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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1152053" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>I'm surprised you didn't respond to my comment calling for an investigation into Ground contractor practices as pertaining to the DOT and FMCSA. Although you "play by the rules" it seems apparent that a lot of contractors do not. For years, Express played a similar game when it came to going over hours, because it wasn't rigidly enforced and because they could convince some people to work for free.</p><p></p><p>When I was an RTD I had several 17-18 hour days. When I protested that I would be over DOT hours, they simply used the "operational necessity" clause and forced me to work the extra hours. Remember, this is before the 10 consecutive hours off rule. Management would try to con me into having hours added (at straight time, of course) to my check so they could try and cover it up. I refused, and insisted on the OT. Now, they watch it like hawks, and going over 14 is a mandatory letter for both you and your manager. </p><p></p><p>Ground is a perfect setup for abusing the system in terms of exceeding hours of service and working for free off the clock. I think that a DOT/FMCSA investigation would actually benefit the good contractors by weeding-out the shady ones, but FedEx could be on the hook for some major fines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1152053, member: 12508"] I'm surprised you didn't respond to my comment calling for an investigation into Ground contractor practices as pertaining to the DOT and FMCSA. Although you "play by the rules" it seems apparent that a lot of contractors do not. For years, Express played a similar game when it came to going over hours, because it wasn't rigidly enforced and because they could convince some people to work for free. When I was an RTD I had several 17-18 hour days. When I protested that I would be over DOT hours, they simply used the "operational necessity" clause and forced me to work the extra hours. Remember, this is before the 10 consecutive hours off rule. Management would try to con me into having hours added (at straight time, of course) to my check so they could try and cover it up. I refused, and insisted on the OT. Now, they watch it like hawks, and going over 14 is a mandatory letter for both you and your manager. Ground is a perfect setup for abusing the system in terms of exceeding hours of service and working for free off the clock. I think that a DOT/FMCSA investigation would actually benefit the good contractors by weeding-out the shady ones, but FedEx could be on the hook for some major fines. [/QUOTE]
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