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<blockquote data-quote="Benben" data-source="post: 967349" data-attributes="member: 25133"><p>Not trying to pick a fight but a quick google search found this, <a href="http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=396.11" target="_blank">http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=396.11</a> . I can't find, "legible signature" anywhere.</p><p></p><p><strong><em><u>I will put my 2 cents on this bet</u></em></strong>; Drivers in your center are failing to turn in their DVIRs at night and/or you can not read what they have written. An audit found this was not limited to just 1 or 2 drivers but many. To remidy this a new procedure has been put into place at your center that requires drivers to "hand in" their DVIRs to a specific person who now gets to add, "DVIR babysitter" to the list of their job duties. The signature legibility issue is for the next person in this new duty chain to run down drivers who's DVIRS can not be read or even compleated which is a violation of <u><strong>(b) Report content.</strong></u> Automotive not being able to read the DVIR could lead to a violation of <u><strong>(c)Corrective action.</strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u>One other possibility is that at night trucks needing automotive attention are being placed in the next day's lineup by the car wash crew without anyone's knowledge that something has to be checked/fixed. Best case-during the preload the problem is found and suddenly a truck has to be removed and replaced creating a headache for the morning crew. Worst case-the truck in question is loaded and taken out the next day.</p><p></p><p>As a cover driver, and without knowing more specifics about why this new proceedure was put into place, I like the change. Stop looking at the 1/2 empty glass and see the 1/2 full one <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/grouphugg.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":grouphugg:" title="Grouphugg :grouphugg:" data-shortname=":grouphugg:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benben, post: 967349, member: 25133"] Not trying to pick a fight but a quick google search found this, [URL]http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=396.11[/URL] . I can't find, "legible signature" anywhere. [B][I][U]I will put my 2 cents on this bet[/U][/I][/B]; Drivers in your center are failing to turn in their DVIRs at night and/or you can not read what they have written. An audit found this was not limited to just 1 or 2 drivers but many. To remidy this a new procedure has been put into place at your center that requires drivers to "hand in" their DVIRs to a specific person who now gets to add, "DVIR babysitter" to the list of their job duties. The signature legibility issue is for the next person in this new duty chain to run down drivers who's DVIRS can not be read or even compleated which is a violation of [U][B](b) Report content.[/B][/U] Automotive not being able to read the DVIR could lead to a violation of [U][B](c)Corrective action. [/B][/U]One other possibility is that at night trucks needing automotive attention are being placed in the next day's lineup by the car wash crew without anyone's knowledge that something has to be checked/fixed. Best case-during the preload the problem is found and suddenly a truck has to be removed and replaced creating a headache for the morning crew. Worst case-the truck in question is loaded and taken out the next day. As a cover driver, and without knowing more specifics about why this new proceedure was put into place, I like the change. Stop looking at the 1/2 empty glass and see the 1/2 full one :grouphugg: [/QUOTE]
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