Needing advice

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by barebear91, Jun 11, 2020.

  1. barebear91

    barebear91 Bobtail Member

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    The company I am currently with has left me sitting since Monday, it is currently Thursday without a load. They wont authorize me to drive from NY to chicago to turn in their truck and they wont fire me. I gave them my two week notice on Monday. What should I do
     
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  3. Jr3892

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    Considering you turned in your two week notice oh, there's a very good chance they get you as far from home before they take the truck from you... leaving you stranded oh, that was me I would just go ahead and bobtail where I needed to be anyway and jump out of it early
     
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  4. Jr3892

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    Provided where you're going in Chicago is the location of your home terminal where you hired on at, at least then they couldn't try to say you stole the truck
     
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  5. Grouch

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    It is already done, but you should have never given a notice. Now you have a problem. You can deadhead to Chicago, which I would do, but then there are consequences that you might face. If you do, make sure you have enough fuel, no doubt they can track you with the ELD, Pre-Pass and Easy Pass. If you do, disable every device that is capable of tracking you.
    There is a chance that you could be stopped for "Unauthorized Use Of a Motor Vehicle". You realize that what money is owed to you, you can forget. As I said, never "show your hole card" until the game is over.
     
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  6. barebear91

    barebear91 Bobtail Member

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    I gave the two week notice so that I can get my security/escrow acct back. Now there are just being spiteful and not using me at all. Have left me sitting with no load for three days. Wont authorize me to take truck back to them either
     
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  7. Brandt

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    They are losing money also by having truck sit. So I would wait them out a couple more days and see if they get load
     
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  8. Grouch

    Grouch Road Train Member

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    I will bet that you will never see that money, I don't care how you resign. You are company driver?, what are you doing putting up any type of escrow? Now this opens a door, if you are a 1099 contractor, start heading to Chicago, nothing legally is stopping you.
     
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  9. Concorde

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    Give them 2 options and do not cower.

    1) Get me a load back to Chicago..today.

    2) See #1

    Personally, I wouldn’t ask for permission to bring it back, I’d just do it. Just be prepared to pay the fuel if they shut off your card.
     
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  10. Eddiec

    Eddiec Road Train Member

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    Are you an employee or an independent contractor being paid on a 1099?
     
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  11. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    Being it's a Chicago area company you never were going to get your security/escrow account back anyhow.

    Time to step up and be a man. They "won't authorize" you? LMFAO. Are we grown ups or little kiddies? I'll authorize myself.
     
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