BigWrench55
Senior Member
Your cars also fall under the castle doctrine in Texas as well. So it is legal to have a gun in your car and no entity can prohibit you from doing so.
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Overload of the Day
- Thread starter Birken Vogt
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Spud_Monkey
Senior Member
Unless you commit a crime of any sorts while in that car with the weapon in the car, then they add Unlawful Carrying to your charges.
Remember he who calls 911 first is perpetuated as the victim when the police arrive.
BigWrench55
Senior Member
Very true...
We now have constitutional carry. You don't need a concealed carry license to have your weapon on your person. I don't personally carry it on me unless I feel that it is necessary. And I never thought that I needed anyone's permission to have it on my person. So I always kept it in the truck. My theory was if trouble followed me to the truck. Then you fcked up. Because that meant that I was trying to get away from the trouble. I am not a hard-core gun advocate of any kind. My belief is if you want one then you should have one. As for me. I just try to not go to a place where I think that I will need to carry it on my person. But in this crazy world. That is getting harder to do. Hell some days I feel like I need it just to go grocery shopping. It's getting bad around here and I can't wait to get away. I suppose that this doesn't constitute as overloaded unless you count carrying a weapon with a extra clip.
We now have constitutional carry. You don't need a concealed carry license to have your weapon on your person. I don't personally carry it on me unless I feel that it is necessary. And I never thought that I needed anyone's permission to have it on my person. So I always kept it in the truck. My theory was if trouble followed me to the truck. Then you fcked up. Because that meant that I was trying to get away from the trouble. I am not a hard-core gun advocate of any kind. My belief is if you want one then you should have one. As for me. I just try to not go to a place where I think that I will need to carry it on my person. But in this crazy world. That is getting harder to do. Hell some days I feel like I need it just to go grocery shopping. It's getting bad around here and I can't wait to get away. I suppose that this doesn't constitute as overloaded unless you count carrying a weapon with a extra clip.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
skyking1
Senior Member
I know that intersection well. he burned the brakes up coming down off Tahoe. F'ing idiot had no clue, no idea how to sell the load and truck. He drove right by a runaway ramp!!
IMO that should be special circumstances to fry his ass.
https://goo.gl/maps/EG3d9Qc7sPALum2K6
IMO that should be special circumstances to fry his ass.
https://goo.gl/maps/EG3d9Qc7sPALum2K6
NepeanGC
Well-Known Member
I've started seeing more of these types of accidents...probably has a lot to do with how powerful consumer grade trucks have become, yet the brakes and frame, and mass of the truck cant control the loads they're capable of getting moving.
Damned shame.
Damned shame.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Yes it is. People going about their day only to be where they were at the wrong time.
skyking1
Senior Member
One little wire away from disaster.
The world has become far to inept of these scenarios so this is going to be the result until dot drops the hammer on this crap witch will most likely end in an over regulation burden for those of us that roll honest an legal and safe
skyking1
Senior Member
If I got pulled over and inspected I would pass. I suspect that all that you drive would pass too. If they just enforce what is there it would work.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
It's why we have police because people can't police themselves.
BigWrench55
Senior Member
I see these overloaded trucks on the daily around here. My guess is there isn't more this type of accident. Is because it is largely flat around here. Our d.o.t. boys stay on the interstate and away from big cities. And the local p.d. is either not trained to spot these violations or they don't care. I just make sure that these trucks are ahead of me and I stay clear of them.
Don.S
Senior Member
Buddy pulled up to the shop in this last week. 
Truck Shop
Senior Member
There are only so many DOT officers to cover how many miles of highway. They can't be everywhere at once.
So truthfully the best way is for the courts to make an example out of people who do things like the one above.
But that costs the courts money so the guy will plead guilty for a lighter sentence. Same with capitol offences
like murder. Counties don't want to try those because it's costly to the county in appeals that go on for years.
The laws are already in-place for vehicles of all types doing what ever. We will never be able to stop stupidity
you couldn't write enough laws to cover that. People always know they are doing wrong while they are doing it. The vehicles with high towing capacity need to be lowered it's gone far enough.
So truthfully the best way is for the courts to make an example out of people who do things like the one above.
But that costs the courts money so the guy will plead guilty for a lighter sentence. Same with capitol offences
like murder. Counties don't want to try those because it's costly to the county in appeals that go on for years.
The laws are already in-place for vehicles of all types doing what ever. We will never be able to stop stupidity
you couldn't write enough laws to cover that. People always know they are doing wrong while they are doing it. The vehicles with high towing capacity need to be lowered it's gone far enough.
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crane operator
Senior Member
That's a sad one. 5 axle boat trailer at 38,000lbs behind a f-350, with a 24 year old driver with no license.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
And no insurance.
Shimmy1
Senior Member
Sorry, Mike, but that is a perfectly legal load behind that tonner. That loader weighs in at 19,000, the trailer about 7000, and the pickup about 8500, for a total GCVW of 34,500 lbs, 5500 under the limit if it has 3.55 gears.
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DB2
Senior Member
This truck went in the ditch last Thursday. Truck was removed but his load still remains in the ditch as of tonight. Not sure if it came free or they had to cut it loose. Sorry pictures are reversed.
skyking1
Senior Member
No it isn't. The boat is 38K, what does the dually truck weigh? That is part of the combined GCWR. Unless it is one of those 4500 pound helium filled duallys
Shimmy1
Senior Member
I assumed he was referring to the post with the loader on the gooseneck trailer.....maybe he wasn't??No it isn't. The boat is 38K, what does the dually truck weigh? That is part of the combined GCWR. Unless it is one of those 4500 pound helium filled duallys