How long would you wait for a load home? I live in Michigan andhave been sitting in Laredo unpaid for 6 days now. I have decided tomorrow is it. I'm driving north with their permission or not. Am I being unreasonable? I have no . Desire to continue employment with these people but am worried about them damaging my score. It is a company truck. Any words of wisdom?
Wait it out; start the online applications while you're sitting there and start lining up a new job. Don't mention anything to the present company until your new job is locked in. You won't regret taking this approach.
Something is not right in that you're sitting 6 days but don't move until they say so. And you already know why, you can't afford it on your DAC. You're in a tough spot but don't make it worse by leaving.
I've heard of bad freight situations, and I've had some layovers in Laredo before, but.... .... SIX DAYS!!??? ... and this is the busy freight time of year, at least until Thanksgiving. Sounds like maybe you work for a smaller company that normally doesn't book freight out of Laredo, but they had a load going in and just hoped to get something going out. The other side of that is you are not being paid for layover days? That's pretty screwy. If I were you I'd double check that and determine whether they do indeed NOT give layover pay. If that is truly the case, and they refuse to deadhead you to the closest available freight, then that is all on them. As noted above, the correct procedure is to start firing off applications, talking to recruiters, and I'd also talk to someone above your DM as needed to either get them to get you paid AND moving or have a job ready to go once you get routed to a location where it is acceptable for you to drop their truck with notice.
I agree with both. wait it out! start applying to other jobs. don't say crap to presant employer until you have the next job. instead of trying to find a load home from laredo. try asking for a load out of there to any where else. what they may be trying to do. is get you loaded to a better place to get you the load home. so if you are getting sent loads. and you turn them down because there not taking you home. then it is your fault for sitting for 6 days and not there's.
My curiosity wants me to ask are these people you're working for paying you anything (layover pay)? Do they act even a little concerned and/or apologetic? Why won't they send you to Houston or Dallas in this situation? Are you working for a small company or a large company?
As my dad always said "never be afraid of the boss".you only have one boss,you may work for many men. But you only have to answer to one. ............... You
Sorry I can't respond in detail because my phone is junk but yeah I'm far from seasoned but I've been out here enough to know to ask for loads going anywhere but all I get is were getting underbid and we'll call ya back. I'm starting to take it personal. I did hit a. deer. last week. Maybe they are peta people I don't know.
I've only been with them three months smaller company. Paychecks are usually short.they make good bit only because I make copies of my bol. Oh they did give me a bonus on my fuel card once but then topknot out of my check as a cash advance and charged me a $20 fee on top of it lol yes believe me. Applications are going out like lightning.
Maybe you didn't understand you are you're own boss.i don't know how to say what I'm trying to tell you fear no man.not bash but how do you work for some one that you are afraid of.
