recover repair costs from truck drivers and companies
Nah, just the companies.
- more assured of payment
- have them stop hiring bad drivers and working them too hard.
As a driver myself, I think if it’s deemed that the driver’s negligence was the main contributing factor, they should be personally liable.
The whole point is that is to send a STRONG message to the unprofessional drivers that if they don’t pickup the slack and fuck up, the rest of their life might be destroyed.
I don’t drive truck. I feel like knowing the height of your truck/load would be an important part of your job no?
I would say so. And I would argue not knowing the height of your truck is negligence, and if that causes you to hit an overpass then well you should be held liable.
Massive fine for the company and suspension of license for the driver in my opinion, maybe about 6 months. By that time they may search to work in a different industry, hopefully.
6 months isn’t enough.
Sure, but isn’t the responsibility for training on the company and not the driver? I’m not super familiar with the industry, sorry.
Average amount of on the job training a driver gets when hired is probably half a shift. You’re expected to know and be able to do it without any additional training.
I think that’s totally wrong and bullshit but that’s what’s going on out there. Where I work it’s 4-6 weeks full time for a driver with experience, 6 weeks to 10 weeks or so usually for a new driver, we’ve had at least one do 6 months+. We’re a definite outlier tho and probably do the most on the job training out of any trucking company in BC.
Anyone causing this sort of problem (I’m not going to say accident because it’s negligent not an accident) should have their commercial license pulled for 5-10 years if not permanently.
If it was negligence, permanent.
Measuring tape. It does wonders, and it takes seconds.
What is this measuring tape they speak of? Some sort of arcane artefact?
Sometimes it doesn’t require any tools, other than a head capable 90 degrees to check through the mirrors if the dump box is up.
How about installing a giant metal claw on a swing connected to a bar at the height of the overpass about 100 meters before all overpasses.
If you are above the height of the overpass the claw grabs your trailer and tears a chunk out of your vehicle. It is at the drivers cost to repair their vehicle and replace the hook since it only occurs if your vehicle is over height and unlawful.
Much cheaper to replace the claw device than an overpass.
Nice click bait from CTV
All you need right now in a headline to get people’s attention are the words Minister, fines and strike
