Would you operate a company vehicle with inoperative safety equipment?

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

This morning during my pretrip my horn was working but when I got to my first stop (Walmart) it had stopped working. At that point I had a decision to make: Do I call the center, have them send out the mechanic or a spare package car and have them help me transfer all of the packages? or Do I go with what I have and just be really careful? I decided to go with what I had as it would have taken at least an hour for them to have brought a spare package and for us to transfer everything over.

 

[bbsam]

Did you check your marker lights? I seem to remember the horn and marker lights and dash lights all being on the same circuit in some trucks.

 

[bbsam]

To answer your question, I would and have had drivers stop and wait for a mechanic. In Iowa, the DOT is highly tuned in to targeting Ground trucks whenever possible.

 

[silenze]

You should have made the call and had them make the decision.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You should have made the call and had them make the decision.

Probably, but it worked out well, I wrote it up on my DVIR and the mechanic should have taken care of it Friday night.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Did you check your marker lights? I seem to remember the horn and marker lights and dash lights all being on the same circuit in some trucks.

The lights were fine.

 

[brownmonster]

I would have went into Walmart and bought one of those squeeze bicycle horns and bolted it to the mirror bracket.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I would have went into Walmart and bought one of those squeeze bicycle horns and bolted it to the mirror bracket.

A good union man would not even think about shopping at Walmart.

 

[Shifting Contents]

A horn is not a red "tag-able" item according to our mechanics which means you could drive it without it

 

[upschuck]

A horn is not a red "tag-able" item according to our mechanics which means you could drive it without it

I have had many a dispute whether a problem was safety related or not.

 

[Catatonic]

A horn is not a red "tag-able" item according to our mechanics which means you could drive it without it

My first reaction was to disagree but as I thought about it, I guess I would agree.
However, it does not support the 5 Seeing habits - Use your horn, lights and signals to communicate in traffic.
Nor for that matter, beep before you back.