When the Safe 7 is unsafe

My text to speech was disabled with one of the software upgrades. I have the truck pc and it still runs Windows xp which is no longer supported by Microsoft.

Meteorology was one of my hobbies when I was in school, so I'm in the habit of watching the skies. I may not be able to name all the cloud types anymore, but when I see dark clouds rising I start looking for rotation. For us truckers straight line winds can be just as bad especially if we're light. I slowed down and continued watching the conditions.

 

Most people just don't think. It's very easy when you are sitting in an office, or cubicle to fire off a message to one or more drivers. The problem is that it's also easy to forget that the person on the receiving end is already dealing with the issue you are trying to warn him/her about. The other problem is that people conditioned to blindly follow policy lose the ability to think logically. This situation illustrates the point. The company has a policy of not talking to drivers while driving and blanking the message screen while the truck is in motion. The result is that either you take a chance and violate policy to make sure a driver gets the warning, or you follow policy and hope for the best. Personally, I would have called my driver and told him to shut down. If anyone had a problem with a breach of policy my defense would have been that my driver was in immediate danger and needed the warning. If safety is truly our cornerstone value then getting him off the road is more important than a potential issue with talking to a driver on the road.

I'm not just talking about Roehl office personnel. This is a common problem with people in general. They take the easiest and safest route. If you always follow policy you never have to worry about defending your actions. You never really get noticed for good, or bad, but you do manage to find limited success in life.