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2naSalit

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18. To a degree, yes.
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 02:30 PM
Dec 2021

As a driver you are required by law to inspect the equipment before departure, this includes a few checks on the braking system including getting under the rig and physically adjusting the brakes periodically, like daily at least. Even company drivers must do this though many skip much of the inspection if they think "the shop" is really up on all maintenance. Why? Because as the operator, you are responsible for knowing that your equipment is safe and taking it out of service when it needs repairs.

And as mentioned by another driver above, the dispatch will fuck with you if you red tag a vehicle that they don't want to deal with. It's also how the company gets rid of drivers, send them out in a rig that's going to fuck up and blame the driver throughout the whole mess. Been there done that, as a woman in the trade, I saw that attempt made more often than you'd like to think.

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this is just outrageous. mopinko Dec 2021 #1
Mandatory sentences are the worst. They should all be struct down. dem4decades Dec 2021 #2
100% agreed! ShazzieB Dec 2021 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Dec 2021 #13
The comments to the linked article are interesting-- some for, some against. Hoyt Dec 2021 #3
If only he'd been a drunk, rich, white boy, driving in Texas on a restricted driver's license sl8 Dec 2021 #4
This.. mountain grammy Dec 2021 #5
what kind of brake failure? soryang Dec 2021 #6
Back when i had my CDL gay texan Dec 2021 #7
A pad failure is usually predictable upon inspection soryang Dec 2021 #8
Thank you for the information. 2Gingersnaps Dec 2021 #10
I mistakenly referred to hydraulic brakes soryang Dec 2021 #21
Seems like justice here is misdirected packman Dec 2021 #9
The driver is responsible up to a point localroger Dec 2021 #15
Thanks for clarifying - and I think it is inappropriate packman Dec 2021 #16
To a degree, yes. 2naSalit Dec 2021 #18
Employer should get the same sentence Democrats_win Dec 2021 #12
Brake fade, overheating, I have personal experience sanatanadharma Dec 2021 #14
Yes, using or riding your brakes for a long distance is a no-no. KS Toronado Dec 2021 #19
From the linked article.... KS Toronado Dec 2021 #17
"The comments from the DA in the Colorado trucker case ... sound so out of touch to me." mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #20
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