Can you fire a guy if you catch him turning on a truck before checking the oil and coolant? Ever heard of a trucker being fired for turning on a truck without first checking oil or coolant? And I'm talking about a truck that hasn't been on for a few hours
Checking oil and coolant
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Boomgoesthedynamite, Nov 6, 2017.
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My coolant reservoir was low last week. Asked our shop to top it off and they told me not to worry about it until the truck tells me that it needs coolant. Went out and bought my own, topped it off, and had the company reimburse me for the coolant I bought. Doesnt make much sense does it?
To answer your question, it depends on your company policy. My shop doesn’t even want me opening the hood...Dave_in_AZ and Tb0n3 Thank this. -
Sometimes out of habit I turn the truck on first for 15 minutes and then turn it off and check the oil. My broker apparently saw me turn on the truck without checking the oil and then walked over and said if that if he was the owner of that truck he would have fired me and I could have caused $20,000 worth of damage. I sort of just got a feeling that he's trying to get me to quit the job. Or maybe he needed a punching bag this morning. I've never had any major issues but we've never really gotten along.
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Oil doesn't vanish into thin air. If you check it on a regular basis and it doesn't need oil added every day then the only way it will not be inside the engine is if it's a puddle under the truck. You should be looking as you walk up to the truck for said puddles.
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Like @ZVar said oil just doesn't vanish in thin air. posttrip done and it was ok, no puddles under the truck still ok. -
I'm guessing your brand new to truck drivingspyder7723 and Toomanybikes Thank this. -
So your broker tells you how to run your truck? Wow, WTF!
You can fire an employee for not checking the oil. You can fire any employee for anything. But if you do fire him for not checking the oil, you better have a employee's manual outlining the need for checking the oil, a record of disciplinary actions regarding the same thing, and a pay record of paying him for the pre-trip. If not you can still fire him, but you may be paying his unemployment until he finds another gig.Dave_in_AZ, Tb0n3, BigBob410 and 2 others Thank this. -
Tell us how a broker is involved with your truck?
Are you a company driver?
Are you leased to the broker?
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