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Now Minnisota and Indianna have come up with a new game.
Fatigue Driver Checklist
The list was created by Captain Ken Urquhart, a District Commander with the State Police with the Commercial Enforcement Division.
It wants to know details like what is your neck size, do you have a TV, cell phone, computer inside the sleeper, and so on. Is there a pet in the truck? Is there a full wastebasket? Do you have reading material? Empty soda cans present? Do you have dental problems?
The questionaire is suppose to be voluntary but from what I have heard on the CB and radio shows, if you choose to opt out, then you are subject to a FULL DOT inspection. If you agree to the questionaire then you face being put out of service if to many items on the
list is checkmarked. It doesn't matter if you are in legal status with your hours of service. Out of Service and Fines to go with it.
After looking at the checklist, my guess is Captain Ken Urquhart is a clean freak! What does having food in the truck, trash in the trash can (evidence that the driver is not a litterbug) or caffinated soda's have to do with fatigue? He must also be against drivers having any entertainment in their off hours, otherwise why the concern over Television sets, DVD players or reading material. Then the concern over dental and personal hygene? Sounds like this Captain has personal problems, maybe some mental issues. Last but not least; Why would they be inquiring about a driver's personal financial situation or family life? What gives them the RIGHT? THAT is absolutely NONE of their business!
If you get upset about the personal questions there is a check box for being irritable. If you give in and just answer their questions then you get checkmarked for being "Overly Agreeable". Talk about catch 22! Take a look at the checklist yourself and if you disagree with this kind of interogation call or write the governors of Minnisota and Indianna and tell them that this is unfair treatment of honest working folks like yourself. After all would you like some cop coming to your home and asking these same type of questions? A truck is a driver's home on wheels when he or she is on the road.
To see the checklist click the link at the top or bottom of this post, if that doesn't work there is a 2nd link at the bottom of this page. I also encourage everyone to click on the Landlinemedia link to see more on this topic.
P.S. I forgot to mention how they want to know your neck measurement. Is that so they can properly fit a noose around it?
You really need to click on the links below to get a real idea what is going on!
http://www.landlinenow.com/2009/04/checklist-fatigue-part-i-so-called_17.shtml
http://www.landlinenow.com/2009/04/checklist-fatigue-part-ii-critics-say_13.shtml
http://www.landlinenow.com/2009/04/checklist-fatigue-part-iii-conversation.shtml
http://www.landlinenow.com/2009/04/checklist-fatigue-part-iv-ooida.shtml
http://landlinemedia.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-neck-size-excuse-me.html
Fatigue Driver Checklist or http://www.mntruck.org/pdf/fatigueflier.pdf
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