I cannot think of any instance where a backing accident would not be preventable. If you have to GOAL every 5 feet, do it.
G.O.A.L.
Discussion in 'Swift' started by pagan trucker, Jun 12, 2011.
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You hit it on the door nail as each state is different. Now if you do in fact fail when you could have goal'd, would you have done it differently?? I did goal on my skills test for each and docked one out of five allowed points. My CDL examiner told me had I not done that, I would not have earned his respect as I could hit a hazzard.
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So by not GOAL'ing during my backing, I am putting myself in danger of getting into a preventable accident per company safety standards. As a result of this preventable accident, there goes away my clean safety record and reputation with said company.
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KH: Per SWIFT safety standards, yes. But, GOALing does not absolve a driver.
Your company? Not a clue.
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If every driver at Swift did Goal every time they went to back and help their co driver or other Swift drivers, upper level management would not have to require a macro every time a driver backs up you know.
As per my new company, we does not have a rule for backing nor do log books as were within the short haul operations. Even if I do log it, I would have plenty of hours.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/hos-faqs.asp#_Toc111021237
We have two trucks, a F350 and a Sterling 26ft box truck. As for the nickname, Jimdriv3r gave it to me and it fits my new profession.
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And Mr Iceman, Kh, Don Juan.............
what is your companies safety record like ?
And even if you don't need a logbook, is your rig in compliance ??
Good Luck !!
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