Need words of encouragement.

Unfortunately I'm not the best person to answer that question, but there are plenty of guys on this forum they can answer that question with great knowledge.

Myself, I think the most important thing is to concentrate on finding another job. Once you find another job then you can figure your exit strategy. But I'm sure there are members here they can give you excellent advice on how to leave and make sure that you won't have a problem with another job where that they don't tell you that you abandoned the truck or any kind of nonsense like that. Unfortunately some companies will try to screw you.

I think that if it were me and I was certain that I had another job I would try to get back to my home terminal and at that point clean the truck out and just quit.

But like I said there are others on the site here they can give you a better idea how to go about that.

 

Well I think the best way instead of arguing and carrying on is to use their own words that they told you.

I would start with you dispatcher and tell him that you were told at orientation you would get home at least one day for every week that you're out. If you would be happy with that then you have to try to pin him down a little bit as to whether that's accurate or not. In that case you just have to flat out ask him is that the way this is going to work? Because at that point he's either has to say yes or no.

At least then you know where you stand. You also could give over his head to whoever the supervisor is or however that company is set up.

I think the dispatchers off and get bonuses for how many miles they can make their guys run. So for his pocket it may be best for him to keep you on the road as long as possible. His supervisor may or may not see it the same way.

You could also call human resources and see what they tell you. You could explain to them that you have family that you need to get home to and see if maybe they can intermediate things.

 

It all sounds nice in a perfect world, but this is trucking and I’m
assuming a crappy big company. They don’t give a #### what you think, how you feel, etc. They use you to make them $, they care about nothing else. Start looking for a better gig, anything sounds better than what you’re doing now.

 

Well it is true a lot of times companies are crappy.

But sometimes when you stand your ground and say hey this is what I was promised this is what I want to get you can get it.

And sometimes it is just a crappy company but sometimes it's the person that is your direct Superior that's crappy and there are other people at the company that don't want to see that going on.

I agree you should try to get out of there, but in the meantime at least you can try to have a clear picture about which way the wind is blowing.