Service failure number one

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by RogerThat72, Oct 20, 2014.

  1. RogerThat72

    RogerThat72 Road Train Member

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    Well here's one for the day. So I'm getting unloaded and my load from NH to Atlanta was changed for a yankee candle load. Drive 115 miles to south deer field on route 2 @ 55 mph because of the speed limit and got 1 mile from the yankee candle pick up. They send a message and I press the button to have the Qualcomm read it while I'm driving it sys " we had you pulled of this load and your back on the one in NH." First of all, I'm not driving all the way to NH when I was just 18 miles from there two hoes ago. So, I told them well her name was Carrie. I don't complain and this is my first time ever doing this but I'm not driving all they back there for that load, my fuels low with no stops available, I have limited hours, sorry but this is not going to happen. She didn't like that and says well you can't do that. Your just a company driver and she obviously is having attitude issues, asking if I do this all the time. Well, she put service failure some where on me on something idk. I really don't care, and well see how this or what comes of this from now until a further date. So it was dead head 215 miles on low tanks with no fuel stops with 3 hours @ 55 mph to Nh. Not doing it sorry.


    24th I'm due home. I told just to send me home now I'm not doing that so they put me back on this load that delivers on the 22nd in the morning.
     
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  3. nshore harleyguy

    nshore harleyguy Medium Load Member

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    So you were the 1 driving 55 down rt 2 that myslef and all the other trucks blew by LOL

    But in all seriousness. We all have those kind of days. It sucks. In that situation I have asked for extra $ for the headache and usually get it.
     
  4. w.h.o

    w.h.o Road Train Member

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    Depending on the company, service failure gets put on your dac
     
  5. Trckdrvr

    Trckdrvr Heavy Load Member

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    Sounds like a dispatch "service failure" to me?
    but..Stuff happens

    Did you get paid for the mistake?
     
  6. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    dude when i was with swift this happened on a weekly basis. you can't just tell them NO just because you dont "feel like it". who's truck you driving anyways bro? and who signs your paycheck?
     
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  7. Trckdrvr

    Trckdrvr Heavy Load Member

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    No offense intended to our younger/less experienced drivers
    but
    they seem to be full of a lot of "Im not gonna" and "I wont"...


    Yeah..you have a right to gripe/complain but ultimately you have to turn around and go backn get loaded..
     
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  8. Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

    You are a company driver? Paid by the mile? As long as those miles are documented and accounted for, why worry about it... You're rolling and earning...
     
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  9. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    Are you paid deadhead miles?

    Are you lease or company? What I want to know, who is paying the fuel?

    Mikeeee
     
  10. Pool6710

    Pool6710 Medium Load Member

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    If you don't own the truck and can legaly do it without being tired then it's on you.
     
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  11. purpleprime

    purpleprime Medium Load Member

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    yes you can tell them no anytime you feel like it. Had he let them play their game they would have continued to play games clearly like you let swift play with you . so he pissed off a dispatcher !!! Good now that dispatcher knows he isn't just another pushover steering wheel holder
     
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