My journey with Orange starts

Well it's a few days since last post. Been off since 11/23. Last week, I had to go in for a medical procedure. Cleared by Drs to return on Monday 11/30.

During the week off and several conversations with my DBL concerning my over speed. I told her that I was going to resign due to the fact I could no longer drive the speed limit (60 in WA) and threaten to be fired for failure to follow company policy about my over speed.

Yes, I have hit 70 going down a grade a ton of times by gravity. Even 75 a few times and nothing ever said by prior DBL's.

On Monday, I cleaned out my truck in Sumner. Sent a message from my truck and called my DBL saying 12/1 was my last day and that I would return truck back to the Portland OC. DBL calls me and says I can not drive because Firstlab has not cleared my medically. I have to call First lab to straighten out. Finally cleared by Firstlab late in day. Call DBL and get the OK. On Tuesday AM, on my way to truck DBL calls me and asks what day do I want to resign today or tomorrow. Ahhh, today. I told her. She said they have a load for me to P/U and to take to Portland to relay. I said OK. Took over an hour to get load pre assigned. Headed to Lakewood to P/U MT. Back to Sumner to P/U load. Was 14:00 by then. I took truck back to Sumner for the night. Headed out early in AM.

Got down to the OC, turned in keys to mechanic. Went inside to see DBL to turn in gas card. My old DBL pulls me to the side and asks why I was resigning. I told him why. We talk for 1/2 hour about events that have happened over the last several months.

He tells me to take 3 weeks off to "think about it". So off the next 3 weeks to "think".

Stay safe my friends.

 

It seems that the 1.0% over speed and the 58/59MPH rule set by my DBL is HER rule only not the OC's. That is what I had thought from the get go. That is what pizzed me. I can decide to follow the "new" rule or not and move on. That is where I am at now.

Funny thing about this that today is exactly 17 months working here.