they use drugs that make them crazy strong.
an officer in great shape may not need to use the gun.
i have been on both sides of the weight thing.
any man can select low carb food and walk twenty minutes before crawling in the bunk.
i will never be fat again
FAT people are Discriminated against at prime
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Whats your physical like or do u officers even have physicals like trk drivers?Do u have restrictions like the trucking industry does in order to be an officer?
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Plus they don't do inpections either.I asked a DOT at the ky scale house why he isn't out there inspecting our equipment,he said he's too fat to crawl under the trailer.Another one said he's not dressed for it.What a couple sorry excuses i've ever heard.
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Many companies do this. If you are over the healthy BMI, you are at risk, so it does make sense. -
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Most trk drivers could never do all that,lol.
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I also believe officers should have mandatory firearm training, practiced vs unpracticed (in popup silhouette shooting) unpracticed hits on average 3 civilians and 2 fellow officers whereas practiced hits on high 1 pop up figure. Just an industry insiders 2 cents. -
Eventually, what it will most likely come down to is this:
The federal government, the insurance companies, and the trucking industry itself, are all trying to get rid of the obesity and the health risks that go along with it, (heart disease, diabetes, strokes, high blood pressure, along with problems with lungs, kidneys, and poor circulation that lead to amputations or worse).
Eventually, a lot of the physical fitness standards that apply to the U.S. Military, will eventually be adopted to the trucking industry. It is just a matter of time. Both SADLY and UNFORTUNATELY, many experienced veteran truck drivers could end up losing their jobs if they are not able to comply with the revised standards that could be coming about in the future.
This same situation could also hold true for both OTR and city transit bus drivers. It is just a matter of time.
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I don't knwo about that. Posters were saying the same thing when this thread started almost four years ago.
Companies are crying for drivers as it is as the cultural changes forced by CSA start to be felt in the industry. There will be a point where the regulation cuts too deep into the bottom lines of companies and then the crooked politicians will start to get an earful -- plus probably some envelopes full of money -- from the corporate types.
The pendulum of regulation swings back and forth.
But I don't think it's sad or unfortunate that anybody who operates heavy equipment on public highways or roads should be healthy enough to do it safely, experienced or otherwise. Awareness that a driver could stroke out of have a heart attack at any moment would freak me out if I owned a company. (And yes, again, the insurance companies are driving some of this change.) Truck driving is changing fast and shedding the old ways of doing business, that much is clear.
Being healthy is better than being fat and sick. Ask anyone who has been fat or sick if that's true. Laying off the cheetos and soda pop and unhealthy snacks would be a great start for most of us...
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News Flash for you. No matter where you go to either they do or will be doing the same things. Suggestion Lose weight, not only for your job but for ur own health.
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