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[Redracer3136]

Good! Should have given him more. Stupid trucking firms. We're not robots you A-Holes!

Not knowing the whole story...but...if a man stays out drinking and partying all day/night and is not rested for his next tour, it's not the company's fault either. It's every driver's responsibility to get the proper amount of rest needed...just sayin'

 

[Getoverit]

Not knowing the whole story...but...if a man stays out drinking and partying all day/night and is not rested for his next tour, it's not the company's fault either. It's every driver's responsibility to get the proper amount of rest needed...just sayin'

I didn't read anywhere that it said he was out drinking and partying, why couldn't he have just been ill?

 

[Redracer3136]

I didn't read anywhere that it said he was out drinking and partying, why couldn't he have just been ill?

That's why I preface my post with, "Not knowing the whole story..."

 

[SAC75]

I didn't read anywhere that it said he was out drinking and partying, why couldn't he have just been ill?

It's always a drivers fault don't you know! Lol. Did you expect anything else from Red?

 

[Getoverit]

It's always a drivers fault don't you know! Lol. Did you expect anything else from Red?

Thank You!!!

 

[Redracer3136]

It's always a drivers fault don't you know! Lol. Did you expect anything else from Red?

Wrong...Getoverit has a point, the driver in question with regards to the link could've easily been the result of an illness, my point was the link didn't specify as to the reason for his fatigue.
I was speaking of of individual that I've worked with who's actually did as I suggested...he'd stay out drinking then call in saying he was to fatigued to work and get upset when he received an unexcused absence. We knew he did it, management knew he did it, he's just lucky he was never fired.

 

[SwampRatt]

Mail carriers request exemption of 14-hour rule compliance

http://www.ccjdigital.com/mail-carr...8-20-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"According to the exemption, a typical day for a NSRMCA driver starts early morning and ends four hours later at the last post office on the route. The return route typically starts nine hours later, and drivers deliver to the central processing facility four hours after that."

 

[SwampRatt]

Preventable or not: Doe can’t sneak by snack van

http://www.ccjdigital.com/preventab...8-20-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"As John Doe was squeaking his straight truck by a parked van in a narrow space, the van’s driver opened the rear doors, one of which was damaged by Doe’s truck. Was this a preventable accident? "

 

[SwampRatt]

Haulers of certain hazmat loads granted HOS exemption

http://www.ccjdigital.com/haulers-o...8-21-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"The exemption will apply to motor carriers and their drivers that transport certain hazmat loads that require security plans, which normally require a driver to “attend” to the cargo while the truck is stopped. This is considered an on-duty activity."

 

[SwampRatt]

New Kenworth Predictive cruise control system now in production

http://www.ccjdigital.com/new-kenwo...8-21-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"By anticipating the terrain ahead using GPS, Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control ensures that the PACCAR MX-13 engine and the transmission are in the most efficient operating mode to increase fuel economy."

 

[SwampRatt]

Jury awards $2.6 million to Swift owner-operator for negligence in equipment maintenance

http://www.ccjdigital.com/jury-awar...8-25-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"Though the owner-operator was partly to blame, the jury found, mega-carrier Swift (No. 3 in the CCJ Top 250) was most at fault in a June 2012 accident in which Willoughby was, according to attorney Wesley Ball, “adjusting a tandem unit attached to a trailer…when the trailer ran over his foot.” The trailer, freight included, weighed about 50,000 pounds, said Ball, Willoughby’ attorney, in a press release. "

 

[SwampRatt]

Driverless ‘Crash Truck’ to Debut at Florida Highway Construction Sites

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

“Any time a driver can be removed from these vehicles in a very dangerous situation, and if the vehicle's struck, there's nobody inside of it to receive the damage or the injuries, that's measuring success,” Roy said.

 

[SwampRatt]

The U.S. is choking on its traffic and it’s going to get worse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...fe4e7a-4b35-11e5-902f-39e9219e574b_story.html

"The report to be released Wednesday shows that traffic delays in most parts of the country have bounced back to pre-recession levels. That undermines the hope that three trends — telecommuting, the movement of people back to cities and a decline in millennials seeking driver’s licenses — might provide an antidote to congestion."

 

[SwampRatt]

ATA, Two Lobbying Groups Ask Appeals Court to Side With FedEx Over NLRB

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

"American Trucking Associations and two major business lobbying groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking a three-judge panel to find in favor of a FedEx Corp. subsidiary and against the National Labor Relations Board."

 

[Getoverit]

ATA, Two Lobbying Groups Ask Appeals Court to Side With FedEx Over NLRB

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

"American Trucking Associations and two major business lobbying groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking a three-judge panel to find in favor of a FedEx Corp. subsidiary and against the National Labor Relations Board."

ATA, no friend to a driver!!!

 

[SwampRatt]

ATA, no friend to a driver!!!

True, in most cases.
They certainly seem to be looking after the interests of "dues paying" members. Hmmm... kinda like, well, you know.

 

[SwampRatt]

Trinity Guardrail to Undergo Further Testing in Virginia

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=39292&page=1

Two of the proposed tests involve a vehicle hitting the end of the ET-Plus at a slight angle, according to the documents. Trinity’s rivals have said the system is most likely to malfunction when a car hits the end of it at such angles.

 

[SwampRatt]

Good times rollin': Truck drivers in high demand

http://jacksonville.com/jobs/job-seeker/2015-08-27/story/good-times-rollin-truck-drivers-high-demand

The bottom line: There’s an increasingly fierce battle for drivers, particularly with local and regional carriers.

What are companies doing differently in their truck-driver recruiting efforts? A lot, nothing or something in between — depending on the company, as it turns out.

 

[SwampRatt]

In landmark case, labor board lets more workers bargain with their employer’s employer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...inesses-accountable-for-their-subcontractors/

"A federal labor board voted Thursday to redefine the employee-employer relationship granting new bargaining powers to workers caught up in an economy increasingly reliant on subcontractors, franchisees and temporary staffing agencies."

Directly from the NLRB: https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-issues-decision-browning-ferris-industries

"The Board ordered that within 14 days the ballots that were impounded on April 25, 2014 shall be counted and the appropriate certification issued"

 

[SwampRatt]

Annual brake inspection blitz next week

http://www.ccjdigital.com/annual-br...urnal&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&#sthash.AzbmFyGq.dpuf

Antilock braking system (ABS) malfunction indicator lamps will also be checked, and inspectors will check brake components and measure pushrod stroke where applicable, CVSA says.