Dispatcher going to jail
This is in relation with the bus crash that happened near the 104 in Va on I-95 back in May. The driver is already in enough trouble but he stated that he was ordered by dispatch to drive the bus anyways. From what was first reported on this, it sounded like the dispatcher may have made an off hand comment about the drivers family if he refused to drive the bus which isn't reported here.
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over here if you pulled up or on thier weighbridges (your scales)they allways ask who told you to get the load,if you a bit over hrs or over loaded it back to dispatcher and he gets screwed worst than you
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In hindsight the driver hopefully realizes now that he should have told the dispatcher no or he should have pulled in at the nearest scale and let them take care of it. Buses are rarely pulled over here, they aren't required to go across the scales either. A bus pulling in would have raised a ton of flags with DOT. All he had to do was go inside and tell them that he was being forced to run even though he had no business being out there, that his families well-being had been used against him.
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I worked at a company a few years back that basically did not care about your HOS. I had just finished an all-day drive from the Boston area to WV. When I walked inside to turn in my paperwork he hands me the paperwork for the next load that delivered 8hrs later 400 miles or so away. I told him that I was out of hours so he hands me a new (blank) log book and told me I have plenty of hours available now.
I wanted to come across the counter and beat the crap out of him. No - I didn't take that load - I went to the truck and slept. |
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My hats off to you! Hope others get the message and start saying NO! |
Ignorance at it's best by the dispatcher at his first hearing:
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Good chance they both see much less than 40 if convicted repete. I wouldn't be surprised if they end up with 15-20 but have half of it suspended for a total of 7-10 but a chance to walk after just 5. I know our system is really messed up in VA. Tossing a McFlurry at a vehicle can net you 7 years for throwing a missile at an occupied vehicle but a habitual offender plowing into another vehicle while drunk as a skunk and killing someone only nets you 5. Hopefully the judge in Caroline Co isn't like the one's just North of him.
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Nothing new to report on this case, it's awaiting trial now. |
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