Possible load abandonment

Not many drivers are going to touch this one. It's subjective. But I'll give you my opinion for what its worth.

You should have delivered the load. Unless... you were scheduled for surgery or a close family member was on their deathbed. Trucking is not an exact science and often you will get home within a few days of when you wanted. It pays to play ball with those you work for. This means it is tough as all get out to schedule anything. It's part of the job, driver.

If it was a true emergency... then ya, dump the load and boogie. Consequences be hanged.

 

Can you reword or embellish on that a bit?? You sat at the terminal for 24 hours, then asked to go home. Why sit at the terminal for 24 hours? I'm confused.

 

Is it that terminal around exit 57 or so right of off 75?

 

Plenty good companies around Dayton...no need to worry about some crap outfit. Hopefully you learned from this and got on with a legitimate company.

 

Yeah. I'm gonna agree with @77smartin. There's gotta be more wrong then them just not getting people home for 4 drivers to walk in one day.

If they do slap it on your DAC, tell them about your experience and about that old company's CSA record. Sounds like a real fly-by-night outfit. A shame we even have to deal with them, but at least you learned and moved on.

Better luck with the new job.

 

if you can, keep whatever evidence you have to prove you took the load where you were supposed too.

if i asked for hometime. and that's what they brought me as was asked. i wouldn't have sat at the terminal either.
course, you should have had a key to get in to the yard if they are closed on sundays. that's not fair to leave the drivers hanging.

lesson learned. have a plan to park your truck and grab your car. deliver your load when it's time. and go back home. or whatever the hometime circumstances are.

one thing your going to learn, is the attitude of trucking companies. YOU DON'T LIVE AT HOME. YOU LIVE IN THE TRUCK. it's easy getting time off. it's NOT easy when it's actually time for that time off. companies will mess with you and do what they can to screw you. don't be afraid to argue.

as for your DAC. never work for a company that uses DAC.

 

are you talking about flatbad company located on Valley St, Dayton, OH. ? if yes don't worry about load abandonment report...))) they will not do it.