JaxDad wrote:
This is IMHO completely the opposite of what makes sense. Commercial operators who need their vehicles on the road every day to earn their livelihood need to prove they maintain their vehicles, but privately owned trucks and trailers that might not move for months (or years) are good to go..
I see it differently. Commercial truck's are more often than not are being driven by employee's earning a wage not the business owner and wage earning employees have less stake in sensing and reporting issues with company vehicles that would cost them wage hours of pay. I can say this as I drive a company vehicle in a fleet and see this affect everyday with me and my co-workers using our company vehicles.
Personally I travel across the continent with my truck and trailer which is worth a substantial percentage of my personal wealth and the financial and personal cost's of getting stranded in some tiny town in God know's where or having an accident due to lack of maintenance is the fear factor that ensures that you can trust that travelling beside me and may I suggest most RV'ers either towing or bobtailing is much safer than traveling beside many of the trucks on our highways today even with safety annual certificates given the miles commercial vehicle must cover to cover company cost's.
