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hmmm i wonder if your last tm was also tol last tm till sun when he was canned
sounds like every terminal here. lol.
hmmm i wonder if your last tm was also tol last tm till sun when he was canned
Ex FedEx driver just flipped another set out of Dallas...The guy he was meeting flipped his set as well ..talk about two for the price of one...what are the odds of that...Maybe they were trying to meet in the same ditch...Pre-tripping is almost a waste of time here..post trip as well...I write tractors and trailers up four and five times and get them back a day or two later with nothing being done..Why write them up because no one will fix them..Its pointless...In Dallas we would have to swing every city rouths freight everyday because all trailers have problems unless your lucky enough to get a lease..Most city drivers just run with it because we would start out behind and have to listen to dispatch cry about all the bring backs. Safety should always be number one..here its last...Run with it or find another job..yep..The Vitran cultureI coudn't have said it better myself. Working at vitran for years with no raise EVER, I did too believe in this company, expanding their playing grounds, with the purchases of 5 companys, everyone seen the more freight on the docks, and all the trailers coming in and out would be 100% cubed. so what am I trying to get at you say? the more fright the more revenue means $$$$$ for employees, well as all of you who have stuck with vitran for more then 4 years, you all know that the last part was not true. I truely believe that if Vitran hired Ray Lewis to come in here and give one of his heartpounding, mind blowing, pure adrenaline speeches, not even that would get the morale around here up. All employees are fed up with the way management is running this company into the ground, and fast. when you come into work and do your job like you are supposed to, meaning as a driver you are to pre-trip your rig. and for those that dont know what this means, it consist of checking fluids, tires, lights,etc, and yes drivers this means opening up the little "capsule" on the front of the trailer to see if there is registration, and a up to date D.O.T. inspection paper that is up to date. for example: one day a while back, I got hooked up and was inspecting my rig, when I opened the "capsule" and found that the inspection was over due, so I went to the shop and the mech said the trl needed all new brakes, so dispatch had me put a red tag and bump the dock and swing the frieght, so after I swept out the filthy trl, which is supposed to be the dockhands duty after he was done mting it, I checked the paperwork and that trl was past due for inspct. so I found another trl and swung the frieght on that trl, and can u believe it. that trl didnt even have paperwork for it. hahaha, so I take it to the shop and that one needed 3 tires and all brakes, it took 2.5 hrs, the manager comes out and has the nerve to tell me, what is taking so long u have a apt and you are going to be late, you need to get it and go, I cant have no bring backs today. I stopped and looked him in the eyes and said, "buddy, do not tell me to hurry up and get it and go, I would never be put in this situation if the last driver of the last 3 trls would do their job, but I cant blame them for this, I blame every manager in this company cuz you dont hold no1 ACCOUNTABLE for their actions, that is the number one problem with this place, no one cares, no one wil get in trouble for things like this." but god for bid when I do job meaning pre-tripping the trl, you get loud with me and start saying why is it taking so long. does this happen to any of you on a daily basis? sry for the long story, just didnt know how to cut it down to size
§ 396.11Driver vehicle inspection report(s).
(a) Report required. (1) Motor carriers.Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider. The report shall cover at least the following parts and accessories:
If I was your Boss, every day your work life would be a living hell until you quit and there would be nothing you could do about it!
§ 396.11Driver vehicle inspection report(s).
(a) Report required. (1) Motor carriers.Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider. The report shall cover at least the following parts and accessories:
If I was your Boss, every day your work life would be a living hell until you quit and there would be nothing you could do about it!
And I would get you terminated just like I did in the past (pre-Vitran) I had the DOT crawl up his but for strong arming me into trying to take equipment placed out of service (which he was ticketed for based on my recorded conversations) I had my Lawyer call Corporate's Lawyer and discuss the basis for a civil rights lawsuit (it is a violation to order someone to break the law) and the harassment he was doing as a Fleet Supervisor towards a driver, which means the company could also be held liable. 35 minutes later he had his desk cleaned out and was leaving for good. All DVIR since then went straight to Safety Dept for review, and once a unit was placed out of service, only Safety could return it to service. i was there for another 9 years till they went belly up happy as could be