For the record, I have no problem with the thread being locked (and I know who moved it, I just thought it was downright funny how fast this one got moved). I thought the "Terry bashing", which is a kind term, was way over the line, as things were started to be said that clearly weren't true. It started to feel scummy and icky.
Terry's job as Safety Liaison is to help ensure that contractors comply with Safety rules and regulations, and company policy. It is far better for the carrier to use someone like Terry to catch that stuff in-house than it is to wait and let the DOT catch it. When the DOT catches it, Safety ratings go down, insurance rates go up, and customers are lost because of low ratings. This sort of thing is not going to be popular with those who know the rules and break them anyway, thinking they can get away with it.
Many people believe the Safety Department at their carrier is all about the safety and well-being of the driver. At best, that's a side effect. Safety with a capital "S" is all about iron-fisted compliance with DOT regulations and carrier policies, and to minimize the carrier's liability in as many situations as possible. This is true of all carriers, not just FedEx. FedEx just happens to be a little more iron-fisted and anal about their policies and their corporate image than most. But all of them are pretty much the same.
Terry used to be driver and friend, now he's The Man, the enemy, a suit. Well, no he's not. He's still a great guy, and there is a reason he was such a good driver, it's because he knew the rules and played by the rules. If you know the rules but want to play by your own rules anyway, you're gonna get busted, if not by Terry then by someone else. The thread was started over something pretty straightforward, if you are in a WG truck then you know darn good and well you're not to have any pets in there, and if you have a pet anyway, be prepared to be busted for it. You can't really get mad at Terry because you're the one breaking the rules.
It reminds me of the time a pickup truck in front of me, in heavy Interstate traffic coming up north out of Nashville, kept hitting his brakes. I in turn would hit mine to keep from plowing into him. A big truck behind me ripped me a new on on the CB because I kept hitting my brakes. My reply to him was, "So let me get this straight. You're mad at me because you're following too close?"
The whole dog whistle thing just cracked me up. He's using a dog whistle app, and somehow that became the same as rifling through sleepers. Man, that's funny.
Now, as to the whole "big bad Fedex conspiracy" and who's moderating the forum...
How many moderators do we have, and how may are with which carriers?
I'm pretty sure I can count the ones who aren't with FedEx on one hand, but I'm not sure if I have enough fingers and toes to count the one who are.
Terry's job as Safety Liaison is to help ensure that contractors comply with Safety rules and regulations, and company policy. It is far better for the carrier to use someone like Terry to catch that stuff in-house than it is to wait and let the DOT catch it. When the DOT catches it, Safety ratings go down, insurance rates go up, and customers are lost because of low ratings. This sort of thing is not going to be popular with those who know the rules and break them anyway, thinking they can get away with it.
Many people believe the Safety Department at their carrier is all about the safety and well-being of the driver. At best, that's a side effect. Safety with a capital "S" is all about iron-fisted compliance with DOT regulations and carrier policies, and to minimize the carrier's liability in as many situations as possible. This is true of all carriers, not just FedEx. FedEx just happens to be a little more iron-fisted and anal about their policies and their corporate image than most. But all of them are pretty much the same.
Terry used to be driver and friend, now he's The Man, the enemy, a suit. Well, no he's not. He's still a great guy, and there is a reason he was such a good driver, it's because he knew the rules and played by the rules. If you know the rules but want to play by your own rules anyway, you're gonna get busted, if not by Terry then by someone else. The thread was started over something pretty straightforward, if you are in a WG truck then you know darn good and well you're not to have any pets in there, and if you have a pet anyway, be prepared to be busted for it. You can't really get mad at Terry because you're the one breaking the rules.
It reminds me of the time a pickup truck in front of me, in heavy Interstate traffic coming up north out of Nashville, kept hitting his brakes. I in turn would hit mine to keep from plowing into him. A big truck behind me ripped me a new on on the CB because I kept hitting my brakes. My reply to him was, "So let me get this straight. You're mad at me because you're following too close?"
The whole dog whistle thing just cracked me up. He's using a dog whistle app, and somehow that became the same as rifling through sleepers. Man, that's funny.
Now, as to the whole "big bad Fedex conspiracy" and who's moderating the forum...
How many moderators do we have, and how may are with which carriers?
I'm pretty sure I can count the ones who aren't with FedEx on one hand, but I'm not sure if I have enough fingers and toes to count the one who are.
