Just a year ago, when crossing the border from Canada into the US I stopped by NYS DOT for an inspection. My vehicle was inspected and failed for air line wear. My vehicle had just passed a state inspection 3 days earlier. Additionally, the vehicle was inspected in Canada the previous week to inspect work done at that facility.
I was disgusted that two facilities missed the wear that did not meet NYS standards. I was glad the officer was communicative and explained the specific problem. I was told that the problem was specific to the Freightliner design modifications ordered by my company. The officer said that NYS specifically looks for this problem on our company vehicles. He said the company should be aware of the problem because anually they write enough tickets for it. He also stated that unless I knew what to look for, I would not find this problem on a normal pre-trip.
I shudder to think that an automated system that will assign points to my permanent performance record for this type of violation is about to go in place.