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get a small metal wastebasket that'll fit over the antenna,
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Sorry bout this but I must say,
never under any circumstances cover the antenna with anything. This is a company truck, it could be grounds for firing. Companies are not stupid or nieve about this action. That qualcomm and truck are property of the company, dont mess with it.
A qualcomm is more than a dispatch device, it tracks location, truck perameters and a host of other uses, he should always be in contact with the company via the qualcomm.
The other advise is what he should be listening to. Stay within your HOS, advises dispatch you run legal, if you "force dispatch" me during the required breaks, I will be "forced" to restart the break. If he gives in to them now the dispatch will know this is a driver they can abuse.
All dispatch sees are numbers on his computer terminal, they really dont care much about the driver in the truck. In fact they usually refer it as a truck, not a truck and/or driver, just a truck.
Its up to your husband to set the HOS rules straight with dispatch NOW, and although they are aware of HOS rules, most dispatch could care less about them, as it is the driver that accepts loads and runs them illegal.
A driver who is good at time management, paired with a dispatcher that can assign loads within the HOS rules, can make just as good a living or better, than a driver running outside the HOS.