FMCSA On The Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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My company just banned them today. I got a message from my fleet manager that if we had a note 7 we had to turn it off and replace it asap.
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
Fleet Manager:
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.
This is interesting.
Samsung stock has got to be taking HUGE HIT (from a high of 1600 on 10/6 to around 1250 today).
Lots of folks gonna be running out and buying IPHONES, since even the "replacement" Note 7's are being recalled.
EVERY NOTE 7 IS BEING RECALLED.
Rick
I love my GOOGLE Nexus 5.
I might have to invest in one of those note 7s. Might come in handy one day when I'm out of matches......
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
"Galaxy Note 7 phones were recalled this fall following reports that the battery in the devices can catch fire."
And/or explode.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
And this is why I stuck with my Note 5
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I'm not sure if this is relevant to you truckers, but this is from a morning e-mail newsletter that I get on transportation issues from politico.com:
"FMCSA WARNS OF GALAXY NOTE 7 DANGERS: FMCSA hasn't banned commercial motor vehicle passengers and drivers from carrying a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, but the agency is urging them to turn off the phone if they have it with them, wait to charge it until after they're out of the vehicle and keep it close instead of in a baggage compartment. Galaxy Note 7 phones were recalled this fall following reports that the battery in the devices can catch fire. DOT has banned the phones on flights to, from and within the United States, and Amtrak has prohibited them on its property. FMCSA says the devices can be carried as cargo as long as they're packaged in a way that prevents them from heating up and PHMSA grants a special permit."
Stay safe out there, Colin K.
Commercial Motor Vehicle:
A commercial motor vehicle is any vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property with either:
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
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.
Fm:
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.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated