Posted by jimg.allentown on October 01, 2015 at 20:09:09 from (173.49.143.208):
In Reply to: Paving job. posted by Spook on October 01, 2015 at 16:49:45:
With all of the new regulations since 2010 and a DOT cop around every corner, it is a wonder that ,ore drivers haven't quit. I am so happy to be retired from it that I could sit here and pee my pants just thinking about it.
One thing to correct - the poster that said that a taillight goes against your driver's license was only partially correct. There are no violation points as we know them for a moving violation. Rather, every contact with law enforcement goes on the driver's as well as the carrier's record. Upon reaching a predetermined amount of occurrences, an intervention takes place for the carrier. The driver simply becomes eventually unemployable. So, the poor driver is caught in the middle of the tug-of-war. If the driver refuses to take a truck out with any violations on it (like a marker light out or something similarly minor), the carrier will try to coerce him to go anyways. If he refuses, he gets "blacklisted" as a trouble maker or whistle blower. If he does go out, he potentially adds to the list of things that will eventually make him unemployable. It becomes a no-win situation for all involved. Even good drivers with spotless records could eventually be nitpicked into looking like they are high risk. This will eventually lead to drivers quitting to find other ways to make a living. The regulators are making it nearly impossible for the drivers as well as the carriers. Granted, there are bad drivers out there, and plenty of them. There are also carriers that should have been put out of business long ago.
Once again, there are no words to express how happy I am that I will not have to get behind the wheel of a big truck again - EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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