Co Driver Drinking While Off Duty
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If I was to give someone a ride to the bank and I stayed in the car and he robbed the bank and hopped back in my car I would be as guilty as him for robbing the bank. You know he has alcohol in your truck, you know it is illegal to have alcohol in a truck unless it is being shipped. So really the only question is what will you do for work if alcohol is found in your truck? Confront him, tell him no alcohol in the truck and if that doesn't work contact your boss immediately. This isn't about not wanting to rock the boat, it is about keeping your job and a clean CDL.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
If it was me yeah I'd do what has already been mentioned but before it got this far I prob would have put my foot down and said "look, you're off duty for the next 10 hours, if you want to have up to 2 beers you're more than welcome since it'll take about 4 hour per beer to get it out of your system HOWEVER you must do it before we leave outside of the truck and must dispose of any waste related to it. You can drink when you're off duty but you best not have any in your system when you go on duty. I think that's reasonable, he can have his beer fix and you can keep your cdl safe n sound.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
RUN FOREST!
RUUUUUUUN!
Rick
RUN FOREST!
RUUUUUUUN!
Rick
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that you could not be in a Commercial Vehicle with any alcohol in your system regardless if you were driving or not. If so, the OP may not be able to drive if there is no one in the vehicle with a Class A CDL.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that you could not be in a Commercial Vehicle with any alcohol in your system regardless if you were driving or not. If so, the OP may not be able to drive if there is no one in the vehicle with a Class A CDL.
Open Container laws apply. On top of that, BAC for commercial drivers is 0.04%, vs 0.08% for the public.
The saying goes
24 hours between the bottle and the throttle!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that you could not be in a Commercial Vehicle with any alcohol in your system regardless if you were driving or not. If so, the OP may not be able to drive if there is no one in the vehicle with a Class A CDL.
Open Container laws apply. On top of that, BAC for commercial drivers is 0.04%, vs 0.08% for the public.
The saying goes
24 hours between the bottle and the throttle!
In addition, keep in mind that even of you pass a DOT test for alcohol, if you register ANY alcohol whatsoever, the findings will be reported to your employer. Most reputable employers will terminate an employee, because most have a zero tolerance policy for alcohol or substance use.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
EPU:
Electric Auxiliary Power Units
Electric APUs have started gaining acceptance. These electric APUs use battery packs instead of the diesel engine on traditional APUs as a source of power. The APU's battery pack is charged when the truck is in motion. When the truck is idle, the stored energy in the battery pack is then used to power an air conditioner, heater, and other devices
RUN FOREST!
RUUUUUUUN!
Rick
Lol, I'm actually gonna start running today. We have a load to pick up in St Louis heading to MD and I am dropping him off at our office in TN so he can go take care of some other trouble he has in GA. I'm going to talk to my boss on Monday and let them know that I want another driver or to go solo. If I told y'all everything that he does or has done you'd be blown away that the company I drive for still employs him.
If I told y'all everything that he does or has done you'd be blown away that the company I drive for still employs him.
I want to be blown away! Tell us!
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I agree or go solo that's another option