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Fedex_employee said:
What regulation says that you need to do this? If you didnt read it from the FMCSA then and were told this by Fedex then read this, just some FYI.
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When it comes to FedEx on this rule, DOT don't count.
You have 24 hours to report a ticket PERIOD, end of story!!!
Weekend or weekday you have 24 hours, there is always someone in Harrison to answer the phone.
If you try to wait until it goes to court and they pull a
check on your record and find a ticket pending, you will have the fun of trying to find a new job.
 
I don't understand the private car ticketing business in the first place. I can see if it points to a reckless driver, but because someone gets a ticket for speeding, why in the hell should FedEx care?

They've used tickets here to award more points when you have a company accident. The more tickets, the more points. I understand them being concerned when a driver has a list of tickets to his/her name. But for the drivers who may get a ticket every 10 years, why the rush to punishment?

I'm betting that if they could get away with it, they would put cameras in our homes to determine if they approved of the way we lived our lives.

Since this is the case, how about putting sales under the same umbrella? I've seen sales out on the road driving just like the idiot 4 wheelers we all hate and have to watch out for. Talking on the phone, checking the laptop, reading, and going like a bat out of hell.

But we're held to a higher standard I guess. Our scm had his car stolen with all of his keys in the car. (left it running!) We would have been fired before the cops showed up to make a report. He's still here. At least they no longer have company cars.

So, the most trained workers are also the most vilified by managment. I wonder why it is they dislike us so? We don't make the money they do, our jobs are pretty risky, and as a whole, we do a damn fine job. But it seems like they take pride in devising new ways to fire us.
 
Familyman said:
The notification must be made within 30 days after the date that the person has been convicted.
Thats according to fed law FX law says within 1 day of citation, not conviction and your convicted even if the court says your not...

FM
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Thank you for the info, I got the e-mail from Harry-son. My point was, although unclear, that management seems to be very unclear as to what the law actually is. At my barn, our PD OM is clueless and therefore sends out incorrect information. We were told this is a DOT law(actually not DOT but FMCSA)that we need to report our violations. They was ambiguous about this and I see that others in the West seem to be getting the same message. Its is Law that we report these 30 days after conviction and again annually(going away in CA next year due to the pull notice program)but it's not Law to report them 24 hours to your company pre conviction.

As info.

:Banned:
 
Did any of you drivers take the safe driving course? OBEY the laws and you have no worries. You DL is your JOB, without it you can not drive and the way insurance is now days it could cost the company more money and also if you had a serious accident and found out you had some tickets it could set up a law suit.

You are supposed to be a Professional driver now act like it.
 
When we signed on it said to follow company rules .... and last I heard/read it said 24hrs ....so whats the whinning about?
 
Top Flight said:
Did any of you drivers take the safe driving course? OBEY the laws and you have no worries. You DL is your JOB, without it you can not drive and the way insurance is now days it could cost the company more money and also if you had a serious accident and found out you had some tickets it could set up a law suit.

You are supposed to be a Professional driver now act like it.
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WOE! DUDE! we're in the driving business. tickets and accidents happen. if some driver with suicidal tendencies makes a stupid move, say, like diving into you're lane, severely shortening you're stopping distance, when the vehicles in front of you are hard on the brakes because some kamikaze pedestrian jumps off the curb in front of cars getting on the freeway, you stand on you're brake, crank the tractor to the left, then clip his left rear end because he cut you off diving into you're lane. that happened to me!! nothing i could do. i was charged with avoidable accident, i appealed, appeal denied. according to the new safety review policy, i'm off 3 no pay; then most likely disqualified, terminated!! THE SAFETY REVIEW POLICY AND TICKET POLICY ARE UNREASONABLE!!!!!!
 
Top Flight said:
Did any of you drivers take the safe driving course? OBEY the laws and you have no worries. You DL is your JOB, without it you can not drive and the way insurance is now days it could cost the company more money and also if you had a serious accident and found out you had some tickets it could set up a law suit.

You are supposed to be a Professional driver now act like it.
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Obeying the law is no guarantee of not getting ticketed. You assume alot. Troopers are people too. They have bad days. Some of them are not nice people. They have a job to do and sometimes their higher ups may suggest they focus a bit more on revenue enhancement. :hysterical:
 
Big brother knows all!

clandestine_ice said:
So, tell the a-holes about it after you plead the ticket down. How the hell are they gonna find out?
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They will find out! Anyone who is willing to loose a 40-100+ a year job for a ticket. Well there is a word for that, but it is Christmas time and I will be nice.
 
