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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 11:24 pm
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Mimi111
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Originally Posted by MikeMpls
I hope so. I'd offer to squish them one clerk at a time w/ my F-250, but your approach would be much more efficient. The clerks will be especially unwelcome if I'm napping in my RV (have to park in the same area as the semis at rest stops) when they come aharassing.

They also will have another little problem, esp. at the rest stops: Most over-the-road trucks contain a small sleeping/living area behind the cabin. The police will need a warrant to enter uninvited.

On top of that, long-haul truckers have to log their driving time, and they're not going to appreciate being harassed during their rest time.

Here in MN the state DNR used to terrorize fishermen in ice houses, but even ice houses (since many containing sleeping & cooking facilities) are now classed as dwellings. Likewise, RV (both motorized & towed) are considered dwellings with regard to 4th amendment issues. I don't see how truckers' sleeping & living quarters will be any different.
Carriers will receive no followup or confirmation following a VIPR-involved inspection.
Exactly, add to that the tight schedules that most of them work with and adding an hour or two to their work day, delays their break, delays delivery and then the carrier cannot confirm that their driver was actually stopped...I see this ending very badly for someone approaching a truck after the word gets around.
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