A Medical PSA
Topic 14482 | Page 1
Wow. These types of emergencies are something I worry about being on the road, especially with my husband being disabled.
Sending prayers up for you guys! Hope he gets better soon and back out on the road!
Praying for a speedy recovery.
Wish y'all the best
Wow. These types of emergencies are something I worry about being on the road, especially with my husband being disabled.
Sending prayers up for you guys! Hope he gets better soon and back out on the road!
Praying for a speedy recovery.
Wish y'all the best
Thanks you guys. His surgery went off without a hitch, he was released this afternoon and is doing pretty good. Another team came and grabbed the JIT load we were running, and it will still be delivered on time. We'll have to be out of the truck for a bit while he recovers, but hey the new Doom game just came out. I guess everything has a silver lining :D
Just saw this CS...thoughts and prayers go out to you and your husband for a speedy recovery.
I can sympathize, when I was 2 weeks into training, I had some abdominal pains. I thought I would be fine with some rest, but my trainer insisted I see a Dr. Glad he did, I had appendicitis.
Those types of things are no joke normally, they are even worse on the road.
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Hours Of Service
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Last night during my shift my fiancé woke up with abdominal pain. He thought he was constipated but it got progressively worse, and was exacerbated by every bump in the road. We stopped at a nearby hospital and checked into the ER. He has an infected gallblader, and is in surgery to remove it now.
Posting this because he wasn't sure he wanted to go to the ER, he was afraid that if it was constipation he would look like a wimp. If you are in doubt about sudden pain or any other aspect of your health, please go to the hospital. This industry is very time sensitive and as a result stressful, and I know it can be tempting to say "I'll worry about it after this run." But don't. As our awesome, super understanding DM told me this morning "Freight can be replaced. You guys can't."
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.