There are bad breaks, several bad tires and loose debris. I wouldn't want my mom driving behind this truck, and have it hit her windshield. But for every truck the troopers stop and check, dozens of others zoom by. At any given time there are just two or three troopers working an eight-county area looking for problems. So, it's inevitable some dangerous rigs slip through.
Overweight trucks can also buy the right to bend the rules.
The association says the overweight trucks are part of the reason Texas has more than 7200 deficient bridges, and miles of pitted pavement local taxpayers are left to repair. Counties had hoped state lawmakers would approve new trucking fees to pay for road maintenance but that failed. Troopers had hoped for new state money to hire inspectors, but that's not likely to happen. So, as Texas braces for increased truck traffic from Mexico, even some drivers admit the odds favor those who break the law. So two-thirds of the time they'll get away with it.