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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-28-04 01:26 PM
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38. My friend is a trucker, and used to skip motels . His company GPS'ed
all their trucks, and not only do they keep track of "rest time", they also record speeds, so if a trucker fails to take his mandatory rest or if he speeds, he's TOAST..

They did this as a safety issue to reduce their cost of insurance..Dennis HATED it at first, but now he likes it because he's not as tired on long hauls..

The truckers realized that , the company had huge investments in their equipment, and in the employees too, so they just follow the rules..

As a reward, the company has NOT increased the amount that the employees have to pay towards their medical insurance. Supposedly, they saved enough money on their liability insurance, to make up the difference for them..
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