I'm Canadian, drive for a Canadian carrier and never once read anywhere that they are required by law. None of our trucks have them, and we use the flashers and a toot-toot of the air horn to signal backing up if it's at a reasonable time in a work zone/area.
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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by SteerTire, Dec 11, 2018.
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Beep beep beep beep. It’s the LAW.
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First time I put my truck in reverse I actually looked around for the truck in the vicinity that was backing up.
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I’m pretty sure that on const sites in CA it’s a CalOSHA law. Dump truck brokers won’t hire you if you don’t have one.
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I think some people need to learn the difference between law and policy.
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1926.601 - Motor vehicles. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
BTW, my back-up beeper quacks like a duck.MACK E-6 Thanks this. -
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