Company put an O/O out of service.

If the O/O is pulling their freight under their authority, they do have the right to make sure the trucks are legal and safe. It makes sense at the end of the day, for the carrier and the o/o.

 

Course not. They do not have an argument. What they need to do is the one change his tires out, and the other change his mudflaps, or put some new ones on. Sorry, partner. That's just the way it is. They gotta keep up with minimum DOT requirements if they wanna drive their truck.

We have our inspections every 3 months. They don't have to put it in the lease that I gotta keep up my truck because that's implied with, you know, being a truck driver and owner. If I want to go onto public roadways, I have to have complied with DOT requirements. And I do it.

By the way, my company is 100% o/o.

 

Why don't they both just get in compliance?

 

I have been an O/O for the last 15yrs. Our company requires a quarterly inspection to be done. Some people try to fight it, however in my personal opinion it is a good thing. I feel one more set of eyes looking at my truck is a good thing. they may find something that I may overlook. Now don't get me wrong, they have found some things that normally would not have warrant a shut down, but needed to be fixed anyway. Sure it is an extra expense every 3 months, but if it saves you time and fines from the DOT, and the safety of me and everyone around me, I guess I can justify it.

 

I don't see anything wrong with it. The inspections that is. A carrier has the right to inspect vehicles leased to them once a week if they want to. But I would make an addendum to the lease going forward just so everyone knows the policy. I would be more worried as to why these individuals would go to such lengths to avoid addressing legitimate safety issues.

 

It is the companies CSA SCORE thats getting the hits , so the O/O's need to smarten up and get complient . My o/o's get a full inspection 1/4ly and if they pass I pickup the charge for the inspection.

 

Tires and Mud flaps to me is just a maintenance issue or expense, These O/O's should be putting money away every mile that they run so when the tires go down the money is there to get em done! I think the company has every bit of a responsibility of keeping these trucks within specs and DOT passable. If these guys don't want to keep there trucks in compliance then hit the road jack, the next company is going to find other things to shut them down or to refuse extending a contract to them. I hope this help!

 

No doubt. It is ultimately to the o/o's benefit to bring their trucks up to code. I'm sad the carrier feels it's necessary to hold them hostage until they do.

 

When the o/o signed on to drive under the company's authority, was there no document signed by the o/o stating that they will keep their truck up to DOT standards, and not violate HOS, and all of the rest that goes along with that?

If my name is on the door, whether it be a company truck or an o/o signed on to my authority, they will run it as I say or they can put their own name on the door. It reflects on MY CSA and consequently insurance premiums even if you bail or are fired immediately after you have been inspected/cited.

This shouldn't even be an issue.