25 Investigates: ‘Illegal’ trucks run at night knowing Mass. inspectors ‘typically only work days’ 

The state cares about money not people.

The weight station I 95 George town may be closed nights but is still open for drivers to stop and get rest.

Says who? We parked at a few and no issues

I've been alive for 40 years, and i've never seen a weigh station that WASN'T closed.

Some are closed some aren’t it depends on the state and whatever bullshit they’re trying to pull and yes, everybody knows that 90% of the way stations are closed unless you’re in certain states or certain highways

I drive a tuck and it’s just part of the job I used get mad but it made driving worse

Yup, doing primarily over size myself I can't count the number of times people will damn near run into my load or the ditch trying to get around me when I need more then one lane instead of waiting just 1 minute. I only get mad when they come close to hitting my load tho, that hits me in the pocket other wise I drive expecting shit driving behaviour from everyone.....especially other truckers sad as it is to say. I'm only staying out on the road long enough to pay off the rest of my truck and my new rgn now then I done with the crap.

what does that have to so with someone being killed while in the breakdown lane? weird place to have that particular discussion.

@@NoLuckGamer1 cause he should have made himself visible at night with hazard lights, high visibility vest (not cool looking), or had common sense and stayed aware of his surroundings by keeping a eye on traffic. This was preventable on both sides.

At least if you're going to drive truck long haul you're going to be on the road day and night. Usually. I did. I made my best time at night less people on the road and during the daytime hours that's when I negotiated pickup and delivery. I don't believe what's going on in the country right now. A breakdown of the government is a breakdown of law enforcement in the liberal left like the hippies of the 60s In their drug crazed attitude of piss poor governance.

Imagine how many more would be saved by also following the law at night?

Exactly. Wouldn’t it make sense to haul oversized at night? This is just more truck hate garbage. Not to mention state police could pull over any truck they deemed unsafe and call DOT.

@@deanmartin2332 this is truck drivers finally being held accountable for breaking the law! We need self driving trucks!

@@TurdFerguson149😂

​@@TurdFerguson149you need to be in control of your vehicle at all times. I dont trust cruise control or auto pilot.

Problem is u guys apparently don't know how to drive . U have to remember how much weight u have and how they don't respect they rules . Aka missing weight stations .Every drives like a idiot in mass. Me personally if I'm at a red light and turning right . I will wait till it's green. Every day some retard is behind pushing fast than can drive. Especially with big trucks or big box's trucks . Problem is there only a few trucks they do pride them self on there driving skills. They keep other people safe in mind .

​@xx5zi you should come out west you want me to list all the states that allow night time oversize movements and there dimensions

Baltimore City and Maryland is one that requires superloads from the port to run at night

They were talking about Massachusetts only. The law is no overweight overnight period. Doesn't matter what it is in the state you operate or live in, this what applies for Massachusetts. Don't like it, well come and try to get it changed.

​@@SuperGoodison and they just recently just changed laws allowing up to 14 wide and 120k now allowed to run 24/7 in Maryland, used to be 9am-3pm

NEVER KILL SOMEBODY either.

That goes without saying but folks pull over constantly now days when they could simply go another mile or two and pull over on the exit ramps which is much safer

Is there any truth to rumours often overheard during trips to MA that; "break-down lanes" in Massachusetts were officially converted to become "travel-lanes" , thus no stopping for any reason at anytime? Related trivia: Similarly, why are there, and every increasing officially intentionally forced: Choked-roads? Bulging curbs-walks at intersections? Bike lanes that direct path into vehicle travel paths and vice-verso? Why are road surfaces prevalently rough, ruts, bumps, pot holes, structures elevated, etc so are increase wear & tear, damaging to occupants, bike drivers, vehicles, tires, pedestrians, along with human kidneys? Why are avoidance spaces aka "Plan B" being eliminated from roads, highways, intersections, etc? Why are there deluge of signs, posts, trees, planters, lights, flashing light signs, bollards, etc at intersections causing busy visuals thereby creating obstacles from both pedestrians, bike drivers, vehicle drivers to see and communicate their awareness? Why do all late model cars, SUVs, light trucks have overly bright lights, along with many drivers using high-beams, thus causing perils, hazards, to themselves and people in opposite directions to see road, pedestrians, etc? Similarly as above and more so are the overly bright lights on police, fire, ambulance, tow, vehicles? The overly bright lights, along with at night, in rain, fog, snow, are invitations to tragedies to happen. The only time bright lights are useful on police, fire, ambulance, tow vehicles, etc are during day time when sun is shining. Any other periods or weather conditions lights must be greatly dimmed so to be a means of warning and orientation. Why do people wear dark coloured clothing at night, e.g. pedestrians, bike drivers, etc? How important is it to always do mutal safety? Why do most people whether are, pedestrians, bike drivers, car drivers no longer pay attention to whatever is around them from weather conditions, visibility, space, distance, tail-gating others, abrupt maneuvers, etc compounded by being bold, seeking to get-to-red-ligh first,...?

