Picked up a hitchhiker annnd got randomly inspected.

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  1. tnpete

    tnpete Medium Load Member

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    My Stepson got Fired from Auto Zone for picking up a lady and her 2 kids. She called the company tell them what a great driver they had. Now this was after he told her to not call. As it would cost him his job. Well she called anyway.
    Been driving for 6 years, nothing on his record the whole 6 years with them. Even though it was bad weather. And her and the kids were almost frozen. Still Auto Zone fired him for picking her up. And taking them 3 miles to a safe place.
     
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  3. Lite bug

    Lite bug Road Train Member

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    Good to know. I will stick with Advance Auto. Thanks
     
  4. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    I know a guy that was leased on with a national carrier that lost his contract, told to come in a terminal and surrender his legals and QC because of this very thing. There is ZERO tolerance with most carriers on this issue. I understand the need to be helpful, however don't ever let your carrier know your doing it.
     
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  5. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    Zero tolerance policies are great...




    for people without a brain.
     
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  6. REO6205

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    What a bunch of crap. I just called AutoZone and cancelled our account there. I told them to let their corporate headquarters know why we were dropping them.
    I'll shop at NAPA or whatever else is available. AutoZone can struggle along without us.
     
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    tucker Road Train Member

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  8. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    I hate to be the one to do this but at one time Rayloc (NAPA) had the same policy. In fact a member of the same church I went too drove for them. He told me they fired 2 drivers over several weeks because some store managers ratted them out.
     
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  9. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    I'm sure most of the big companies have a rule against picking up hitchhikers. We do and it's an insurance company thing.
    It's just crappy to fire a guy for that. A warning letter, a little time off, a good butt chewing would all work just as well.
    Why lose a good driver over something so trivial?
     
  10. Ridgeline

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    My god, the fmcsa has a policy against it, there is a real good reason regulation exist.
     
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  11. mpd240

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    I drive a cascadia. Nobody would kill for a cascadia. I'm good to go.
     
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