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Makes me glad I'm an O/O....
My hat's tipped to you company drivers....
I have to hustle my own loads but, you guys deal with a lot more B.S.

 

Just getting back into the truck.

Did the RV hauling for 5 years as O/O. Sucks to work for someone. At least this company has APU's.

 

I just sat thru a saftey meeting where our companies safety director "assured" us he would go to bat for us if we needed to be late. Hmmm, I suppose a more experienced driver has more options. But when your just starting out... not a lot of companies hiring newer drivers these days. It would help if more dispatchers were aware of the law, or held just as responsible.

 

If they have a qualcomm always make them send it by it. If they refuse, send the confirmation back by qualcomm asking them if this is what they want.

 

I should be more specific, I have never had a problem with my company. If I cant make it or I am feeling sick etc., I have never gotten any grief. I just have heard so many horror stories ya know?

 

With all due respect it is a little known fact that under federal as well as most state rules allow that a tape recording may be admissible in court so long as one person is aware that the conversation is being taped. If you are recording it then one person is aware.

In addition, I used it several times when doing carrier investigations. I'd tape the phone conversation, usually with a safety director or president, then issue civil penalties based upon the taped conversation. When that person called me after the civil penalty was issued they would say almost without question: "How can you fine me on a tape recording. It can't be used in court". I'd tell them that I was a federal agent, not a court of law. One carrier took me to court over it. They lost because I wasn't a court of law, and because I was aware the conversation was being recorded.

 

Legally you are supposed to be on line 4 when doing an RDS (log)

 

With all due respect, look at Safestat and see how many drivers are place out of service after going through a state inspection at a chicken coup for a violation of 392.3 (driving while ill/fatigued). More times than not this out of service has nothing to do with an accident.

 

QUOTE LOGSRUS: I want to sit in on a court regarding a law suit versus company/driver and fatigue being an issue really bad.

Trust me: No you don't. By and large they are boring as Heck just setting there.