Rt 3 inbound to the city the break down lane appears to have a 95 mile per hour speed limit

On a motorcycle another mile could be your death If the bike feels off pull over you could have a low tire or you could have a drive belt about to break and throw you off it’s not worth the gamble

You must be a comedian

​@chuck9380 he is right. With the rates so low companies are choosing to cut corners. And it ultimately falls on the driver . If he finds problems and refuses to drive , they find another driver. They are all over. I see more mega carrier trucks on the road with bald trailer tires, rear shoes hanging out of the drums, rear axles walking side to side on trailers, front axles hopping due to bad front end components, lights out, parts hanging off, broken body panels, and many other things than I do owner operator trucks. The majority of owner operators have some pride and take care of their trucks.. but it is always owner operators being pulled in by the dot. And they pick the trucks apart. While a big carrier that has prepass will go by the scale with low tires and a headlight out while the driver has his feet on the dash watching movies on his phone. It's all about money. Has zero to do with anything else. An example being weight limits. They don't want trucks over 80k lbs on the road in mn cuz it's too hard on the road and too dangerous they say, unless you buy a 600 dollar permit. Apparently then it's ok. Or you get caught running a bit heavy.. they fine you n you get back on the road.

BS ☝️🤡

@@jameybrandon965OO’s can get pre pass.

@deanmartin2332 what's bs?

Law of averages when parking stationary in the breakdown lane at Night with traffic passing by right next to you at 120-150 feet per second... get off the bike and walk 100 feet away. Should be have been hit?technically, No. Can it happen? Yes.

Yup. It's always the truckers fault to these idiots.

It is about politics and greasing palms.

Just because Europe does something their way doesn’t mean we have it backwards. The American way is dawn to dusk that’s that.

@@nassiratti8542 not every state is dusk til dawn. I want to apologize to everyone for your ignorance. God bless your little heart. You are such a peach.

Such is the case where there is no US Federal Law on this, it's all left up to the individual states to do as they please.

You must not like the precision of a 7/32” drill bit….

Yea ...nothing to do with avoiding anything..just less traffic. I would think that a motorcycle could get far enough over the shoulder to have avoidid this...but try telling the public that...then when they get behind a wide load in the daytime they fussing about the holdup...a company near me only delivers mobile homes at night..safety cars and all never had a problem...sad ..but accidents happen...

I hauled oversized for 8 straight years in the Chicago area. You need the see everything around the load, that would be hard to do in the DARK.

​@@timb4569work lamp, street lights, and beacons, fucking magnets how do those work

I agree. I was thinking the same that it be less traffic for truckers to run at night especially over sized loads. Just like the freeway construction crews by me only work at night when only a 10th of the traffic on the roads. Just riding a motorcycle at night is dangerous and rider probably wearing black clothes instead reflective. I hope the biker didnt stop there just to stop for a break but had actual break down. bikers should carry flares at night in case they do have to stop and need to get off into grass. any car couldve not seen the biker and hit him. look at all the people hurt and killed by drivers on cell phones yet no one is rushing to ban cell phones in cars. but when a working man has an accident everyone screams for REGULATION!

​@@jackwilson4722 especially on 190 ... the shoulders are huge

A clip from a vehicle with much more mass is a clip. That's all that it takes.

Had a buddy with a wrecker kill a guy on his bike and he didn't have a light on the bike and ran under the wrecker and he got charged with things and got blamed cause he didn't have lights on the bike understand it can happen anywhere

Why not at night and with escorts?

It’s not difficult with permits and escorts

The issue is that oversized loads aren't supposed to be run at night anyway. After sunset, you're in violation

That last part isn’t exactly true. Wireless energy is over a century old. They just can’t place the meter in between. J.P. Morgen paid N. Tesla for research, he found it and Morgan “killed” it for us.

That’s one of the most ignorant comments I’ve ever read. They are saying to do it safely and not endanger anyone. Maybe if one of your family members is injured or killed , then you’ll understand.

