Land Star: We don't tell applicants why they weren't qualified

a great philosifer once said"stupid is as stupid does"

 

Translated.....
If you can't play by the rules (That is...If you are too dense to do so...)....Don't be a carrier or work for LS.....

 

What happened is folks like you who break the law, violate HOS, run illegal equ. have forced the Govt. to take action~ CSA2010

 

Where it bothers me the most is that I work a lot of bridge construction and painting jobs. With all the storage trailers, and trailer mounted equipment it is just about impossible to keep everything 100%. The jobs go on for a long time and sitting equipment can end up with a lot of problems. We usually have a drop yard near the bridge, but equipment can sit for 6 months before I have to take it up on the bridge deck or under the bridge or whatever.

I end up with a lot of little trips of 2 or 3 miles because I sit in the storage yard and wait for them to call me and tell me what they need. Sometimes I know what has to go and I can give it a good going over and fix everything, but sometimes the unexpected happens, and they need a piece of equipment in a hurry. If something is questionable I keep it down to like 25 MPH or even call one of the foremen to come escort me with his pick up. But still there are times when the equipment isn't 100%.

The HOS thing can be tough because I might only run 25 or 30 miles in a day. Sometimes I'll move stuff before 6AM to beat the traffic and then sit/nap in the office trailer until after lunch, then sit again for a couple hours and make another move, then sit some more. Next thing you know, I am out of hours and maybe only 20 miles from home.

I really feel like the rules haven't been written to take into consideration guys like me who haul very short distances. Most of the time the police are very fair with me, but I don't want to be put out of business by some cop with a grudge against trucks or something.

 

But you do admit to driving a truck with brake shoes that were cracked. You knew about the problem before you got a ticket. You chose to ignore the problem~that makes you a problem. We have regulations because of drivers like you. You and folks like you are the reasons for Big brother because you think your above the law. Your past history has kept you from leasing on where you wanted to go, don't ya think your way isn't working? I kinda feel sorry for you because you haven't figured it out~miles will never make you money.

 

Forget it HEAVY DUDE, you can't tell him anything. He's a 9 year veteran of the industry, so he's been everywhere, done it all, and wrote the book on trucking. Billy Big Rigger wants to be free and independent, but he doesn't want to be held accountable when he makes the wrong decision. It's ALWAYS someone else's fault, don't you know.

For a guy who's throwing the "liberal" name around so much, he's not too familiar with the conservative attitude revolving around PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. I subscribe to that notion - that I'm responsible for my success and failure. Not Landstar, not the government. Just me. But I guess I'm a liberal now, so I'll start blaming everybody but myself when things start to go south for me, regardless of what I did to cause it.

 

There's a difference between a safe driver and one that's merely accident-free.

 

Good points noted here...

crusin