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Replacing floor in a stock trailer

Not trying to raise a stink, but here is what is from TXDOT.
All depends on how the officer deciphers it.

Definitions. TRC 725.001.
"Load" means a load of loose material.
"Loose material" means material that can be blown or spilled from a vehicle because of movement or
exposure to air, wind currents, or other weather. The term includes dirt, sand, gravel, refuse, and wood chips but excludes an agriculture product in its natural state.
IMPORTANT NOTE
: Anything over 48,000 lbs. transported in a farm vehicle is subject to FMCSR 392.9
(inspection of cargo, cargo securement devices and systems) and all of FMCSR 393
Equipment and load securement.
"Refuse" means trash, rubbish, garbage, or any other discarded material.
Revised 8/19/2014

Now, imagine you hauling a load of cattle to the local auction and you have to stop at an intersection. Your cattle pee and poop at that time, it all ends up on the road, you leave the intersection and the next vehicle coming to the intersection has to stop. Guess what, the road is slick form the refuse your cattle left behind and the vehicle can not stop, therefore sliding into the intersection of oncoming traffic. Then here comes an officer following you to the local auction.

I know this from an actual experience, luckily there wasn't an accident. Just cost me $25 on the first offense. Second offense goes up to $500.
I now have a solid floor in my trailer.
 
"The term includes dirt, sand, gravel, refuse, and wood chips but excludes an agriculture product in its natural state."

Manure out of a truck would seem to fall under the "agriculture product in its natural state" category. What could be more "natural" than fresh fallen cattle poop? :???: :?
 
Soapweed:
I totally agree with you, but city folks don't. They actually think it stinks, heck it ain't nothing but grass and water.
 
good information to know, I'm thinking it would depend on the officer and area you were in, probably worse around more populated areas, got a ticket a while back for hauling corn in a homemade dump trailer made from an old grain truck. officer said it had to be tarped because dust was getting on cars etc. long story short I fought it and won, mainly because this is a rural area and judges/attorneys are ranchers themselves, thought for a minute the judge was gonna explode that officer was bothering ranchers hauling feed to their cattle. thanks for the info!!
 
You did right by getting off, corn is agriculture in its natural state.

I was told by my neighbor that when he was hauling sheep in Oklahoma he got stopped and was ask if the flooring in the bed of the trailer was tongue and grooved. Of course it wasn't, but he got off because he had straw in the bed that kept the manure and urine from getting on the road.

I live in a rural area, just that some of the city boys want to be a !@#$%.
Never have had any problems with the DPS officers as far as farm or Ranch stuff goes.
 
Just wondering if the coated boards in your trailer are totally coated or just on the top or top and ends.
Thinking Bed liner would do the same, leaving the bottom of the boards
uncoated so the boards would dry out.
 

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