​@@Slamdad69 No @GeneralPublic0000 is right. I just started trucking and the amount of disrespect people have towards truckers is insane. They never let them shift into other lanes and they always jump in front of trucks at slow speeds. They don't want truck stops near them as well. So truckers have no where to park sometimes while they wait to deliver. It's the only industry that gets treated this way.

​@@R_A_3000Somebody is dead because a trucker got lazy. Stop trying to defend him, stop trying to act like this is an attack on truckers as a whole. Somebody is DEAD because a trucker got lazy. Keep defending him and you'll only make people hate truckers more.

You can , but don’t let the CIA or FBI know you figured it out . Or you’ll end up in the same hole as Tesla

Everyone I know doesn't just stay in a break down lane they get off the road

An RV started a deadly wildfire that way. The dry weeds were ignited by touching the underside of the vehicle. Not sure if cars can do the same.

You don't know what was going on with his bike or what is going on with a vehicle that is on the shoulder. Don't haul illegal loads and move over if you safely can when you see someone on the shoulder.

Then why have shoulders on highways?

​@@Servergmr To use in an absolute emergency which sadly is not the case for most, they pull over and stop for all.kinds of non-emergency reasons often with fatal results. If you must stop, at least try to find an exit ramp and stop on the ramp far away from the highway or on the approach on the other side getting back on. Never stop on the shoulder unless you have no other choice.

Just quit driving. If you're going to change jobs and pay to go to school become a certified welder.

Yeah I never understood why people get arrested or ticketed for sleeping on the side of the road or a parking lot in a emergency. I *_VIVIDLY_* remember during my driving license test (the paper test part) we were taught that if you are drowsy and struggle staying awake while driving then IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER take a short nap for 1 or 2 hours AND THEN go find a parking lot or hotel to sleep in. Its like, would they rather people be driving while falling asleep? I understand parking on th side of the road is a hazard too, but it is MUCH LESS a hazard than someone driving sleepy......in fact, in most cases when somes drifts out of their line and hit something on the side of the road - it is BECAUSE they were SLEEPY!

Yeah? You sure Columbo? Sound like you watch alot of fox News

​@@marathonlogistics9943and, you, have your head buried in the sand; or up your own ass.

He is on point ​@@marathonlogistics9943

@@marathonlogistics9943doesn’t make it any less true bozo

Reminds me of the Texas trucking union whining about Mexican truck drivers. When the state pulled the records, the Mexican trucks & drivers had fewer average violations than the American truck drivers in the state. Oops.

Are you going to volunteer to pay for that and if this truck would have been driven during the day, would that have prevented what happened? Probably not, since accidents happen more during the DAY, than at NIGHTS. The truck that clobbered a trooper in florida then exploded should not have happened according to dumb logic since it was operating during the day and not night but for some reason the trooper is dead, the truck driver is dead, and the incident happened during the early afternoon. Now with that said, critical thinking and a little intelligence would dictate that it would be best to move these types of loads during the night since there are less people on the road and that alone would reduce the probabilities in having an accident and one that could kill someone but hey, what do i know

Then go to Virginia!

You don't need to work all the time, just a couple nights a week chosen at random so the truckers don't know when they'll be there.

Law enforcement needs their family time unlike most workers spend most of their lives working because of low wages..

​@bjvu9460 i grew up around trucks and truckers. Ive met several that prefer driving at night for the simplevfactvtheres fewer people on the road.

I don't know how you can say it's stupid on a video about how that got someone killed. It's like watching the accident everyone told you would happen unfold in front of you and then denying it.

Cheyenne or Torrington?

I'll take things that never happened for 1000 alex.

@@heavyhaul8621 Closer to Laramie. This was about 12 years ago.

@@justdoingitjim7095 hmm. Never knew a route around that one other than through town.

@@heavyhaul8621 There's a bunch of county roads you can take to get from 287 to 230 to get around the Laramie port. And there's no weigh station on 287 on the Colorado side. Similar to how trucks are all over the county roads between Hillsdale and Cheyenne to bypass the I-80 port. The only one in SE Wyoming that really isn't bypassable is the I-25 port since the alternate route is 85 which also has a port, you'd have to go all the way out to Grover, Co or take 287 and bypass the Laramie port to bypass those. You can also bypass the Laramie port by using Harriman road from the Colorado side if you're heading towards Cheyenne.

they can shut you down over a brake adjustment if they want too then you have to call service truck to adjust your brakes and if you say i can do it my self you better be dead on if not its a 1500 fine

If I break down on the side of the road, I have the mental compacity to watch out for huuuuge trucks coming down the road...just saying

@@dell7443 True you have to watch your self especially on the side of the highway you have to be extra careful.

