Being lied to by my driver

seriously, he's refusing to work. don't feel sorry for him. there are REAL drivers out there that want to work. be rid of the deadwood.

also, since he hasn't any paychecks, (i assume all monies paid him are up to date), you can just fire him. in some states (like mine), if an employer fres a worker, that employer has 24 hours to pay up all monies due.

you can just tell him right off, "you're refusing to work, good luck to you, you are done here"...

 

I can take a day cab to ALASKA if I am assigned that truck and your load to go there. Just need a wad of cash for the whor..... er Hotels along the way and back.

THAT driver you got is refusing to work. Plain and simple. Fire his ###.

Whatever the problem, shop gets to fix the first tractor and make it legal for highway use and sign off on it. But not until the #### thing is fixed.

You are losing money hand over fist waiting on your Princess sitting at home weeks whining he aint got a land yacht sleeper truck to loll around in half the day doing nothing for you and your company. THAT is not a trucker. That is a big fat lazy parasite piranha through your money and your company resources.

I have already said twice I would take your tractor. I don't care what it is. Im taking your load and going. We are late, need to make money and need to keep your customers happy. You could hand me a chain drive and Im going. If you know anything at all about those things, you will understand driving and riding in say a 1924 mack open cab chaindrive is like riding on a block of stone.

I AM HAPPY to celebrate that you found the problem with the first truck that broke and are getting it fixed.

I am VERY SAD that you hung on to this one lazy SOB who is filled with his own pride not to stoop down and collect a tractor you managed to dig up to run that load. Fire him.

Im done with this thread because I am repeating myself. I know that I should go away and see if you did get rid of that leech and get your business moving again. Penske is not God. It is not the be all , end all, In fact I pity you having to depend on Penske. You would do better renting a rusted out mound of defective parts attached to a UHaul for yourself.

 

Any man willing to lay around for weeks on end and try to collect a wage while at home is lazy in my eyes. You should let him go for that reason alone.

 

The guy is a opportunist with a very persistent streak. We have plenty up here who think they are entitled to a cheque for doing nothing and word has gotten out and now they are arriving by the boat load.
Lazy would not even ask for pay.

 

First and foremost you should know that truck drivers never ever lie!

 

Just like owners never lie....

 

Well I find it very hard to belive Penske will not get you a sleeper....
In either case, you never answered so I'll specifically ask.
Did you offer to pay for a hotel and a bit extra for the inconvenience of having to buy all food and drink as there is no room to take any?
Or were you going to make him loan you the money for hotels, i.e. reimburse him?

 

I was thinking the same thing.I would think between either Penske or Ryder getting a rental sleeper would be relatively easy.