Hotshot Connect Forum :: Crew Cab Sleeper not DOT certified

Tom Cobb · Site Admin

For those that may have heard about this sleeper conversion see the info below.

Tom Cobb

The Feds deemed the CCS conversion NOT a compliant sleeper!!! Here is an email from them. Please pass this info along to any towing websites, lets try to prevent any of our friends and other haulers from getting put out of service and being fined!

From: Tyson Labbe [mailtoabbeheavyindustries@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:39 AM
To: xxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Written Consent

This just in:

The US Federal Department of transport has inspected a Crew Cab Sleeper at the Dually Depot. in Elkahart In. yesterday. The officers involved stated that they like the product and what it is designed to do for drivers. However they have to enforce the law as it is written. They determined that by the wording of the federal document 393.76 that our sleeper kits do not qualify as legal sleeper berths.

At this time there are a lot of regional and state offices still allowing the use of these kits. This may change depending on what paper work is filed federally. Now we have more work to do.

We will be lobbying governments on both sides of the border to allow the use of this type of kit. The apperent problem is the reduction of dimensions in the window insert area. Because we do not maintain 24" vertically and 24" horizontally. There is very little any one can do about this based on the size of the vehicles structural door openings.

If you or anyone you know of in this industry is serious about getting the government to allow this type of sleeper berth for current or future use we have to get moving on it now.
If you know of a contact in the government or a lobby group etc. that may be of use, please let us know. We will be fighting to get the wording changed on the sleeper berth document. Perhaps even an annual operators permit could be devised to allow one ton operators to use this type of sleeper berth. We will keep you updated as things progress.

Please let me know if you have recieved this email and any further information would always be helpfull.

Tyson L'Abbe
LABBE HEAVY INDUSTRIES
306-260-5457
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LBZ

So what do those guys do who spent the $$$ on a thought-to-be legal sleeper? There is no way that company could refund all of their work and am sure those guys don't want to go spend more money on another sleeper system....This could get ugly.

bth9461

Their just out, they can file a law suit. The Company would have to be a very stand-up type to voluntarly take this hit. Most won't. The amazing thing is that they did not vet this with the FED's before they took it to market.

Also they might have sold them with a disclaimer that covers their behind.

Brian