The no smoking ban has been in effect for a while now. As for as cussing, come on. How can you not cuss while working for this company or any other trucking outfit?
I got a letter of instruction for inappropriate comments in the work section back in 2005...cause i told another driver to f off at a reship..i guess i hurt his feelings or something...
the smoking in the truck thing is simple...you either stopped on the side of the road, stood on the steps and smoked "i guess some of the smoke went into the cab oops.. you stood on the ground next to the cab with the door open, again some of the smoke went into the cab oops, or simply it wasnt me...
most of these types of rules are created because of disgustingly rude behavior of people...smoking in the trucks came about because of some far fetched, ambiguous law in Ohio i think it was, which applied to ohio...Dave M through his more often then not retarded ways of looking at things painted the big picture on that one...the spitting is disgusting...ever have a COSO fall into a trash can that some hillbilly (figuratively only) just spit a wad of chew in, only to find your COSO now has someones chew goop all over it?? That is disgusting...well the FAC's i go to, you have these types of people just spitting everywhere they seem fit...we cannot smoke on company property, so why should people be allowed to chew??? then you got the just down right ill mannered folks who just leave a hawker right in the middle of the dock, stairs to the entrance way, bathroom walls, etc, etc...a really nasty thing to do...as a hostler, i even had a driver spit a glob of who knows what was in his mouth/lungs out a dock door at XAB, unfortunately for me, i was just checking to ensure the trailer door was closed prior to pulling it...and lord and behold, blap, right on top of my hair above my forehead...fortunately, i liked the driver otherwise i am sure we would both be unemployed...
the intent of these rules is the benefit of all...and of course it is at the cost of the few...you must condone these rules as they are very much needed...the cussing one is something else i must admit...we are truck drivers after all, we are hired to move freight, and there really are no requirements for hire other then a CDL...we all come from different walks of life, and LH you are forced (i find pleasant) to interact with people from far different walks of life then you yourself, so we must be respective of each other more so then say an OTR driver...P&D comes into contact with customers, not really the best place to be motherf* people either...
smoking...if you smoke, keep the window open in the truck..plain and simple...keep the fan on inside to keep the air from stailing into a smokers den per se...i smoke, and even i dont want to smell that stinch, why would someone who doesnt smoke want to? Why should they?
Simple concern and thought is all it takes to keep yourself out of trouble with conway and have some courtesy to your fellow driver...
when a new, young airman back in 1981, a more senior (senior airman actually E-4) once told me a rule which i still live by today... "Think of the excuse before you do it"...has worked great for me...