MA State Police too busy being totally corrupt. Go to Logan Airport and see 40-50 MA State Police sitting in their bloated cruisers doing NOTHING all day (except making $150K/yr).

Legally if not brake certified you can not do it.​@@alanlangley7246

I lost my keys, once.

I know how she feels. The other day I realized I need a new pair of shoes.

@@ShortArmOfGod you're like the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz

Every time I get my paycheck I’m missing over 30% of it, I still can’t figure out who FICA is and why they don’t buy me lunch once in awhile? 🤷‍♂️

@@RustyZipper That's what you get for having a social security number, say goodbye to FICA, register at the border, you'll get a $1,000 per month gift card and food stamps

Yup, Ive been saying the same thing. Pays horrible, people have to bend the rules to compete. It will never end.

Much safer at night , with pilot cars.

Yep

You would be wrong.

I have refused to drive trucks over loaded and returned to shippers to have them remove part of the load. I have never been reprimanded by any company I drove for.

Reliable? The company moved the crane at that hour to avoid having to pay for escort vehicles. The timing was intentional.

They need to be held accountable❗️😡

The driver is the one getting screwed in this position. He will be charged with vehicular manslaughter. He'll never drive again. His career is over. The company won't be held responsible. Either he hauls the load or gets fired. This is done intentionally because the company knows that there is no enforcement overnight..

I think you're missing the point. It's not about drivers of oversized trucks driving in the night. It's about doing this at a time of day when they know they won't be inspected so as to save on costly precautions.

@@mikethespike7579 On the contrary, I get the point, but they completely failed to make the case that this was actually happening. You cannot convince me of such things by anecdote. Moreover, have you ever worked in the industry? Do you understand just how common it is for trucking companies to be put in an impossible position of either rejecting the load and burning the customer or "taking one for the team"? The trucking companies have no control over what the shippers are doing, and they're pressured into this by a bunch of logistics managers who don't know better and don't understand the rules. Ultimately the trucking firms push the compliance burden onto THE DRIVER of the truck, who is the lowest man on the totem pole with the least amount of bargaining power, expecting the driver to somehow refuse the load. See how many times you burn your customer before eventually they switch firms to find another company willing to bend the rules, you will have no business left, and if you're the driver you will have no job left. The journalists (and yourself) have no clue, there is a massive iceberg of knowledge that is completely omitted here because the people in the newsroom have no idea that it's even there.

@@lashlarue7924 You base your rejection of the video on the assumption that it's an anecdote. But it is clearly not an anecdote. A young man was killed because a truck driver drove his oversize truck in the night to avoid having to implement costly safety precautious. With respect for your experience in this industry, that does not change the point of the news report in anyway.

@@mikethespike7579 Absolutely not. One single point observation in time does not magically extrapolate to a systematic trend. This is the very definition of anecdotal evidence, and although I'm sorry that boy was killed there is no preponderance of evidence that convinces me otherwise, whereas this is how the media manipulates public opinion. It's nonsense.

@@mikethespike7579 You do not understand the definition of "anecdotal evidence". A single point estimate in time is the very definition of "anecdote". One story doesn't magically extrapolate to ground truth on a systematic basis.

If it was your child, you would be screaming for more than 10 yrs.

@@amergrant-ns5cr Then you misunderstand what I meant. The driver that ended that young man's life, should get life. I was talking about just getting caught driving an oversized load at night. That act alone risks lives. Actually taking a life, Nope. Life in prison.

@@Ms.Nomad3744 Sorry about the misunderstanding, I am 74 yrs old and sometimes miss important details.

@@amergrant-ns5crOMG…..people over 70 need to have YEARLY checks to make sure they can continue to drive safely…..FAR more accidents caused by old folks who refuse to stop driving when they know they’re unsafe…. If you miss details on YT I guarantee you do the SAME on the road and are a danger.

@@amergrant-ns5crplease give up YOUR license….if you miss details on a social media site…..I don’t wanna consider how you DRIVE!

Depends on the state and the route isn't always safe.

Some states

Not always depends on the state and the load.

I wasn't aware that the State of Massachusetts was responsible for patrolling the Texas and Arizona borders. Take your Whataboutism and shove it.

Keep crying 🥱

@@DetroitMadeMan Your name doesn't fit your comment at all.

So, just because one area of law enforcement is having issues we should stop all other law enforcement? Makes sense, it certainly would save a lot of money.

