Just Curious, what happens to drivers if they are placed out of service?

My company has a 3 strikes policy...
1st - 7 day suspension
2nd - 15 days
3rd - see ya

And, at least at my company, any OOS is drivers fault(which it usually is, anyway).

Log book falsification is an automatic dismissal, company driver or O/O, doesn't matter

 

For us it depends on why we got OOS. Logs gets an automatic week off the 1st time, 2nd time you're gone.

The only equipment OOS's we've had in years were items that really couldnt be blamed on a driver.... Trailer tire that was really a nitpicky call. Trailer turn signal that turned out to be a loose connection at the lamp. Mismatched brake chambers on a steer axle... when two previous lvl 1's and 4 annuals didnt catch that detail its sorta difficult to blame a driver.

 

Ours can vary, depending on your length of service.

But company policy states, you get put on probation for the first offense. Terminated on the second. This concerns log book violations only.

BUT...they have openly stated they will allow exceptions. As an example they citied an 18 year employee who had been hit twice in 2 years. Was given 3 days off. He had failed to bring his book current after taking the weekend off, got nailed at the first scale.

Equipment violations are handled differantly, drivers could be terminated for the first offense. It depends on how bad the violation is. The company I work for has a "no exception" rule for equipment. If it needs to be fixed, it's the drivers fault if it wasn't. Even if it requires a service truck to be called out to the side of the highway, for a simple tail light issue. They want it fixed.

 

Don't know, I've yet to be placed out of service.

 

What if it's in Minnesota? Where they can place you OOS if the DOT cop has even the slightest hunch that you might be "fatigued." They look for "signs" like coffee containers, energy drinks, see if your bed was used, if you are clean, etc to make their determination.


One of our drivers had it happen, his logbook was 100% legal, he is clean, keeps a clean truck yet they still shut him down for 10 hours.

 

And your company doesn't have a handbook, right?

 

I got a week's vacation over Christmas on the worthless company I worked for then.

I did the log book exactly how I drove it. They wanted it changed to reflect the correct way. I turned it in just how they made me have to run over hours.

 

No, they have the qualcomm, but only check it rarely.

I plainly drove 48 miles after my time was up. There was no parking at the shipper, no street parking. It was in Columbus, OH. Nearest truck stop was on 70. Downtown pilot was filled.

Safety told me to park on the downtown streets immediately. I told them it would be safely parked.

I had told dispatch that I could not drive up there, do a drop and hook and get to a truck stop in the remaining time on the log. They said to do the best you can.

Initial call to safety, I was told to log it as I drove it.