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JIM BOB

JIM BOB

06/47-08/20
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Cover your arse and protect your job.
We all know how important a good pretrip is but now is the time to take it up a notch.EVERYTIME that unit is out of your sight recheck it before you pull out.Latched,hooked,pinned,fastened,sealed,closed/open,chained,correct paperwork,placards turned/not turned,lights,landing gear at the right height.Then when it is all good get in and leave.In God we trust is on a nickel,I've never seen it on the side of a truck.
 
Very sound advice Jim Bob!! Don't give anyone an excuse to take a second look at you. Keep your profile low, do your job without incident and you'll be all the better for it.
 
With the coming of programs such as CSA 2010(already implemented in KS, one of the pilot states)You will be held accountable for every safety violation minor or major while operating OD's equipment.Since an unsatisfactory safety rating will follow you around for years You'd hope drivers would not overlook any defect,the drivers that continued bringing in (or not reporting/getting repairs) defective equipment might quickly become an endangered species,if the government or management didn't take them out,their fellow drivers in the intrest of self preservation would have to.:nutkick:
 
DayliteDean said:
With the coming of programs such as CSA 2010(already implemented in KS, one of the pilot states)You will be held accountable for every safety violation minor or major while operating OD's equipment.Since an unsatisfactory safety rating will follow you around for years You'd hope drivers would not overlook any defect,the drivers that continued bringing in (or not reporting/getting repairs) defective equipment might quickly become an endangered species,if the government or management didn't take them out,their fellow drivers in the intrest of self preservation would have to.:nutkick:
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CSA is the answer? Apparently we as a trucking community cannot police ourselves enough that the feds have too? Yall keep voting in these demoncats and you see what we got, some real frigging "change" that no one was expecting!
 
Skywalker said:
CSA is the answer? Apparently we as a trucking community cannot police ourselves enough that the feds have too? Yall keep voting in these demoncats and you see what we got, some real frigging "change" that no one was expecting!
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Any government program spends quite a bit of time incubating before hatching.The pilot program started in Kansas(and 4 other states) about 18 months ago The CSA program wears the "W"brand on its flanks!:TR10driving03:
 
Seems like OD would be ahead on this program. I haven't seen any postings or been involved in any meetings discussing this topic yet? I guess they will have a company wide meeting before this begins. I'm sure safety realizes that the drivers will not be willing to drive unsafe equipment if it's going to cost the driver on his record. Drivers should already be doing a good pre-trip anyway. It leads to safe equipment, which in turn looks good on us as a company as a whole.:1036316054:
 
Flatfoot said:
Seems like OD would be ahead on this program. I haven't seen any postings or been involved in any meetings discussing this topic yet? I guess they will have a company wide meeting before this begins. I'm sure safety realizes that the drivers will not be willing to drive unsafe equipment if it's going to cost the driver on his record. Drivers should already be doing a good pre-trip anyway. It leads to safe equipment, which in turn looks good on us as a company as a whole.:1036316054:
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Well said...The only notice we have at my barn is a 1 page flyer printed by the ATA(American Trucking Association)with little useful information on it.We can only hope our safety dept.gets practical information to its drivers.
 
We're often asked to pull loads that are over weight on at least one axle. Management usually gives "OK to Pull" in these situations which keeps the driver from having to pay any overweight citations he may receive along the way. Will this new law cause these citations to be reported on the driver's record? If so, I don't intend to pull any more of them. Wonder what action Management will take to prevent trailers from being overloaded in the future?
 
I know that when your'e loading, the dyms on the dock throw up a warning letting you know if the headload is too heavy, not sure about the whole trailers total weight though.
 
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