DOT English proficiency test

#1 There is guidance to clear it.

 

Already did..

 

No, you didn't.

If a driver gets an ELP OOS, how does he cure it?

 

There is guidance to clear it.

 

Can you show me? I haven't seen any.

 

Guidance is out there.
Quick answer, data-q if you feel it's wrong or up to the carrier to re-evaluate the driver.
Inspector opinions differ on many things.

 

If a driver is put OOS for a mechanical defect, they must have a mechanic and the carrier certify the defect has been repaired. In some cases I think DOT has to reinspect the unit.

If the driver is put OOS for HOS, they must wait at the designated location for the specified time - 10/34 hours, and then may resume.

Data-Q only challenges the violation, it doesn't put the driver/unit back in service. That's the question that I'm asking - how does the driver get back into service?

 

What a stubborn boomer lol

 

The way it was prior..and likely still the case. Unless they also had stopped writing violations for ELP violations which I don’t think is the case.

Carrier had to rectify it. Layoff the driver of course removes the problem. Or show completion of an English lesson course before putting the driver back in the seat.

Carrier is responsible for safety so the burden lies on them and still does imo.

ACLU already filed a lawsuit so just have to see how it plays out. Enough lawsuits and eventually this feel good regulation will disappear.

Bet there’s more than one lawyer out there waiting on some new clients.

 

Someone's going to create an ELDT type course for ELP, which means the driver will be rolling again as soon as the scale house closes for the day. Then the carrier fights the citation and shows the driver passed an ELP course within 10 hours, which makes it likely the violation gets tossed meaning the carrier's only cost is 10 hours of downtime.

Yep, this is going to reduce capacity - BIG TIME! /s