Two week notice?

Heres my thought on the whole 2 week notice. It all depends on the kind of driving you do- otr or local.
With otr, they usually have a revolving door so filling that seat is easy. There is always someone waiting for a truck on a weekly basis. As long as you turn it in, checked out by safety, and clean it out, I dont think the two weeks is necessary. If you mattered to them, they probably might just sit you down and have the "driver retention talk" and that has happened to me.
If your local- yes, pls give 2 weeks notice. Give the company time to find a replacement and maybe have you train the next driver. This process takes time for a local company. I normally give 3 weeks for that reason. After that, im out and if you havnt found a new driver by then, then I dont know how else to help in the matter. The grass on the otherside is going to die if you dont get a move on.

 

Go by how you are paid. Weekly give a week notice. Bi weekly two week notice. Monthly a month notice.

 

Hi 315, got that right, or will give you crappy loads, or sometimes nothing at all. Seems like they sure take it personally when you quit. (Like they're the only game in town). I gave 2 weeks notice at my union job ( I know, I realize the irony of that statement, why would someone quit a union job, long story), but generally gave a weeks notice, and sometimes didn't even wait that out, as I usually had another job waiting anyway. When I quit the company I had my truck leased to, I called them on a Monday, and said my plate is in the mail, adios.

 

that's the way it outta be, sorta, but it's you against the company. and well, the company has the power to keep you from getting another job.

i've got one company that won't do the required paperwork or even give me a reference.

 

2 week notice can = two weeks of hell for you! Just call in tell'em your done and drop the truck off.

 

I cleaned my truck thoroughly. Wasn't under a dispatch. Walked into the safety department with the loaned out equipment and keys. No notice. No dealing with dispatch or planning. The shop thanked me for cleaning the truck out and safety thanked me and wished me luck.

I'd only consider giving a notice to an employer that would be hurt by my leaving. If it's a small operation with just a handful of trucks the owner might be strained with that truck being down finding a reliable replacement. My last job before trucking I had to train my replacement because no one else knew how to do my job. As far as a company driver with over 100 trucks, anyone can hold the steering wheel next...

 

They were GOOD ENOUGH to GIVE YOU a JOB when you needed one , be man enough to give them NOTICE that your LEAVING.

 

As an employer I'd much rather a driver just quit with no notice. Usually if a guy gives me a 2 week notice I'll release them right there unless they've been an exceptional hand. My theory is that I really don't want to give a mediocre driver another two weeks to tear up a piece of my equipment because they are moving on anyway and they don't care about my stuff anymore.

 

NO NO NO 2 weeks notice when i left werner my manager didn't know until he called the terminal and ask for me they told him i cleaned my truck nd then went home nd im still eligible to rehire.