weight to pull the seats out. More storage space in the cab, too.

[@michaelsorrentino9279]

The simple answer to sleeper issue..Get a single axle tractor w/sleeper, Safer and more comfortable. FL 60.. FL 70 Freightliner w/Allison automatic..Far less money vs a pickup truck.

[@majortransportservices]

Great content bro! How can I get into pulling enclosed trailers like you were doing in the end of this video?

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

I was pulling new horse trailers from the factory similar to what guys do who move RVs. I literally went to trailer places and asked if they needed new trailers brought.

[@NowWeEats]

Can you explain how how the measurements are used in your vehicle? Like when you say height what are you measuring from like are you saying from the floor to the ceiling from the left door to the right door and that type of thing? Also as for the actual bed is there a correct way to mount the bed in the back once you remove the rear seats? Does the bed have to be lifted off the floor to a specific height? I know there needs to be some type of safty netting in front of the bed to stop things from shifting. I'm just trying to get exact information thank you.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Look up sleeper berth requirements. The FMCSA has multipage document that explains all your questions and even more things like items you can't have and stuff like that

[@NowWeEats]

@@TylerTheFieldServiceTech thanks

[@briancoffey6814]

Did you ask for the regulation on that? I get wanting a sleeperbirth with split duty but I've had claims while while off duty without issues. Guess it's like you said grey area everyone explains different. They make custom door panels to allow sleeperbirth bed and harness.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Yeah I have it. Arguing Is not worth my time on this matter. Especially over a gray area I'll pull the seats and put a much larger bed in the passenger seat and rear passenger seat. It will shave off weight and give me more room to sleep and store stuff in the cab.

[@sjeffreyw]

How can you pull doubles without a CDL.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

I already answered your question the last time you asked in a previous video. Here is the video you asked the questions on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKnMdZaKZduNqZY

[@sjeffreyw]

How come it always look like you are driving from right side of the truck.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

I answered this question as well last time you asked.

[@JBVantage1]

Probably to make you ask questions 🤣

[@briancoffey6814]

I pay for a membership with a team of lawyers that guarantees to keep my record clean and safty score low

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

How many trucks do you run? How much does that membership cost?

[@briancoffey6814]

@Tyler the Hotshot Hauler the membership is under 50 bucks a month ATLA. There is a few other memberships out their but this one will even help you if you already have the ticket, but prior tickets will cost an extra 72 bucks. And for trucks we have 6 but I do this per person instead of the company plan. You can look into both see which helps you the most

[@pokerman9108]

So much bogus information. The dot cannot tell you where to sleep... As long as you mark off duty. It's none of their business where you sleep.... As for the insurance not coving the load. thats the biggest lie, wtf do these dot officers know about insurance and what they cover... Sounds like Texas needs to train officers better, Im not surprised. Most dot officers I deal with don't know the rules either. It's crazy how little some of them know.

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Well, for not sleeping, I did my own research afterward and found out my ammunition to fight that one she was dead ass wrong. For the insurance thing, I just played the game with them, and I didn't want to start a problem over something irrelevant. I called Progressive and asked. The lady laughed and said yeah we cover it. You paid for it. She said it's better for it to be connected to the truck if it gets stolen cause the cargo insurance goes off the power unit. Most DOT officers are fine. Every now and then, you pull the short straw for the one trying to make a name for themselves. Or they wanna be a State Trooper and can't.

[@pokerman9108]

@@TylerTheFieldServiceTech my experience is they are pretty clueless. Im actually surprised at how little they know. I had 9 inspections in my first two years. A good portion of them were pretty dumb officers. I also had all brand new equipment. Not sure why i needed to be inspected so many times. 3 level 1. They pick on hotshots, I dont think it takes much to be a dot officer.

[@waynebarnes1369]

300 bucks to pull off tint. R u nuts. Razor blade. Just leave it off. And just tint the back ones. I don’t think there is a limit on how dark you go

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

They replaced it with 70%. You're correct. The back ones have no fmcsa law.

[@akdm82]

Ain’t it great to live in a “free” country where you can use your property as you please? Oh, wait. 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️🤣😜

[@jamesrobertson7990]

You start with ZERO score

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Yes you do. But it means absolutely nothing until you get an official safety rating. The zero score is treated as a score of 50 until a safety rating is published. That's one of the reasons why insurance is so expensive for new carriers.

[@jamesrobertson7990]

@@TylerTheFieldServiceTech insurance is so expensive because you have total idiots jumping into something that they have no experience at, and NO CDL, commercial insurance has ALWAYS been expensive