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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 1353070" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>In the 30 years I was in feeders, I only got pulled over twice.&nbsp; First time was because of a taillight when I was bobtailing.&nbsp; It was working when I left, but I&#039;m guessing the rough ride broke it.&nbsp; Ironically less than a week later, the same officer (DPS trooper) pulled me over again.&nbsp; This time I was going the other way pulling a ratty rail trailer.&nbsp; I was on HWY 59 going north which is a major route for drugs/aliens from Mexico thru Houston.&nbsp; When the guy walked up he said &quot;hell, you&#039;re UPS!&quot; (he never saw my power unit, just the 45&#039; trailer from behind.)&nbsp; &quot;I was going to do a drug check, but I know you&#039;re clean.&nbsp; Well, I got you stopped, might as well show me your hours and DOT card and license.&quot; We had just gone to the IVIS system and it kept track of our hours in the computer.&nbsp; I told him my hours were in the computer, but I&#039;ll be damned if I know how to bring them up.&nbsp; He laughed and told me to have a good night and drive carefully. BTW I had my hours on paper in my shirt pocket, but he never pressed the issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 1353070, member: 52978"] In the 30 years I was in feeders, I only got pulled over twice. First time was because of a taillight when I was bobtailing. It was working when I left, but I'm guessing the rough ride broke it. Ironically less than a week later, the same officer (DPS trooper) pulled me over again. This time I was going the other way pulling a ratty rail trailer. I was on HWY 59 going north which is a major route for drugs/aliens from Mexico thru Houston. When the guy walked up he said "hell, you're UPS!" (he never saw my power unit, just the 45' trailer from behind.) "I was going to do a drug check, but I know you're clean. Well, I got you stopped, might as well show me your hours and DOT card and license." We had just gone to the IVIS system and it kept track of our hours in the computer. I told him my hours were in the computer, but I'll be damned if I know how to bring them up. He laughed and told me to have a good night and drive carefully. BTW I had my hours on paper in my shirt pocket, but he never pressed the issue. [/QUOTE]

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