Why does this always seem to happen?!?

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

 

It's especially good for the goose, when you consider how many drivers have been terminated 100's of miles from home. With no real transportation, other than Greyhound.

ANY company that will fire you at will, wherever you may be. Doesn't deserve a 2 week notice. At that covers about every company out here.

 

You have every right to be as frustrated as your post sounds. Try to use the down time as constructively as possible. Plan for the new job, contact people you haven't talked to in awhile.

Question for you, what is the reason for your notice? Just the miles or other issues?

 

Maybe I didn't use the best choice of words..."their rules".

Either way...I'll work out a notice when I leave because it has ALWAYS helped me more than it hurt me (or the company)

 

Perhaps it has a lot to do with the kind of companies that are left out there!! I ALWAYS gave a 2 week notice and never had a problem. And most companies furnished me a way home, one even flew me from Chicago to Florida. No dings on my DAC. But then again, I never worked for the mega-scum companies.............

 

You should be commended for the effort you put forth in supporting yourself and your family. Doing what's necessary to support them is not always easy. Hope the time from now until you start the new gig becomes less frustrating.

 

Biscuit. You do know to get approval to leave your truck at the atlanta terminal if you do decide to separate from FFE ... so that they do not ding you for abandonment. Usually you have to drop the truck at the same location you picked it up.

 

Understand that and I admire you for doing what you have to do to support a family. We sacrifice things to do that sometimes. I have been out here on and off or doing a local. Just seems the locals don't pan out for me. You always hear guys saying don't do the OTR get local jobs. Well; why do guys give up the locals and come out here? There is usually a reason for it. I get burned out too, but I have a wife and kid and I want my kid to get a good education. A lot of those locals are folding up or not worth the few hours you see your family in. I do what I have to do or at least what fits me best to provide for the 2 at home. Good luck, just remember you stay off the road more than 6 months and you need a refresher and a trainer again.