Just some of the stupid things I see

You coulda bobtailed to the truckstop if it was nearby..

 

Why would you even suggest that????????

Not my job.

I'm guessing you would have??????

Would it have been your job??????

It is ENTIRELY up to the shipper to ensure a HAZMAT load is ready to roll....that includes providing ALL placards required.

The drivers job is to ensure the shipper has done their job before accepting responsibility for the load.

That doesn't include providing or going for placards.

 

Actually, I would have only if i was getting paid extra to do it, for a minimum of 1 hour of pay. They probably just ran out that day.

Does the newbie get a ticket for the licensing issue? And wow, i didnt think any company was quite that lame..

 

I can only say that you need to know ALL the facts before offering ANY suggestions.


The company I drove for at that time WASN'T a bottom feeder and as such gave the drivers a LOT of on the spot decision making in regard to the load...how it was to be hauled.....was it legal......etc.


In other words...it was MY CALL. The only thing I did...as any driver should....was inform my company and let them do the dirty work of telling the shipper to do it correctly or get it off the trailer.

They got it off the trailer.

I know this is Dieselbears thread and out of respect for him, I'll only say this....

If more companies gave their drivers a bit more authority when it came to things of this nature instead of telling them to go ahead and run it as is.....he and his fellow troopers would probably have an easier day.

 

It is written that the shipper shall provide proper placards, period.

It is also a question on (practically) every HM endorsement test you may ever take.

Being a "nice guy" is one thing, bottom-feeder or not. Following the rules is quite something else, especially nowadays. If the shipper hasn't got their mess together, I shouldn't be expected to haul their freight.

 

haha....nice.