Fired for drinking off duty while on the road?

Discussion in 'Trucker Legal Advice' started by kablerat, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    to make it look good, of course..

    do undercover cops just look from a distance at a drug mafia, or actually get into the mob..???
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    tucker said trainer is douche. End of story.
     
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  4. TIMPTE 527

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  5. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Not really. The guidance is really just clarification. Yes it's not the law, but the law does state "(3) Be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while the driver possesses ....."

    So yes, off duty use in the cab is specifically not regulated.
     
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  6. Deadwood

    Deadwood Heavy Load Member

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    With that on your DAC it’s unlikely you will be hired elsewhere. Not being melodramatic but that particular mark on your DAC is a death sentence. My advice: find another gig quickly (there are plenty of them) or you’ll stew on this and get bitter.
     
  7. Atlanta trucker

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    Always is ... Talk to that Swift security office to get what was left out. Doesn't matter the guy admitted to drinking AND having alcohol on a commercial vehicle. Would have been fired anyway you look at it.
     
  8. Atlanta trucker

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    What a mix ... Alcohol and commercial driving ... And BRINGING it into a commercial vehicle. If your that bright you should not be a CDL holder , never again.
     
  9. Atlanta trucker

    Atlanta trucker Road Train Member

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    Are you sure ? Open container of alcohol in a commercial vehicle ?
     
  10. tucker

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    So a driver has a drink today and then operates a vehicle tomorrow dead sober has a problem?

    Look at PAM Transport's headquarters in Tontitown, AR..... Right next door is the Red Door Bar. There's a path from the dorms to the front door of that place, adults can drink and still operate commercial vehicles alcohol and drug free.
     
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  11. NightWind

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    These are the actual regulations not that link to Cornell Law above Regulations Section
     
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