Whats it say? I am on home time until Sunday-Monday.

Here's what we received in Kankakee.....

TRACTOR CLEANLINESS
Starting immediately we will be performing random spot checks of your equipment. Your truck will be inspected for cleanliness along with maintenance while in your presence. It is required that that your truck and appearance represents Superior Carriers. In the event your truck's appearance does not meet our standards, you will then be required to clean the unit before you are dispatched. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary actions. All garbage must be disposed of. Clutter inside the truck will need to be organized. Side box and fittings box will need to be clean and organized. During the random inspection the shop supervisor will follow up with you on how to do a proper pre- and post-trip inspection.


DRIVER APPEARANCE
It is Superior Carriers policy that all drivers are to wear a company uniform while on-duty. Company issued uniforms along with work boots and good hygiene is a must when picking up and delivering to our customers. We have received multiple complaints that the company uniform policy is not being followed. Failure to follow this policy will result in disciplinary actions. If you are eligible to receive uniforms please see us and we will order them.

During the inspection of the cab and truck's side boxes (utilizing a fancy little printed out checklist) we checked the permits and registration, fire extinguisher level and secured, accident kit, and emergency triangles (good ideas), but get this; we aren't supposed to have our air hose secured to the catwalk??? Who DOESN"T have their hose secured there? The exterior of the truck is to be clean as well? Hmmmm, kinda difficult since Blue Beacon got taken away! After I had my inspection done yesterday one of our I/C's had to do this as well, so it's not just company drivers getting hit with it. I tell ya, this schitt's gotten too deep around here! Seems like SBL is doing everything they can to make drivers say f*** it and leave! :rofl: :clap: :rofl:

My questions....
-How in the he11 is this going to help lower our SAFESTAT score, which just went from a 70 to a 71 after this last audit?

-We constantly hear about how the company must run more efficiently and save money here and there, yet we are taking shipment for all of these new International ProStars, albeit with the same size sleepers/storage space that we've had for years?

-How long before they start charging the individual company driver for usage of the PrePass, IPass/EZPass, and our Ohio Toll Card?

I can probably come up with more but to he11 with it!

:pissedoff:

Hmmm. I will keep you posted if this happens in High Point. I did see some memos about the safe stat score. Did that come from your terminal manager or higher up? I also haven't seen anything about Blue Beacon being taken away. In fact I used them 2 weeks ago and plan to continue to wash my truck once a month until they tell me not to. It could be that different terminal managers are doing different things.

Blue Beacon...

According to Kankakee/Markham, we're no longer authorized to use them anymore. Really looks like these two yards are marching to the beat of their own drum, and trying to pass it off as company-wide policy. I know from the past, when I ran out of Savannah and then Westville, we didn't have anywhere near the amount of silly schitt going on that happens out of the Chicago-area yards.

:thumbsdown:

Oh well, it won't matter in a couple of weeks anyways...

:roll3:

Say it ain't so Cyanide

cyanide does that mean you wont be slacking as much since you have to keep your little truck clean ,and unclutteres

Jaybird, you of all people should know that I'm gonna be slacking regardless of where I'm at and what I'm doing!

:smokin:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lackerZone.jpg

Thanks again for that cone Bob!

Hmmmm, tell me you haven't fallen victim to the "siren song" of CR England's truck leasing pitch:nana::nana::nana::banana1::whistle:

(Sorry...couldn't resist it......:p)

Jay....you should know that all he really cares about is being able to wander around in shorts and steel toes.....:whistle::D:D:D:D

as always you are right, Rob , LOL i know what he is up . so it's primes lease/fleece deal , he is going to be there new super hero "SLACKERBOY"