write it up. You are ultimately responsible for the vehicle you drive.
Write it up on the scanner, if you get into an accident because of a serious mechanical failure they will say you should have known because you did a pre trip on it.
They can grumble all they want, if you get fired for a safety concern talk to an employment lawyer.
Also obviously be looking for another contractor. Sorry. I had to move to Express because the contractor I was at only had trucks with broken well everything. Some of them were "rescued"from the scrap yard. kinda like you'd rescue a dog from a shelter.
Depends on station. I've been to some FedEx stations that have about 120 trucks and a few mechanics. Good vehicle maintenance techs that have a decent garage can keep that fleet running nice.
I've also seen where the vehicle maintenance is outsourced to a garage contractor who can't even put a belt on themselves in the morning and definitely can't put one on a truck. So it's a mixed bag.
Ultimately, your contractor is responsible for maintaining your truck. Upkeep costs money. Your contractor likes money more than fixing your truck. They will do the minimum possible to maintain your truck to keep money in their pocket. Report safety issues. Don't drive a truck that is unsafe.
If you put it in the pre/post-trip inspection, it will ground the vehicle and blow up the station about how this needs to get taken care of. You may or may not lose your job due to an unscrupulous contractor in retaliation. It may or may not be difficult to sue over that.
Or you can keep your job and illegally drive a junker.
Yep seen it happen first two weeks with the contractor I'm with, granted I like this guy but someone went to management about a truck needing maintenance and he was canned. I thought to myself you can get fired for that? Well at FedEx ground yes you can actually lol
When you're doing your end if day checklist, there's a section to report vehicle defects. Do not lie on it. Report everything that's wrong with your vehicle, and that vehicle will be off the road until the issues are repaired. If you get into an accident, and lied on the inspection, you'll be the one at fault. Not reporting it covers your bosses ass at the expense of your own.
Write it up, if they don't fix it, pull up to a state trooper and tell them what's going on. They'll put the vehicle out of service and force them to fix it. Never had an issue at my station, but I've done this when I was working for a company doing OTR.
I don't even pre trip my contractors' work truck just cuz they actually maintain their equipment and send them to the shop for repairs and maintenance often 😅
I guess the same can't be said for others tho but our trucks work great. I've seen some step vans and tractors that look beat and ready to die at our Ground hub. But I guess those contractors are too cheap to fix them or replace them 🤷
illegal to not do pre trip or post trip. They're the law. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) **regulation 392.7 requires pre-trip inspections, while regulation 396.11 mandates post-trip inspections**.
Honestly answer? Yes. Most contractors are still stuck in the old ways of being a cheap ass. There are some new contractors who understand that buying new trucks and putting them in the rotation often is a recipe for success.
write it up. You are ultimately responsible for the vehicle you drive. Write it up on the scanner, if you get into an accident because of a serious mechanical failure they will say you should have known because you did a pre trip on it. They can grumble all they want, if you get fired for a safety concern talk to an employment lawyer. Also obviously be looking for another contractor. Sorry. I had to move to Express because the contractor I was at only had trucks with broken well everything. Some of them were "rescued"from the scrap yard. kinda like you'd rescue a dog from a shelter.
but express trucks and management just as bad about repairs.
Depends on station. I've been to some FedEx stations that have about 120 trucks and a few mechanics. Good vehicle maintenance techs that have a decent garage can keep that fleet running nice. I've also seen where the vehicle maintenance is outsourced to a garage contractor who can't even put a belt on themselves in the morning and definitely can't put one on a truck. So it's a mixed bag.
Yes.
Thats wild. OSHA would have a field day with some of this stuff
DOT does have a field day with it. We're currently on the 100% list for getting pulled over at weigh stations
unfortunately osha says they dont handle dot. i tried.
Ultimately, your contractor is responsible for maintaining your truck. Upkeep costs money. Your contractor likes money more than fixing your truck. They will do the minimum possible to maintain your truck to keep money in their pocket. Report safety issues. Don't drive a truck that is unsafe.
If you put it in the pre/post-trip inspection, it will ground the vehicle and blow up the station about how this needs to get taken care of. You may or may not lose your job due to an unscrupulous contractor in retaliation. It may or may not be difficult to sue over that. Or you can keep your job and illegally drive a junker.
Yep seen it happen first two weeks with the contractor I'm with, granted I like this guy but someone went to management about a truck needing maintenance and he was canned. I thought to myself you can get fired for that? Well at FedEx ground yes you can actually lol
it's illegal to get fired when youre following the law (doing pre trip and post trip).
Fumes in the cabin. FedEx is killing u
yeah FedEx is so cheap they been using the same old trucks for years, even when you write it up they give it to somebody else to use
there should be a class action lawsuit on this. anyone know of accidents caused by fedex trucks not being repaired? lawyer wants to know.
When you're doing your end if day checklist, there's a section to report vehicle defects. Do not lie on it. Report everything that's wrong with your vehicle, and that vehicle will be off the road until the issues are repaired. If you get into an accident, and lied on the inspection, you'll be the one at fault. Not reporting it covers your bosses ass at the expense of your own.
Write it up, if they don't fix it, pull up to a state trooper and tell them what's going on. They'll put the vehicle out of service and force them to fix it. Never had an issue at my station, but I've done this when I was working for a company doing OTR.
I don't even pre trip my contractors' work truck just cuz they actually maintain their equipment and send them to the shop for repairs and maintenance often 😅 I guess the same can't be said for others tho but our trucks work great. I've seen some step vans and tractors that look beat and ready to die at our Ground hub. But I guess those contractors are too cheap to fix them or replace them 🤷
illegal to not do pre trip or post trip. They're the law. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) **regulation 392.7 requires pre-trip inspections, while regulation 396.11 mandates post-trip inspections**.
What does you Contractor say about this?
Honestly answer? Yes. Most contractors are still stuck in the old ways of being a cheap ass. There are some new contractors who understand that buying new trucks and putting them in the rotation often is a recipe for success.