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<blockquote data-quote="socalfusions" data-source="post: 2436499" data-attributes="member: 64574"><p>Yeah they all have their pros and cons no doubt and I'm sure the job can be done just as safely without these tools.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Had no idea this was a thing, it sure wasn't brought up by anyone who's trained me so far and I'm sure for a reason. I can only imagine that them telling new hires about this feature considering the minimal maintenance these trucks are getting that it would cost them a pretty penny. Is it a possibility that I would get fired for using this feature? It is very unfortunate that we get paid the same no matter the hours we put in when the average day is 10 hours, really isn't a pay structure that makes you want to go the extra mile. That's pretty funny that guys shuffle around different contractors in the same building and it really shows how desperate they are for bodies like you said.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have mentioned it to them and also the manager that oversees the routes, the thing is that's all I did, mention it. I didn't say I wouldn't drive if it wasn't fixed, I simply asked if their were fumes coming into the cabin while we were driving which they confirmed and after we got back I said I was feeling a bit off from breathing it in for 10 hours and they said if it continues to bother me to let them know. What. I have been in two different vehicles I should mention and the one I would be driving has significantly less fumes entering the cabin but was confirmed by a coworker training me that it gets much worse when the tank is topped off. The way they went about it surely insinuates that I'll have to make a big deal about it such as marking it on the scanner as mentioned above.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From what I gathered it's from ill fitting shrouds in the cabin and possibly not from the exhaust itself though I'm not positive but that should be even more easy and less costly to fix.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I see where you're coming from, any reasonable employer would take such an issue seriously if it was brought up but I can see it being ignored as long as no one mentioned it, why spend money when you don't have to? I was assuming that if you went to OSHA to file a complaint that you wouldn't be planning on sticking around in the first place which I'm still wondering what the benefit would be of going that route if not just to save future drivers from the toxic effects of breathing diesel fumes for an entire work shift.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="socalfusions, post: 2436499, member: 64574"] Yeah they all have their pros and cons no doubt and I'm sure the job can be done just as safely without these tools. Had no idea this was a thing, it sure wasn't brought up by anyone who's trained me so far and I'm sure for a reason. I can only imagine that them telling new hires about this feature considering the minimal maintenance these trucks are getting that it would cost them a pretty penny. Is it a possibility that I would get fired for using this feature? It is very unfortunate that we get paid the same no matter the hours we put in when the average day is 10 hours, really isn't a pay structure that makes you want to go the extra mile. That's pretty funny that guys shuffle around different contractors in the same building and it really shows how desperate they are for bodies like you said. I have mentioned it to them and also the manager that oversees the routes, the thing is that's all I did, mention it. I didn't say I wouldn't drive if it wasn't fixed, I simply asked if their were fumes coming into the cabin while we were driving which they confirmed and after we got back I said I was feeling a bit off from breathing it in for 10 hours and they said if it continues to bother me to let them know. What. I have been in two different vehicles I should mention and the one I would be driving has significantly less fumes entering the cabin but was confirmed by a coworker training me that it gets much worse when the tank is topped off. The way they went about it surely insinuates that I'll have to make a big deal about it such as marking it on the scanner as mentioned above. Agreed. From what I gathered it's from ill fitting shrouds in the cabin and possibly not from the exhaust itself though I'm not positive but that should be even more easy and less costly to fix. I see where you're coming from, any reasonable employer would take such an issue seriously if it was brought up but I can see it being ignored as long as no one mentioned it, why spend money when you don't have to? I was assuming that if you went to OSHA to file a complaint that you wouldn't be planning on sticking around in the first place which I'm still wondering what the benefit would be of going that route if not just to save future drivers from the toxic effects of breathing diesel fumes for an entire work shift. [/QUOTE]
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