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<blockquote data-quote="quad decade guy" data-source="post: 4283350" data-attributes="member: 77939">No ay whole it&#039;s not. But since you asked. I had 2 days &quot;training&quot; before I took my DOT road test.&nbsp; That included first time ever sitting in a feeder or hearing about double clutching. Did I pass? yes. Was I safe and trained? NO WAY. The OP made many declarative statements that are debatable but far fromabsolute. One being that for the most part the system doesn&#039;t work and that we(circle of honor)(btw-most of those circle of honor types got lots of that in pkg car) came from some former trucking job.Just not true. Does the system work? Obviously it does in some capacity. Could it be better? OMG YES!Lights on the yard? Reverse lights of some kind on a T/T would be very helpful(keeping flashers on).But I do get the whole blindness thing. Now where I completely agree with the OP: jackass behavioron the yard. Negligence, deliberately unsafe practices(you know all of them) leading to fatalities.The OP is spot on. And OP-yes, there are recording devices(cameras) but nobody is watching. Here is just one small example: I get to the dispatch lobby. There is a contractor(no vest) standing there waiting for his trailer(taking away feeder work for a UPS employee). Me:&quot; Hi are you a contractor?&quot; Con.&quot;Yes.&quot; Me:&quot;Yard rules require a vest.&quot; With a room full of dispatchers and supervisors.I know it&#039;s &quot;not my job&quot; but with contractors running around the yard in dark pajamas, talking oncell phones, running stop signs and speeding....I say something because I don&#039;t want to be the one that kills them. BTW-the same jackass behavior UPS people are doing(this includes pkg, fuelers, mechanics and shifters. For this, I am derided, belittled and so on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="quad decade guy, post: 4283350, member: 77939"] No ay whole it's not. But since you asked. I had 2 days "training" before I took my DOT road test. That included first time ever sitting in a feeder or hearing about double clutching. Did I pass? yes. Was I safe and trained? NO WAY. The OP made many declarative statements that are debatable but far from absolute. One being that for the most part the system doesn't work and that we(circle of honor)(btw- most of those circle of honor types got lots of that in pkg car) came from some former trucking job. Just not true. Does the system work? Obviously it does in some capacity. Could it be better? OMG YES! Lights on the yard? Reverse lights of some kind on a T/T would be very helpful(keeping flashers on). But I do get the whole blindness thing. Now where I completely agree with the OP: jackass behavior on the yard. Negligence, deliberately unsafe practices(you know all of them) leading to fatalities. The OP is spot on. And OP-yes, there are recording devices(cameras) but nobody is watching. Here is just one small example: I get to the dispatch lobby. There is a contractor(no vest) standing there waiting for his trailer(taking away feeder work for a UPS employee). Me:" Hi are you a contractor?" Con."Yes." Me:"Yard rules require a vest." With a room full of dispatchers and supervisors. I know it's "not my job" but with contractors running around the yard in dark pajamas, talking on cell phones, running stop signs and speeding....I say something because I don't want to be the one that kills them. BTW-the same jackass behavior UPS people are doing(this includes pkg, fuelers, mechanics and shifters. For this, I am derided, belittled and so on. [/QUOTE]

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