@@ckm-mkc Its called putting your workforce where its needed and that is the border. Worrying about truckers is the least of our problems.

The price isn't skyrocketing because people are pointing out truckers faults or carelessness, it's because of political and corporate greed from every level. You made yourself sound stupid with that comment and proved your ignorance. There is a thing called the shoulder of the road which you can legally stop in if there is nothing posted saying you must not stop, it is for vehicles to pull off in need of an emergency, even truckers use it for that purpose smart guy. What happens when you side swipe a cop who uses that lane to run radar? Are you going to have no responsibility since you don't think he should've been in that spot?

@@evanshireman5644 No, you can't legally stop on the side of the road shoulder or berm In fact, some places will have your vehicle towed if you can't move your car within ten minutes Also, when critiquing economic stability Understand that everything you own Including the device you entered your comment with came off the back of a semi It's not corporate greed it's government oversight and gross negligence on behalf of elected representatives as well as credit system

​@@scottbonds9276One of the purposes for the shoulder/breakdown lane/emergency lane or however you may call it wherever you're from, is to be used when you breakdown. There will be signage stating not to stop there. You would know this if you paid attention in drivers ed or just googled it.

Had the trucker had the spotter car he would’ve called out that motorcycle.

@@dodgeguyz Remember acouple months ago A bus struck a semi on an exit ramp? Killed 8-10 passengers+driver Truckers where found at fault for being illegally parked Why would a motorcycle being illegally stopped be any less the cause of the incident?

Those that do this most likely don't have one just a bunch of cowboys

Its not as simple as being over 102" wide and 80K pounds to not be able to run at night. Different rules for different wide's and weights. Some states you don't need pilot care if it is under 12' other you do. Some you need them in front other roads you need them behind you. Some loads you need 2 pilot cars and other you need police escorts.

Eh, it's not THAT dangerous. Get out of the vehicle immediately and get over the guardrail and face incoming traffic on foot if you don't absolutely need to be in the vehicle. Don't camp out in the breakdown lane and you should be fine.

You know it’s always the trucks fault 😂

your entire premise is irrelevant, racist, and downright stupid.....

Nothing to do with Illegal immigrants (look at the news story and the graphics, and that guy responsible for the accident). Its about trucking companies not doing their job and ignoring the law to cut corners and there not being enough state troopers to deal with the enforcement in overnight hours. Traffic enforcement for safety needs more details and more manpower. Perhaps we need a tax on commercial vehicles in the state that specifically pays into expanding this enforcement unit and its hours.

​@josephteller9715 Did you read the first few words of his post? Let me restate it for you. It said going to get worse. As more illegals are used by trucking companies because they are cheaper. And the trucks are not insured or inspected. So it is about the trucking companies. And the fact that there needs to be more inspection stations to stop it from happening.

@@josephteller9715 I understand that but you didn’t understand what I said, “It’s going to get worse”, 1. Illegals don’t know the laws of America as a truck driver, the loading regulations, restrictions etc,. They WILL drive an overloaded truck for the MONEY versus a Certified American Truck Driver, who will check their loads so they don’t get violated on their CDL license. I was a CDL driver for school buses and Job Corps!! If you don’t stay on top of the new truck drivers or bus drivers state laws, you’ll lose your license. The driver should have not “ACCEPTED” that load! #keepingitreal A lady whose family members are truck drivers! Road trip✌🏽

FACTS and the data proves it

So, according to you, accidents dont happen during the day and no one have ever died from a trucking accident during the day because DOT is open. You cant be that DAFF! but then again, most people arent that smart so I understand why this makes sense to you. By the way, most accident happen during the day!

@@bjvu9460 Never Said That Troll Knucklehead , And Of Fact Someone Did Get By A Oversize Ld Just Days Ago & During The Winter A Oversize Ld Got Caught Running When The Roads Were Close By Bad Winter Weather In By Iowa DOT And No Escorts , So Just Giving The Facts To You Which More Than To You , You Wouldn't Understand Real Facts , So To You Mr Non Smart Azz That's My Story & I'm Sticking To It & You Sound Like A Non Law Abiding Person By Your Comment ( Or Lack Of ) Common Sense

Yeap!!!

speaking from experience are we Mr. Gump

@@AreaCode757 yeah, I used to see em all whizzing by me ;)

He had backed turned

You sure most people get off the brake down lane on the bike

Hey, DIPSH1T!! That’s what THIS guy did. AND hit a guy IN the breakdown lane!!! Get a BRAIN!!!!!

All oversized loads don't require escorts. It's based on how much you are oversized and varies from state to state.