White sheets? Don't laugh...

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by d o g, May 23, 2011.

  1. lostNfound

    lostNfound Road Train Member

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    To heck with that, they're not bleeding all over my clean white sheets.
     
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  3. Texas-Nana

    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    I haven't found anything about white sheets for the dead in there either. Not to mention, you can't pronounce anyone dead and cover them up.
     
  4. Roadmedic

    Roadmedic Road Train Member

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    If they are dead, any cover will do.

    As far as white sheets, I have looked for the link and cannot find anything that requires them in a truck.

    Now, you are are out two weeks, just how clean are the white sheets?
     
  5. delta5

    delta5 Road Train Member

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    My brother is a paramedic. Thats a bunch of nonsense. They carry their own sheets and body bags...
     
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  6. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    If it wasn't rarer than hen's teeth in this industry for drivers to actually read the regulations, rather than just ask some random stranger to tell them "the law", there would be fewer of these superstitions and wive's tales still making the rounds.

    The regs aren't nearly as difficult to read as commonly thought.

    http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrguide.aspx?section_type=A
     
  7. kwray

    kwray Medium Load Member

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    That was supposedly the law in Connecticut. It doesn't make sense for a variety of reasons. A few years ago the head cheese of the CT state police got tired of hearing that rumor so he offered a $1,000 reward to anyone who could produce a citation issued under that statute. As far as I know, he still has his $1,000.
     
  8. craigk49

    craigk49 Bobtail Member

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    I think there is a law against that with stiff fines for improper use of sheets...
     
  9. Smaggs

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    I have white sheets with brown spots.
     
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