frankiez said:
I'm Frankiez,the guy who wrote the ticket information.
To begin,this applies,so far, only to California.
The new ticket policy from the EAST is that they must be turned into the EAst within 24 hours-the next business day.
We aren't aware of how other parts of the country or system handle tickets.I don't like to operate on hearsay or rumor thus I submitted a copy of the policy to an attorney.He stated that it probably violated California law at least.
Thus the e-mail and other communications concerning same.
It is not BS.Doubt it? Contact me I'll elaborate on it.
Better still if you got a ticket in California let me know and I'll turn it over to the attorney.It's going to be a class action type suit.
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Frank,
it applies to drivers all over the country. It is a term and condition of employment, and as such, you can either live with it, or quit! Good luck with the lawsuit:hysterical:
 
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Silent trucker said:
Frank,
it applies to drivers all over the country. It is a term and condition of employment, and as such, you can either live with it, or quit! Good luck with the lawsuit:hysterical:
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Not if it violates California State Law. Much like the change in the lunch policy in Washington State. We can now not only waive our second lunch after 9 hours, but we can now also waive our first lunch.

How soon till you make it to red shirt status? Man. I'd hate to have to work under you. But guys like you would have people gunning for 'em in short order and your ego would not allow you to treat anyone fairly.
 
Please remeber. pleading down a ticket is an admission of guilt. If you accept supervision, you must FIRST plead guilty, and accept supervision as the punishment. The only way to keep a ticket off your record at FedEx, is to get the charges dropped. My advice is to hire a lawyer before you get to court. Make sure he/she understands the charges have to go away. A wink and an envelope with cash can usually make that happen
 
Run hot said:
Please remeber. pleading down a ticket is an admission of guilt. If you accept supervision, you must FIRST plead guilty, and accept supervision as the punishment. The only way to keep a ticket off your record at FedEx, is to get the charges dropped. My advice is to hire a lawyer before you get to court. Make sure he/she understands the charges have to go away. A wink and an envelope with cash can usually make that happen
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It doesnt matter what you do to get tickets off your M.V.R. If your record is clean in the state you have a C.D.L. in, there is nothing Fedex can do about it. They cant make the laws, they just have to follow them, just like you and I. If they want to fire me for having to many tickets, when my record according to the state is clean, so be it. Then and only then I will hire an attorney. Any attorney would jump on a case like this. I have been driving to many years for Fedex to tell me what the laws are.
 
Franklin said:
Can anyone explain this? I'm not even sure what is being said. A friend sent this to me.....
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We should all be aware of the new,"EAST", ticket policy by now.


If you aren't here's the worst part of it.
The EAST will place against you whatever the original ticket was issued for.That is if you get it reduced it doesn't count,you still


You just now heard about this? This isn't new, it isn't news and the idea sounds pretty suspicious.

Is this Norma Rae?
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To reply to a few of the comments made on the subject I submit.
We don't have ,"supervision",in California.Nearest thing was driving school for which you plead guilty,or were found guilty.You then requested traffic school.successful completion of kept the ticket off your driving record.In California that's been done away with.
As for Fedex vs a State's laws,if you haven't noticed Fedex THINKS it can establish its own laws/standards and get away with it.I for one don't think they can revert us back to indentured servant status on this and many other issues without a fight.
That's why I'm vocal-and identifiable-as labor we have worked too long and hard to be placed back in beggar status.However,if you don't stand up and speak out thats where you may wind up. On a positive note,Google,Fedex Lawsuits and you'll find many others that share my sympathies.
As for,"good luck with the lawsuit".Well the U.S. court system has a process that may ultimately end up at the United Stated Supreme Court.Not that we'll wind up there,but many of the rights,privileges and obligations you enjoy today are a direct result of someone standing up and declaring that,"THIS ISN'T RIGHT". Then they followed the case through the system-AND WON.
As to the,"Ticket" post by me being suspicious.Communicate with [email protected]- and I'll get a copy of it to you.
Oh,everything I post or comment about has been researched and documented,or identified as a RUMOR,unlike a lot of what I read here.
I appreciate intelligent,thought out rebuttal to posts ,mine or anyones.But,this,"I heard from a guy whose uncle went to jail for arguing with..."is a waste of time.
Like I always say,DON"T SHOOT the MESSENGER.
 
"Oh,everything I post or comment about has been researched and documented,or identified as a RUMOR,unlike a lot of what I read here."

Frank,
that's a quote from your post. Yet you claimed originally that the ticket policy was both new, and only applied to California drivers. It's neither...

ST:nutkick:
 
frankiez said:
That policy is new to California.Just received it a couple of weeks ago in a memorandum.
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Frank,
it is new to the west. It has been a standing east policy for a period of time I'm unsure of. My lawyer assures me it's legal for the company to require us to report all traffic citations, because we work driving.

ST
 
Silent trucker said:
Frank,
it is new to the west. It has been a standing east policy for a period of time I'm unsure of. My lawyer assures me it's legal for the company to require us to report all traffic citations, because we work driving.

ST
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Require you to report them yes, but ask him what about them keeping them and using them against you if you are not convicted.

FM
 
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