Attention USA Drivers!

Discussion in 'USA Truck' started by Reycer, Jun 8, 2013.

  1. Reycer

    Reycer Medium Load Member

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    I worked for a company for 10 years with this policy. It wasn't OTR, but we were still expected to do our job and post trip that vehicle. If work needed done, either do what you can or write it up and have it brought in. If something happened and you failed to bring it to the attention of the proper person to be taken care of, they would show you the door. I watched that happen many times. Problem with that policy for USA is, they would be left without a LOT of drivers. BTW, I wonder why all of those USA drivers sign off on the bottom of their logs stating that they have found no problems with those trailers and then walk off and leave the ones they do. Anyways, said I was off this thread for today and wasn't gonna comment anymore today. Have a good one ya'll :)
     
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  3. Thomas0810

    Thomas0810 Road Train Member

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    good question Reycer.Signing that log is a legal and binding statement,Signing it stating the tractor and trailer has no defects when in fact it does is falsifying logs and we all know how DOT feels about that when push comes to shove.Try telling a DOT officer its not my job as a professional driver to have Everything in working order because of your feelings about the company you work for,or that you should not be responsible for going to truck stops for repairs because you don't get paid to do so.I am sure he will be really understanding and sympathetic lol.
     
  4. DGStrong71

    DGStrong71 Road Train Member

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    Companies that enforce post trips also pay for break downs. If USA wants to enforce post trips then they are going to have to be willing to pay for the driver's time to sit at a shop with their equipment. I've had some FM's here at USA that did make sure I got paid but most dont.
     
  5. ezmed

    ezmed Medium Load Member

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    20002 was in Vandalia behind an old International this past Thursday and Friday.
     
  6. RetiredSarge

    RetiredSarge Medium Load Member

    WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START DOING WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO IN THE INTERVIEW!!!! It's not like you took the job and then found out, ohh btw, we want you to do the same job you said you would do but we are not going to pay you for it. You knew that when you took the job. If you don't want to do the job correctly, either because you are a lazy or because you now feel like you have to get paid before you do, please leave, find another job or company. It's no surprise that you are required to do a pti and a pt on all of your equipment and you are not going to get special pay for it. Don't sit here and say "well it would get done if we got paid." Do the job you are required to do.
     
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  7. DGStrong71

    DGStrong71 Road Train Member

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    First of all I never had an interview and even if I did I'm not going to sit at a shop getting the companies equipment repaired while they selectively pay some drivers and not others.. I have already made myself clear to the company where I stand on this and I also asked them if they would prefer that I just left and their response was "no".
     
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  8. DGStrong71

    DGStrong71 Road Train Member

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    Maybe some of you should quit kissing USA Trucks ###
     
  9. speedracer 1963

    speedracer 1963 Medium Load Member

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    it might have been the trailer that fell victim to a shuttle bus while making a u-turn in atlanta ga. your swimming up a waterfall when it comes to working with experienced drivers.
     
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  10. Thomas0810

    Thomas0810 Road Train Member

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    You don't dispute the fact that you know you don't do your job as is required by Federal law though.You cant blame the company for a blatant inability to not to do the job correctly.What is the justification for falsifying logs?
     
  11. DGStrong71

    DGStrong71 Road Train Member

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    Where do you get those facts? I have been driving for almost 6 years now and still without an accident, incident, or faild DOT inspections so if you are talking to me I have to tell you to kiss my ###. And, I have already had an in-depth meeting with USA truck on issues, where I stand and how they felt about me. They told me that that would be more than happy if I chose to continue my employment here so I guess I'm doing something right. Some of you have just kissed so much ### that you think you have earned the right to act as company spokesman and take it upon yourself to try to run off drivers that you think are bad for USA truck.
     
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