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I learned something new today in Oklahoma.

John C.

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funwithfuel said:
Well Paul, moving forward, just throw some wrenches in your trunk with an O-ring kit and hit the road . Can't get ya for a CMV in your personal vehicle :D
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I had to go to Kelowna, Canada one time a few years back to look at a D5TSK. I talked to the dealer up there about crossing the border. He asked what I would be driving and when I told him he said don't even try. He told me they had whatever I might need and to just drive up there with my wife in her car. Tell the border guys that you are just going to see some friends and don't mention anything about work. He said "if they think you are there to do some work, you will never get across the fence."
 
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Paul Council said:
Two tickets for no registration. One from the o.c.c. and the other from a Oklahoma state trooper. Two tickets for driving interstate with intrastate d.o.t. registration. Again one from the o.c.c. and the other from the Oklahoma state trooper. No valid insurance, operating a c.m.v. without a c.d.l. No medical card and I can't think of the 8th ticket at the moment.
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No valid insurance? Was your weight higher than the insurance policy. It is normal here for a over weight truck to get an over insurance ticket, if the truck is insured for only its gross its weight. You on board policy must show the weight you are insured to avoid that ticket. Nearly every logger here is forced carry insurance of 120,000 lbs to get to the next step when the winter AG load allowed without permits is 99,000 on six axles with the 10% winter allowance.
 
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John C. said:
I had to go to Kelowna, Canada one time a few years back to look at a D5TSK. I talked to the dealer up there about crossing the border. He asked what I would be driving and when I told him he said don't even try. He told me they had whatever I might need and to just drive up there with my wife in her car. Tell the border guys that you are just going to see some friends and don't mention anything about work. He said "if they think you are there to do some work, you will never get across the fence."
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I got busted years ago trying to get across at Windsor, Ontario and all they found were a couple blue prints in the car! I talked to an old-timer afterwards and he told me he got busted with just a just a small hand-carry metal tool box. Last time I went to Canada with my current company I had to have to written invite from the Canadian division to "observe and direct" Canadian workers because I have special skills. :rolleyes: ISZ
 
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In 1993, My Dad & I bought a few old Cats in Bridgeport Wa,We had some hand tools in the truck with us. At the us customs in Orville we where detained us over half a day because they figured we going down to work, we had receipts & pictures of the machines, they phoned everybody, my Boss, my wife, the owner of the machines, searched my truck let us go after 6 hours of sitting my dad was 81 . It works both ways, since 911 it’s gotten terrible
 
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The US side is far worse. It was as much for the amount of drugs coming across the border as it was watching for terrorists.
 
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John C. said:
The US side is far worse. It was as much for the amount of drugs coming across the border as it was watching for terrorists.
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Getting into the US at any entry point these days is a challenge in my experience. My usual retort to the curt "purpose of visit" from the INS official (I could never figure out whther it was a statement or a question) is generally "not from f**king choice that's for sure........."
 
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I have the other story from 25 years ago. I was crossing into Canada late at night to visit my brother and ski at Whistler with friends.
This young fellow is in the booth, feet up. He asks " purpose of your visit? " I tell him my line, and he makes a very exaggerated motion to check the box as he says " Plleeaasurre".
" Got any guns?"
Nope.
" Have a good time!"
I also never got any hassle crossing with the planes. I guess we didn't look nefarious enough.
 
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It was no problem going into Canada to spend money. The problems came about when they thought you might earn some. I've never spent less than twenty minutes answering questions before being allowed back into my own country.
 
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