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Warning mommies they have a fatigue survey test for truckers that isn't pretty..
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on Jun. 22, 2009 at 1:26 AM
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Thursday night hubby took me on a road trip in the truck, we went into a weight station then had to pull in the back here they asked hubby to do a fatigue test well i guess Mn, Indiana and now iowa just added it this survey will put your hubby set back another 10 hrs and if he takes off he will get fined 10,000 and acouple of yrs in jail, now what do you think about that? while i was sitting there i called are lawyer and satfely guy about this so they can stop this ASP well in the 3 hrs of waitting they have checked off alot of stuff that would make us sit. examples His shirt size, his pants size, if he wears boxers,white tighties or none at all, tv, books, mag, are checked off, my stuff like bra's underwear are called adult toys whitch we all know they are clothes. then its the mind of the trucker if they agree to do this they get a check and if they don't do this test its a check so really it's a no win, then its the clothes remind you check check again. As i am looking up about this i have found Capt Ken Urquhart a highway patrol made this test and found out that some people have already put a a lawsuit and they have a story about a trucker and his wife that had this happen to them. I was so pissed and still am that we got treated like robbers and the messed up part they aren't even Dr so really they have no right to say we are tired when we aren't. sorry had to vent but i am going to put some info about this ..
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- by on Jun. 22, 2009 at 1:29 AM
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http://www.landlinenow.com/2009/04/checklist-fatigue-part-i-so-called_17.shtml
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- by on Jun. 22, 2009 at 3:02 AM
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WOW this is unreal! why get bad points for most items on that list ,like having conviences of a cel phone,computer,tv,videos. what the hell and having food items. this is ubserd! sorry you had to go thru that.
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- by on Jun. 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM
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Imagine that.....another way the DOT can stop us, fine us, or put us out of service,,,,When will they do something about the cars on the road that the driver is drunk or another way impaired to drive....or they have been driving for 18 hours straight...or they are in a big ass hurry to get somewhere...which is the cause of most accidents...when are they going to let the drivers who follow the rules run their trucks and support their families???? Lord knows the DOT officers have the opportunity to....
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- by on Nov. 3, 2009 at 6:40 AM
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This just proves that DOT is not about safety...ITS ALL A MONEY GAME!! Thats all it is
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