Swift and OSHA laws...

a good idea would be to record all your phone calls

 

i'll get you the number to her firm ASAP, and then i will PM it to you. there's call screening in place. her firm gets a crapload of calls about different things ranging from legit claims to ones about tires being blown out and crap like that.

make sure to document everything.

 

Here's an idea; Notify the media and stay after it until someone takes an interest. In all probability, a Swift, Werner or some other driver will die because of this nonsense and some light can be shed on these abuses.
######## and moaning about it here will do absolutely no good. Be proactive and get something done!!

 

I'd like to know more about apu's only lasting 24 months.
I have never heard that from any mechanic, be it manufactor trained techs, or independant techs.
Maybe they are talking in the terms of trading the truck in every 24 months, and having to remove the apu from said truck, and putting it on a new one.


Perosnally, i'd be looking for a company that has apu's on thier trucks, or a easier idle policy.
Why don't you call your states Labor Board and ask them.

 

"At least if you get fired you can collect unemployment"... ONLY IF you were following company policies! You have to understand the rules for getting unemployment. But you can try. Just remember that trucking is down about 30% and it took me 6 months to get this POS job I have now!

But as someone said earlier, OOIDA is who you need to talk to.
Also Idle Aire is tax deductible so keep those receipts!

 

some states are also giving companies grants to put APUs in their trucks I know that Wisconsin recently gave out over 1 million dollars to some companies in the form of grants to put APUs on their trucks.

 

Unemployment is also affected by state laws. In a deeply republican state like Texas, where corporations hold sway, it's nearly impossible to collect unemployment. In Wisconsin, you have to be guilty of MISCONDUCT in order to be denied unemployment. Things like: Insubordination, Deliberate destruction of company property, deliberate destruction of a company account. Simple inefficiency or failure to adapt is not reason enough. Failure to comply with illegal or inhumane rules are NOT reason to deny unemployment either. Just because a company has a policy against sleeping on your left side or belching/ farting/ sneezing in your truck, doesn't mean they can deny your unemployment claim when they fire you for it.

NOTE for the UNWISE: While they might not be able to deny your claim, they will TRY. Expect your claim to be held up for 5-7 weeks until someone at the unemployment commission makes a decision. Then you'll get a lump sum payment.

 

Also be sure to file AS SOON AS YOU ARE FIRED! Don't wait a week or two but the same day you get home! I waited 2 weeks after I was let go from that POS job I had during my last post (8/7/09) and it only became effective 3 weeks ago! Get on line to your states unemployment site and start the process and also head down to DFS(Deptarpment of Family Services) and get those food stamps going! I'll look for those youtube posts tomorrow!

That BS about those APU's lasting 24 months is just that BS! At least the Tri paks and others are great and maintenance is great also but Rigmaster is a POS! Oil changes every 100 hours! What a laugh!