They require chaining up...

[Grinder]

if the road is open. I found this out during the phone interview. That is a deal killer for me and I stopped it right there, because I will not chain up. If the roads are that bad, screw it.

But if you dont mind this, they sound like a good company to work for. You just need a good driving history with no job hopping.

[lunachic]

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Originally Posted by Grinder if the road is open. I found this out during the phone interview. That is a deal killer for me and I stopped it right there, because I will not chain up. If the roads are that bad, screw it. But if you dont mind this, they sound like a good company to work for. You just need a good driving history with no job hopping.

just found this post........
good driving history yea right......
one of these co. drivers hit our truck in a truckstop, in texark.
and she ran.
we had witness's and police report. The cop went to the fuel island and had them pull the tickets.There trucks run that route............
Wiped out our fender and mirror,
The reply..... know one got the truck number prove it..........
So I being the nice person I am, asked them what stupid bitch who's face looks like a blow fish was driving that day.
There reply hire a lawyer we have many on call..................
Even the cop called them, but we did'nt have the money to fight.
screw them....hope they go under......
and to the b*tch Holly I was dealing with..............
hope your job is the first to go.................

[Bullwinkle]

I think most trucking companies have this "official" policy. When it comes down to being in the situation though, most are not going to push the issue because they simply can't.

Crete has this same "official" policy, but a quick call into dispatch telling them that the roads are unsafe, and you have nothing to worry about. They simply call and reschedule the delivery.

I have never put a set of chains on, and really don't intend to.

[SilverSurfer]

The only time I chained up was when I was caught in the middle of the mess and needed to chain up to get to a safe place to stop. I believe that is the only time a driver should really have to chain up. Common sense dictates if you need to chain up to get through an area...it's not a safe area to be going into to begin with. We're not operating 4-wheelers...we're operating rigs weighing up to 80k lbs.

-ss-

[2lilboots]

Does Werner still use cables? I remember when I drove to Oregon for USX, i had to pick up chains in Salt Lake, UT. They added some weight to the truck...lol!

[Jayhawk]

I will be the one that decides if I am required to chain up or not, not some idiot dispatcher who is kicked back in a chair drinking a Coke and eating Doritos.

[SilverSurfer]

Thank you, Jayhawk...that's it right there. The driver, and the driver only, is the person to make that decision.

-ss-

[lunachic]

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Originally Posted by SilverSurfer Thank you, Jayhawk...that's it right there. The driver, and the driver only, is the person to make that decision. -ss-

Well the guy with the gun and badge can to. lol
we don't even have any...............................

[Blakowt13]

NO company or law enforcement official can force anyone to chain up any vehicle.
When WE THE PEOPLE become completely subjugated by the police state, THEN and ONLY THEN will there be forced issues, however retaliations will be presented as well therein Anarchy will prevail.

There are many states that REQUIRE the possession of chains in ones truck yet one is not required to use them if one so chooses, however one may then not continue ones travel upon the road in the direction one intended.

I fail to comprehend the use of chains/cables because rarely are the Steer tires chained or cabled therein when one turns, sometimes the Ice prevents the turning. I know of NO Truck that turns by braking like a skidsteer.
I also don't comprehend the fact that only the Drives are to be chained when the Trailer need not be done either.

IF THE ROADS ARE REQUIRING CHAINS TO PROCEED, I PARK THE COMBO AS SOON AS I CAN. I once sat for 2 days in Michigan but not because of Chains, but because the roads were closed by the state because of Snow and Ice accumulation. I REFUSE TO CHAIN UP ANYWHERE FOR ANY REASON and no dispatcher or other company representative nor any law enforcement "official" will threaten or attempt to intimidate.

[2lilboots]

Dispatchers and terminal managers laugh about drivers and bad weather. Saw it with my own eyes when I worked at a desk in a terminal. Dirty rats. They made sure the roads were plowed before they showed up for work.

[wornouttrucker]

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Originally Posted by 2lilboots Dispatchers and terminal managers laugh about drivers and bad weather. Saw it with my own eyes when I worked at a desk in a terminal. Dirty rats. They made sure the roads were plowed before they showed up for work.

A company I worked for a few years ago made one of our drivers drive to try and deliver a load one snowy night. BTW chains were not required in the state he was in. Basically told him to do it or clean his truck out.

He did what he had to and ended up wrecking and the dispatcher was fired the next day.

I agree it is up to the driver not dispatch....

[2lilboots]

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Originally Posted by wornouttrucker A company I worked for a few years ago made one of our drivers drive to try and deliver a load one snowy night. BTW chains were not required in the state he was in. Basically told him to do it or clean his truck out. He did what he had to and ended up wrecking and the dispatcher was fired the next day. I agree it is up to the driver not dispatch....

The dock supervisor would overload the trailers and then tell the guys if they didn't want to haul it, fine they could go home, they would call someone else in the haul it.

[Grinder]

All I can say is that during the phone interview, towards the start of it, I asked about the safety dept and chaining up. That is a priority with me, over and above pay rate.

I was told that if the roads were open then chains would have to be used. Those were her words, not my interpretation. I told her that was a deal breaker, and she hinted it to be the end of the conversation. So, I took the hint.

I think they do it because their terminal is in the NW. Tacoma, I think, but I could be wrong.