Drinking while working on trucks

God I want that job, these bumpy roads make me spill my beer all over the place. I work better with a few drinks cause I loose all the fudge I once had about anything.

 

They drink beer?,that owner is a tightwad.Our mechanics get nothing but the best drugs !

 

Ok are these guys fall down drunk or are they just drinking? What is the quality of work, when they fix something is it repaired (no come back on work). I have known some mechanics, and body men and painters who drank at work they also were top notch. I have known guys that drank so much when off work when they came to work they would still be legally drunk but darn good at what they did. I also have known guys that can't read or write and are good mechanics (can't read= no shop manual no knowledge to obtain torque specs etc). Have also known sober and educated people who worked in auto/truck repair industry for years that could not fix a sandwich none the less a truck or car. Guess it depends on the person doing the work and what the boss will allow. If owner says it ok then you should mind your own business or seek employment that moore fits your standards. Not bashing on you it is your choice and I could understand if you don't want to be around that stuff. It is not illegal it just don't fit your standards.

 

My companies mechanics #### everything up sober. Maybe they work better drunk?

 

As was already mentioned, are they drunk, or did they just drink a beer over a few hours of work on a truck? Were they actually drinking that beer when they were working, or was it after hours, and just sloppy housekeeping?

Seriously here, if you really have something like this bothering you, then it is time to look for a new job. If they actually are drinking on the job, IMNHO, they are leaving themselves and the company open to some hellish law suites in case of an accident.

I'm not one for calling OSHA or anybody else. All you will be doing is guaranteeing that you will not have a job there for very long, no matter what the law is about "whistle blowing."

Move on man, move on.

 

You've never worked on a truck have you?? I can't imagine doing much of any wrenching without a few cold ones. The thing that bugs me is....why do you feel compelled to "do anything about it"?? It's not your time, money, or trucks.

 

Personally, I don't mind a guy drinkin' a beer while he works on my truck. But he had better watch his mouth! I won't tolerate swearing around my truck. My truck has feelings, and I will not allow them to be crushed by a foul mouthed, bad tempered mechanic!

 

Just a little interesting reading:

[h=1]Part 383
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES[/h] < 382 | 384 >

• Section
• Guidance

Question 1: Are school and church bus drivers required to obtain a CDL?
Guidance: Yes, if they drive vehicles designed to transport 16 or more people.
Question 2: Do mechanics, shop help, and other occasional drivers need a CDL if they are operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) or if they only test drive a vehicle?
Guidance: Yes, if the vehicle is operated or test-driven on a public highway.

CDL makes them subject to drug and alcohol random and reasonable cause testing, wouldn't you think they should be in the random pool. They were all of the above at my former employer the same as the drivers.

 

I think the OP has bailed on us......and I also think this is much ado about nothing.