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when we have a preshift we are asked to come in early. you should show 30 min to hook and 15-30 min for your pre-shift.
Same in my barn , "20 and out" is the rule.
I'd like to see you Hook, Pretrip, and Depart in 20 minutes.... and then have the DOT pull you in for an inspection.
LOL I WOULD JUST HIT DEPART BUTTON B4 I EVEN GOT IN THE CAB AND FOLLOW THE NEXT DRIVER OUT THE GATE SO I WOULDNT HAVE TO USE MY GATE CARD
If you cannot get out of the yard in 30 minutes you should do what one or more of the idiots in cleveland do...Drive through the yard in your personal car 45 minutes b4 your start time..(not allowed)..Jump in the Fedex tractor 40 minutes b4 your start time and hook up(not allowed) and let the truck idle for an hour. Then come in and put a pallet jack and 2 wheeler in your trailer 30 minutes b4 your start time(not allowed)..Then Load your trailer on your own time 20 minutes b4 your start time, then roll out the gate with a stellar 5 minute yard time. Us drivers get pissed about and have brought it up to HR, Terminal managers and Dispatchers only to be laughed at and ignored...I guess its all a numbers game...Just wait till that person hits somebody with the FEDEX truck b4 being punched in, or falls down the steps and gets hurt..only then will it get stopped for a few days.....then it will start right back up!....Can't believe some of these guys want to work for free..Just better Pray he doesnt hit me!
In addition, it is YOU that the deceased's family will sue for every penny you have and ever will have! And that will have an immense impact on the quality of life of your own wife and kids.
And when you're being sued and that grieving family finds out about FedEx Freight's idiotic 30 minute out-the-gate policy that pressures drivers to take unsafe vehicles on the street every day across the country, their lawyer is going to have a field day!! The resulting multi-million dollar lawsuit will be bad publicity and make Fred Smith rather unhappy with some people in Harrison.
Get HR or other management to go out there and show me how to get in there, pretrip(hopefully no defects found), hook, secure loads, gather pallet jacks, etc., get dispatched, and gate in 30min or less. If that were the case on the road board, there would be misspulls to no end. So, what's good for the road is good for the city.