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<blockquote data-quote="High Octane" data-source="post: 605034" data-attributes="member: 16749"><p>True, and the fact that we are not allowed any overtime and are short on manpower.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is a HUGE problem with drivers not writing up problems that their truck have. Its your tool to a SAFER vehicle! Please use it.</p><p></p><p>I have seen personally THIS WEEK, a driver write up his truck for a horn working intermittently and after fixing that and driving back to the hub, my feet where knock off the floor board by a broken shock that had beaten a hole through a piece of thick aluminum. You cant tell me the driver didn't notice this! WHY didn't he write this up!?? an while replacing the broken shock I found the tie rod ready to fall apart!!! "Another possible bad accident waiting to happen!".</p><p></p><p>And while I'm on the subject... PLEASE be detailed! writing "Check Brakes", will yield you NOTHING!</p><p>Its the same as you being told to deliver this package to "insert your State here". its useless information without the necessary details.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We heard the same thing, We are soo short on vehicles that if we Red Tag any, then we don't have enough trucks to make the deliveries!? and with that added pressure, more vehicles make it out there with repairs that should have been done.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sounds to me like an alignment issue or a bent or worn steering component.</p><p>If we had better equipment, it would be easier to find, verify and repair such problems. yet we are working on modern vehicles with 1950's tools.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I believe the problem lies in many areas... Lack of time" overtime", manpower, proper tools, poor or no write-ups for obliviously dangerous problems and on and on....</p><p></p><p>I hope this is helpful to see things from the automotive techs perspective, The gaps in communication may be lessened. ;o)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="High Octane, post: 605034, member: 16749"] True, and the fact that we are not allowed any overtime and are short on manpower. There is a HUGE problem with drivers not writing up problems that their truck have. Its your tool to a SAFER vehicle! Please use it. I have seen personally THIS WEEK, a driver write up his truck for a horn working intermittently and after fixing that and driving back to the hub, my feet where knock off the floor board by a broken shock that had beaten a hole through a piece of thick aluminum. You cant tell me the driver didn't notice this! WHY didn't he write this up!?? an while replacing the broken shock I found the tie rod ready to fall apart!!! "Another possible bad accident waiting to happen!". And while I'm on the subject... PLEASE be detailed! writing "Check Brakes", will yield you NOTHING! Its the same as you being told to deliver this package to "insert your State here". its useless information without the necessary details. We heard the same thing, We are soo short on vehicles that if we Red Tag any, then we don't have enough trucks to make the deliveries!? and with that added pressure, more vehicles make it out there with repairs that should have been done. Sounds to me like an alignment issue or a bent or worn steering component. If we had better equipment, it would be easier to find, verify and repair such problems. yet we are working on modern vehicles with 1950's tools. I believe the problem lies in many areas... Lack of time" overtime", manpower, proper tools, poor or no write-ups for obliviously dangerous problems and on and on.... I hope this is helpful to see things from the automotive techs perspective, The gaps in communication may be lessened. ;o) [/QUOTE]
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