Laptop useage

Technically, ANYTHING that requires the driver to take one hand off the steering wheel (smoke, adjust radio, talk on cb, cell phone, eat a hot-n-juicy Wendy, etc) or ANYTHING that makes you take your attention off the road is illegal. I am sure that there isn't any specefic laws YET. But just wait until the first excuse is: "Hey, I was in cyber-heaven with a hottie and I didn't see the bus-load of nuns...."

 

The person you were riding with.... is a total nut job !!! And has no business behind the wheel of anything.

 

I can't believe you lived with this throughout your training. I would have had to do something about it. Not exactly sure what I would have done, but my old backside is way to dear to me to put it at risk riding with an idiot like this guy!

 

Laptop on a truck is definatley ok. Hell, some people with custom sleepers home school their kids, and have home computers in them.
That's all fine and dandy on sleeper or off duty time, but what your trainer did? Turn that SOB in. He's gonna get someone killed.
40 ton's running down the highway is nothing to play around with.
Do him and everyone else a favor, get him off the road before he kills someone, and save him spending the rest of his life in jail, and the family of the victims greif and morning.

 

If you report him to your saftey dept. It will be listed in any future job refrence.
Future job recruiter: Why was he let go? Was it under good terms?
Your current Job: He was considered a saftey hazard.

Either he will put his toys away, or bounce around till he's hauling cement or some such.

 

It would fall under "distracted driving" this applies to all the aforementioned "activities."
I have seen drivers of trucks and cars watching movies on laptops and small portable dvd players set on the dash. Reading books, magazines, maps, notes, directions as well. Shaving and women with their makeup. The fact is for many people driving is "boring" and they will do whatever it takes to keep themselves "entertained." just try to be aware of this and avoid these accidents waiting to happen.

 

He will bounce, until he kills someone.

Companies only ask, "Would you rehire" then they look at the DAC and driving record. If it ain't there. He's hired.