We had a message posted in Dispatch that any personal items over 10 pounds (I'm assuming radio/CB combos, but they might mean those extra large lunches also) have to be bolted down to the tractor itself. All cleaners and solvents must also be removed from the tractor. They are saying it is a DOT rule, with a $500 fine. Has anyone heard about this? Not sure what I would do without my de-greaser and Windex.
New tractor rules?
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diesel96
Well-Known Member
Haven't heard anything related to that......sounds ridiculos being that my lunch cooler with blue ice 4/5 bottles of water, fruit, and sandwich can exceed the wieght limit.....also my lil tote box of cleaning products, extra electrical cord, krowbar, pindall safety pins, plastic ties, gromets, safety vest, rainjacket would have to be removed.....ain't happening.
JimJimmyJames
Big Time Feeder Driver
I haven't heard of any such rule but if UPS would have factory radios installed and hired enough car washers to actually keep them clean there wouldn't be any problems with this.
diesel96
Well-Known Member
Save her for your car, for the HOV lanes....lol.....and play "fat bottom girls" on your I-pod while your driving...
Switch to helium!!!
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
'Tis true guys (from hubby the truck driver). Everything in cab must be secured and any aerosol cans are no longer allowed. Sorry.
bubsdad
"Hang in there!"
They haven't said anything about the 10 lb. thing here, yet. But they did make everyone remove all cleaners from UPS property that doesn't have the label of the cleaners UPS uses. Said we can't even keep it in our lockers. I don't know if it has anything to do with the MSDS, but 1 driver obtained an MSDS for whatever cleaner he uses and had the shop put it on file. Haven't talked to him about it since, don't know if that pacified them.
feederdriver06
former monkey slave
nobody said anything to us. My radio box weighs well over 10 lbs. Screw it.....until I have someone personally address me on it I will continue to roll as is
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I have glass clener in a windex bottle,that should be marked well enough to show I'm not a terrorist I would hope!! These people are INSANE !!!
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Cove, to my understanding it is just aerosol cans that aren't allowed. I am guessing because of the chance of the can exploding if involved in a rollover accident.
barnyard
KTM rider
Why, do you own the tractor????
Highwayman
Well-Known Member
Times are slow, something else to pick on us about. I was just getting used to being picked on for not always answering DOK questions right.
raceanoncr
Well-Known Member
Geez, this is gonna put a kink into some of these supes and mngrs that want you to put a late air or ground package in the cab, huh?
Mabey another case of their getting their d*** in their zipper!
Mabey another case of their getting their d*** in their zipper!
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anonymous6
Guest
no. it is a dot regulation. everything must be secured in case of a roll over. even a very small item can do considerable damage to your head.
bluehdmc
Well-Known Member
Haven't heard anything about this in NJ. Lots of tractors here have bags of chains in them. Sometimes the breakdown triangle boxes aren't even bolted down.
I can understand the safety issue in a rollover, but then they better get the chains, etc. out. (It is only August). Of course if you get stuck next winter then they'll say, "Where are you chains?"
I can understand the safety issue in a rollover, but then they better get the chains, etc. out. (It is only August). Of course if you get stuck next winter then they'll say, "Where are you chains?"
