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Would you risk termination by refusing to operate unsafe equipment?
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<blockquote data-quote="dilligaf" data-source="post: 723469" data-attributes="member: 11476"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">I started to expound upon this earlier and got side-tracked. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">I'm sure everyone has heard the phrase, 'captain of the ship'. As drivers that is exactly what we are and when it comes to the safety of our 'ship' we ARE the ones that are responsible. UPS has no dog in this fight. It is not their decision and if they tried to make it their decision by forcing me to drive a vehicle that was unsafe they would have a fight on their hands. So far, they have never pushed it that hard. If they ever did I would have no problem advising my mgt team of the error of their ways. I would also have no problem telling them that I would drive out of the yard, park down the street and call DOT. Most drivers do not carry a CDL and can legitimately claim no knowledge of DOT regulations beyond what is given to them by UPS. I am not afforded that luxury. I do have a CDL and because of this I should be aware of what DOT regulations are. </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dilligaf, post: 723469, member: 11476"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]I started to expound upon this earlier and got side-tracked. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]I'm sure everyone has heard the phrase, 'captain of the ship'. As drivers that is exactly what we are and when it comes to the safety of our 'ship' we ARE the ones that are responsible. UPS has no dog in this fight. It is not their decision and if they tried to make it their decision by forcing me to drive a vehicle that was unsafe they would have a fight on their hands. So far, they have never pushed it that hard. If they ever did I would have no problem advising my mgt team of the error of their ways. I would also have no problem telling them that I would drive out of the yard, park down the street and call DOT. Most drivers do not carry a CDL and can legitimately claim no knowledge of DOT regulations beyond what is given to them by UPS. I am not afforded that luxury. I do have a CDL and because of this I should be aware of what DOT regulations are. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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