ATOT Truckers, i have a question about a overweight truck ticket in texas

[OutHouse]

a friend of ours father who lives in Missouri got a call from a collection agency in Texas about a ticket he got when he drove for trucking company named NW. The ticket was for being overweight and was issued in 1997. The trucking company he drove for has been out of business for a while and they were the ones who was suppose to pay the fine. our friends father never got a summons for the ticket.

The ironic thing is he retired from trucking yesterday.... the same day this collection agency called.

would anybody know if there is a statute of limitation for a ticket such as this?

 

[OCGuy]

10-4 this is Whisker-Biscuit, I hear you loud and clear.

What was the question again? over

 

[SandEagle]

only in America do lazy, overweight Texans drive overweight trucks.

lose weight OP and obey the laws.

 

[Ns1]

i would think 17 years is way beyond the SOL, but IANAL

 

[rudeguy]

wait...we have truckers?

You mean I could have been talking in trucker lingo this whole time?


I'm pissed.


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[smackababy]

What it looks like happened was the company never settled the ticket, which was in the father's name. Texas (and possibly other states) generally figure it isn't worth the hassle of going out of state to arrest someone for a minor ticket, so they sell them to collection agencies.

Chances are, he can attempt to dispute it, but without anything concrete (such as paperwork that the trucking company itself was supposed to pay the fine, not the ticketed driver), he will have to pay it. I can't imagine it is a lot of money.

 

[rudeguy]

What it looks like happened was the company never settled the ticket, which was in the father's name. Texas (and possibly other states) generally figure it isn't worth the hassle of going out of state to arrest someone for a minor ticket, so they sell them to collection agencies.

Chances are, he can attempt to dispute it, but without anything concrete (such as paperwork that the trucking company itself was supposed to pay the fine, not the ticketed driver), he will have to pay it. I can't imagine it is a lot of money.

Roger that

10-4 good buddy

What's your 20



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[smackababy]

i would think 17 years is way beyond the SOL, but IANAL

Statue of limitations for judgements (in IL) are 20 years, if not renewed. So, he could still be on the hook for it.

 

[Fatdog]

What it looks like happened was the company never settled the ticket, which was in the father's name. Texas (and possibly other states) generally figure it isn't worth the hassle of going out of state to arrest someone for a minor ticket, so they sell them to collection agencies.

Chances are, he can attempt to dispute it, but without anything concrete (such as paperwork that the trucking company itself was supposed to pay the fine, not the ticketed driver), he will have to pay it. I can't imagine it is a lot of money.

It depends on the state and how far over the limit the truck was. Some use a general fee schedule and others charge so much a pound and it can add up fast.

 

[rudeguy]

It depends on the state and how far over the limit the truck was. Some use a general fee schedule and others charge so much a pound and it can add up fast.

roger that, ppreciate it


Look out up around post marker 40. You got a smokey hiding out
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[smackababy]

roger that, ppreciate it


Look out up around post marker 40. You got a smokey hiding out
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I don't know why this is so amusing, but is certainly is.



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[Rakehellion]

i have a question about a overweight truck

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Laughed a little too loudly at my desk over this one.

 

[OutHouse]

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lol, you have too much time on your hands.

 

[raasco]

Posting in this awesome thread.

 

[Nintendesert]

Out of curiosity, how much is the ticket?


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[surfsatwerk]

With all the responses in this thread it looks we got ourselves a CONVOY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuyLTDAC7fE

 

[OutHouse]

Out of curiosity, how much is the ticket?


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200

 

[smackababy]

200 American dollars? from a collection company? First off, if he just received notification, have him dispute it immediately. Even if it his, they can't contact him until they've verified it. And then, just pony it up. It is $200 and he was the offender of said violation.

 

[OCGuy]

Sounds like ur buddy was just another Billy Big Rigger out there showin' off out on the Big Road.

He's lucky he didn't run out of motion-lotion in his goddamn wiggle-wagon or go greasy side up tryin' to avoid road-pizza.

Whisker-Biscuit out, over.

 

[Fatdog]

$200 is cheap. Contest it, then pay it. I know someone slapped with a $3000 fine for overweight in Rhode Island. Pay the $200 if they verify it. Not worth the hassles.

 

[Theb]

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It's beautiful. This belongs in a museum.

Over.

 

[mikeford]

Dispute it first, no verification, forget it.

 

[BoomerD]

Definitely dispute it...but $200? Fuck...that's cheap. I got an overweight ticket in a dump truck in Utah in the early 80's that cost my boss over $9500. ($1/lb.)

Wasn't my fault...I didn't load the truck and we weren't hauling over a set of scales...the loader operator said "GO," so I went...cleaning out a creek bottom...load was FULL of water. The water running out of the dump gate was what gave the UHP officer a clue that I MIGHT be overloaded...

 

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