Carrier forcing work in sleeper birth status.
Posted by Sea_Crow_6089@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 16 comments
How to go about reporting a company and or taking legal action against a company who makes team drivers work 30-40 hours straight a route. Forces you to work unloading the truck and inside stores while in “sleeper birth” status, so you never actually get a break while on these long routes your just up the whole time working/driving and here recently forces you to come into work after a long route like this WITHOUT even a 10 hour break. Company has been doing this for 20 plus years, it is a pizza chain company not the biggest one, but also not the smallest.
I am dumbfounded they have gotten away with it as long as they have and how they continue to. I’ve got at least 5 guys willing to all prove/back this. Drivers have fell asleep at the wheel because of this hurting themselves and or what’s around them, teams have died and the company just says it’s a “gray area” and all the old heads here are seemingly okay with working illegally and falsifying their logs every single day.
greedybanker3@reddit
this is mclane. i tried to explain why we cant do this. they said "this is how we always do it. we cant change it just for you." i quit. i hate them.
Radiant_Swan187@reddit
The classic pizza chain of McLane of course
Sea_Crow_6089@reddit (OP)
Nah it’s another pizza chain, unironically we get a lot of drivers from Mcclane lol
redditman_of_reddit@reddit
Dominos huh?
Few_Jacket845@reddit
Super nutty! Good for you!
Wadester58@reddit
Stop at your local scale or DOT office and inform them of that practice
RamblingswithInoki@reddit
I’m an attorney but not your attorney, get communications in writing, tell them they must tell you your instructions via text or email! Then, when you have your evidence, file an FMCSA complaint, and document everything you can!
It’s not their behind being audited on the side of the road in a DOT inspection, it’s yours, and you will suffer stronger consequences.
Refuse to violate FMCSA laws in writing, if they still push, contact OSHA and file a complaint and then contact an attorney in your home city! You can document that you are complying under duress and do as you are told, and it protects you more than just doing it.
Slapnuts213@reddit
I’m guessing mclane
potatocross@reddit
Ive always heard this is how mclane worked. Take turns driving but you both get out and unload.
redditman_of_reddit@reddit
It's not mclane but mclane does this the most it seems lol. I'm thinking it's dominos
HowlingWolven@reddit
Log as on duty and anonymously contact DOT and OSHA.
post_mah_bone@reddit
Go on duty when unloading the truck. Log everything accordingly. Don't answer your phone and only communicate in writing. If they fire you for logging everything legally it's on them. If you confront them right now, you're just guilty of fudging your logs and they'll fire you.
AutumnBrooks2021@reddit
Yep. Have to beat them at their own game.
GoodGoodGoody@reddit
In Trump’s world kiss any worker protections goodbye (but you MAGA suckers will still cote for him).
Best advice: follow the law.
Just say to your codriver, “Sorry, nothing against you but if I’m on sleeper time don’t even ask.”
Sparks_PC_Building@reddit
File a coercion complaint with the FMCSA. You can do so anonymously. Record all messages with photos, get everything in writing.
greedybanker3@reddit
i have done that at two companies. nothing came of it.