.....when i was NEVER on the phone. Someone reported me to my company (jb hunt) for having a device in my hand. They didn't actually say i was on my phone, just that i had a hand held device in my hand. My dm asked me was i talking on the phone and i told him no.
I have 2 years driving trucks and i know better to hold a cell in my hand and drive. I don't use bluetooth devices either. I have no reason to be on the phone driving. If it rings while driving, i ignore it and call back when I'm safely stopped.
My dm told me he'll get back to me. Does that mean counseling? Suspension?
I have no issue admitting when I'm wrong. But i never speak on the phone while driving even in my personal vehicle. I work too hard for my cdl and wont throw it away over something stupid like a cell phone ticket. I believe jb hunt has zero tolerance for cell phone use anyways so I know better.
Has something like this happened to anyone else? Did you get into trouble for something you didn't do?
Reported for talking on phone.....
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I should think 5 years into the future coffee would be a 10K fine for occupying a hand.D.Tibbitt, SuperRookie, Dino soar and 1 other person Thank this. -
If you did not have your phone in your hand,then it's your word against theirs. Stick to your answer, do not offer up any other explanation other than "no, I did not have my phone in my hand". Do not use 10 words, when 2 will do.
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2) back in my days, if someone called in on me for whatever reason, the company DEMANDED the caller to fully ID themselves and provide contact information.
if none of that contact information panned out..??
the "tattle tale" was dismissed.
many times, back in those days, mad wives or ticked off girlfriends would call a company and said a driver did them wrong, on the road.....too many drivers got canned, for word of mouth crap..
that's when nearly all companies went to the full verification mode.
just ask your company if the caller gave out a full ID as to who they were....if not, then tell them, it might have been a girl friend you got pregnant and are running away from.... -
I would have told the boss I was masturbating.
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otherwise, all that laughing in the office, many would die of a heart attack.....D.Tibbitt and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
That wasn't a cell phone you had, it was a handkerchief you were using because you had to sneeze a few times.
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Using the CB. That was the mic in his hand.
Well, many years ago that would have been a reasonable answer.FlaSwampRat, Art Vandelay and thelushlarry Thank this. -
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