One. Sat, 5 of us were enroute from Hazlehurst Ga. to Charl with the empty containers, when a Rock Hill S,C.
city cop, stopped and impounded our units at a Pure Oil truck stop.We handed him our permits, stating we could run these oversized loads "14' high" 24/7, any weather.
We were told he was very familiar with the permits, but was doing what his boss required of him.
I being the instigator, said "you know this is government freight?"
I was informed he had 2 security guards enroute to guard the trucks till Mon, before they could be moved.
I called dispatch, gave him the details, he sent us 2 cabs to come home(about 25 mi.)
Before we reached Charl, he had 5 drivers on call to go get the units.
In less than 3 hrs, they were back in Charl.
We recieved mileage from Hazlehurst to Rock Hill, an 8 hr guarantee each for our cab ride, the 5 others got a
8 hr guarantee for their 25 mi trip.
I was told the city of Rock Hill picked up the entire tab.
For months after that incident, when a policeman saw one of our trucks, he looked the other direction.