Quitting under a load?

And then....

 

You should have already told your dispatcher your quitting then maybe they could have found another driver but leaving your company in a bind is not what I call being professional.Do what you want but id hate to have your DAC if you do just up and quit while under a load.

 

A mans word is his bond? Under a load, deliver it and that's that?

Maybe where you are. I'm forced dispatch. I don't choose or agree to my loads. I get them and I run them or I don't run them and I sit. Until I go to get the load. They don't care if it's late, they'll just fire me. They sure aren't going to pull it. I tell them I'm available to drive and they say here you go, drive this. I say duck I don't want to go to jersey and Connecticut and New York and Boston. They say too bad, better get moving or you'll be late for pickup.

So, you know what? If I decide to quit, I'll tell them to pull whatever off me and get be back to terminal. family emergency. I need to quit asap, family is in Uzbekistan and they are going to be Oompa Loompas if I don't show up. Forced quitting to match the forced dispatch

 

Yes he can do it that way

 

Stop peeing in your truck.

 

Be the better man and deliver the goods. Then tell them you're moving on.

 

I quit Western Express under a load. I sent a Qualcomm message basically saying I resign from my position immediately, I have photographed your equipment, have not and will not damage the equipment, and I am en route to your headquarters. I picked a load up in Indiana the night before, was in Illinois headed for St Louis. I didn't get a message back until I was headed back the other way for over 2 hrs.... They weren't happy of course... All that came out of it was $200 diesel charge which I was happy to pay to get away from that ####hole company. I think it's more respectable to finish out what you started, and that situation could have went worse for me, whatever you do, stick to your guns. They will threaten and lie and say all sorts of things to scare you. There are a ton of trucking companies out there, you should at least be happy and feel respected at the one you're at. Just my two cents

 

No such thing as forced dispatch. Every time you turn the key you are accepting being dispatched. The options may not be good one, i.e. run the load or get fired. The choice is still yours though.