The $8,945.00 fine

Originally Posted by pjost

What kills me is, the poor b***** is only 23 years old. I'm guessing a farm truck full of grain probably loaded by his dad or the farmer he was working for. How long does it take a 23 year-old to make $9k? Hope he can make payments.

Never know, if he was on company time in a company vehicle, even tho his name is in the paper, it would more than likely fall under the liability of his employer. But if not, yeah that'd be a tough one. One of those early adult year mistakes that can set you back enough to haunt you for years. Hope thats not the case. Hard to see a young guy get buried in legal debt, or any debt for that matter.

Originally Posted by phred59

Never know, if he was on company time in a company vehicle, even tho his name is in the paper, it would more than likely fall under the liability of his employer. But if not, yeah that'd be a tough one. One of those early adult year mistakes that can set you back enough to haunt you for years. Hope thats not the case. Hard to see a young guy get buried in legal debt, or any debt for that matter.

I respectfully disagree Phred. The driver is responsible for securing/weighing/safety of the load he/she is hauling. IMHO, I think this one is on the kid.