If Billy saw some of the CRST trailers we get at the Coop, he'd have to use a **** kit....
When did YRC cut you guys off? I ain't seen none of them CRST trucks swerving all over the road pulling their sets in months.
If Billy saw some of the CRST trailers we get at the Coop, he'd have to use a **** kit....
Don't worry Inspector Billy is on the case!
Don't worry Dave, his hat ain't got nothing on yours!
Exactly. We have a guy that from a southern terminal that low drops trailers so low, you have to go out and crank it up, just to get the tractor under it.
Yes, but some dummies work at the big terminals also. Trust me.You ever notice the terminals farther out from the big cities have some real dummies working for them?
Yea..it would be nice if the DRIVERS at PDX could take 5 minutes of their valuable time and put dollies away, not just drop them anywhere they like but I guess time is money so Ill help them out and keep putting them away when I can..Just too bad that we have such lazy guys...steering wheel holders or professional..I prefer the latter ....be safe
Time is money. However knowingly dragging unsafe equipment down the road because you don’t get paid for shop time is a pretty disturbing reason. As professionals we are required to make sure the equipment is safe to operateIf a driver on a pre trip notices some safety issues that could be dangerous or is dangerous, is he paid by the hour while it is being fixed? If not you might have an answer as to why they take off. Time is money. von.
If a driver on a pre trip notices some safety issues that could be dangerous or is dangerous, is he paid by the hour while it is being fixed? If not you might have an answer as to why they take off. Time is money. von.
If a driver on a pre trip notices some safety issues that could be dangerous or is dangerous, is he paid by the hour while it is being fixed? If not you might have an answer as to why they take off. Time is money. von.
Really? 18 years city board ABF Indy. I would have to use a super computer to track the number of times I witnessed drivers doing that. Obvious air leak, or anything you can't help but notice, they had it fixed. But lights out, bald tire that would be out of service, forget it. Time is money. I can see a marker light out & go. Hell, I did that all the time in the city. But a tail, brake or turn signal light out, it was fixed or I did not pull it. A tail light or marker light is not OS. But, 1 turn signal or 1 brake light is out of service. One thing I saw all the time is pulling a gear with no rear & no light bar. DOT says if the tail or lower lights on the lead pup is blocked from view from any angle of those lights by the gear, ya got to put a light bar on it. They knew I would insist on a light bar. 2 weeks after I made my 30 day probation I let them know. Did I pull trailers with burnt out marker lights? Yes if I thought they didn't effect safety, especially the ones in the nose of the trailer. I have seen road drivers delay their Omaha or Kansas City run just to have a marker light fixed. And some times they had to go to bed for they wouldn't make it. Most would run it. Once again, time is money. And it could have a negative effect on your return load, putting you in the motel for another 12 to 24 hours. I worked there during the trailers having bulbs switched to LED lights from the manufacture. We all liked it including ABF. Less down time & I have seen the bills for the vendor to fix the lights. 80 bucks each time or more each time they came out. Mechanic went home @ 3:30. Each to his own. von.Time is money. However knowingly dragging unsafe equipment down the road because you don’t get paid for shop time is a pretty disturbing reason. As professionals we are required to make sure the equipment is safe to operate
Whoa, so all the time that I spend at the shop is paid. I wasn't aware of that. Then there's a unnamed driver that I met from California. Sliced airlines, air leaks, flat tires, his excuse it happened on the railroad tracks. Paybacks are a bitch. Payday doesn't always come on Friday. And yes, minor stuff I will fix myself. Road Rescue is notoriously slow. So yes time is money. Portland traffic can eat up time, the socialist capital of Oregon eats up time, the hillbillies in their 4 wheelers doing 45 on the freeway eat up time, lastly climbing mountains at 17 to 20 mph eat up time. You lay down, you lose money.It's paid, not a lot but it is paid.
Hey Billy I don't go to SEA. Only east of Tacoma for our family business. Don't worry about what I do. I hear that you have your own problems. Word gets around, boy.Sea ain't your mama fbn, put your stuff away!
Whoa, so all the time that I spend at the shop is paid. I wasn't aware of that. Then there's a unnamed driver that I met from California. Sliced airlines, air leaks, flat tires, his excuse it happened on the railroad tracks. Paybacks are a bitch. Payday doesn't always come on Friday. And yes, minor stuff I will fix myself. Road Rescue is notoriously slow. So yes time is money. Portland traffic can eat up time, the socialist capital of Oregon eats up time, the hillbillies in their 4 wheelers doing 45 on the freeway eat up time, lastly climbing mountains at 17 to 20 mph eat up time. You lay down, you lose money.
Fbn is just a wild mustang that wants to run free on the prairie.
Whoa, so all the time that I spend at the shop is paid. I wasn't aware of that. Then there's a unnamed driver that I met from California. Sliced airlines, air leaks, flat tires, his excuse it happened on the railroad tracks. Paybacks are a bitch. Payday doesn't always come on Friday. And yes, minor stuff I will fix myself. Road Rescue is notoriously slow. So yes time is money. Portland traffic can eat up time, the socialist capital of Oregon eats up time, the hillbillies in their 4 wheelers doing 45 on the freeway eat up time, lastly climbing mountains at 17 to 20 mph eat up time. You lay down, you lose money.
Yeah, keep track of your start and finish in the shop and call your payroll person. They should put it in the system for you. I think it's also only subject to the $10/hr rate, but it's better than nothing.
Oh I agree. I’m just saying it’s our responsibility to ensure it’s safe. I’ve seen plenty just slap them together and go, air spewing, flat tires. A simple marker light I wouldn’t get to fussy over that either. I’m just saying a lil common sense goes along way especially if you at a terminal with a shopReally? 18 years city board ABF Indy. I would have to use a super computer to track the number of times I witnessed drivers doing that. Obvious air leak, or anything you can't help but notice, they had it fixed. But lights out, bald tire that would be out of service, forget it. Time is money. I can see a marker light out & go. Hell, I did that all the time in the city. But a tail, brake or turn signal light out, it was fixed or I did not pull it. A tail light or marker light is not OS. But, 1 turn signal or 1 brake light is out of service. One thing I saw all the time is pulling a gear with no rear & no light bar. DOT says if the tail or lower lights on the lead pup is blocked from view from any angle of those lights by the gear, ya got to put a light bar on it. They knew I would insist on a light bar. 2 weeks after I made my 30 day probation I let them know. Did I pull trailers with burnt out marker lights? Yes if I thought they didn't effect safety, especially the ones in the nose of the trailer. I have seen road drivers delay their Omaha or Kansas City run just to have a marker light fixed. And some times they had to go to bed for they wouldn't make it. Most would run it. Once again, time is money. And it could have a negative effect on your return load, putting you in the motel for another 12 to 24 hours. I worked there during the trailers having bulbs switched to LED lights from the manufacture. We all liked it including ABF. Less down time & I have seen the bills for the vendor to fix the lights. 80 bucks each time or more each time they came out. Mechanic went home @ 3:30. Each to his own. von.