Old Timer at FTE check -in-thread
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
Old Timer at FTE check -in-thread
Been here a while?
So have I, and it still rocks and rolls...
Yeah...
Almost 26K posts, ten+ years, and FTE is still the coolest place to be at online...
How about that?
I hope FTE never goes away
So have I, and it still rocks and rolls...
Yeah... Almost 26K posts, ten+ years, and FTE is still the coolest place to be at online...
How about that?
I hope FTE never goes away
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Fleet Owner
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
Your clock has got a messed up spring - I hear it rubbin' against my old wore out one...
Wanna compare join dates?
2001
CARHENGE now - that's down the road from Quartzite in Arizona, isn't it?
Wanna compare join dates?
2001
CARHENGE now - that's down the road from Quartzite in Arizona, isn't it?
Frmr Ford Trans Engr
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From: SE Florida
Since August, 1999. About 8300 posts including a different user name that I had for a few years.
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According to my profile, 9 1/2 years. I know I have been here longer than that. I seem to remember my join date getting reset several years ago, about the time Ken left us. Either way, I have gained a ton of help over the years, with limited posts form me....
Mark, any hints as to your old user name?
Mark, any hints as to your old user name?
Frmr Ford Trans Engr
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: SE Florida
It was Casey. That was my late Chocolate Lab's name. I stopped using that name the day he died.
I started using it when I was a Ford employee. As part of the fallout from the Explorer tire failure fiasco Congress passed a law called the TREAD act. I forgot what those letters stood for, but part of the law was that if ANY employee of a company was told that their product was a safety hazard the company had to start a formal investigation, which included an insane amount of reporting to the federal government. Ford told all of their employees that we couldn't participate in any auto related boards. I stopped using my name on all the boards I frequented and used my dog's name. Nobody knew who I was so I was safe. Casey outlive my employment at Ford so when he was gone I just went back to my name.
I started using it when I was a Ford employee. As part of the fallout from the Explorer tire failure fiasco Congress passed a law called the TREAD act. I forgot what those letters stood for, but part of the law was that if ANY employee of a company was told that their product was a safety hazard the company had to start a formal investigation, which included an insane amount of reporting to the federal government. Ford told all of their employees that we couldn't participate in any auto related boards. I stopped using my name on all the boards I frequented and used my dog's name. Nobody knew who I was so I was safe. Casey outlive my employment at Ford so when he was gone I just went back to my name.
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Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act
There are three major components of the TREAD Act. First, it requires that vehicle manufacturers report to the National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) when it conducts a safety recall or other safety campaign in a foreign country. Second, vehicle manufacturers need to report information related to defects, reports of injury or death related to its products, as well as other relevant data in order to comply with "Early Warning" requirements. Third, there is criminal liability where a vehicle manufacturer intentionally violates the new reporting requirements when a safety-related defect has subsequently caused death or serious bodily injury. There are a number of other smaller provisions which mostly address manufacturers of vehicle tires and guidance to the NHTSA on reporting data. The "Early Warning" requirement is the heart of the TREAD Act, enabling the NHTSA to collect data, notice trends, and warn consumers of potential defects in vehicles.
Google is my friend.
That and Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpo...umentation_Act
There are three major components of the TREAD Act. First, it requires that vehicle manufacturers report to the National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) when it conducts a safety recall or other safety campaign in a foreign country. Second, vehicle manufacturers need to report information related to defects, reports of injury or death related to its products, as well as other relevant data in order to comply with "Early Warning" requirements. Third, there is criminal liability where a vehicle manufacturer intentionally violates the new reporting requirements when a safety-related defect has subsequently caused death or serious bodily injury. There are a number of other smaller provisions which mostly address manufacturers of vehicle tires and guidance to the NHTSA on reporting data. The "Early Warning" requirement is the heart of the TREAD Act, enabling the NHTSA to collect data, notice trends, and warn consumers of potential defects in vehicles.
Google is my friend.
That and Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpo...umentation_Act