Don't leave it if your under load. Tell them you decided to stay as you have become used to it, tell them the grass always looks greener. This isn't the truth, but you have to do what you have to do. Once you are unloaded and in the neighborhood of a terminal, call Enterprise, they will deliver a car, drive the truck in, park it, take pictures showing where it is, and the condition you left it. Those will come in handy in case they try to screw you on your DAC.
I must be lucky, gave 2 weeks notice at various mega's and always made it back to the terminal the day before my last day and parted ways. I still chat with one of my driver managers to this day, he still tries to get me to come back.
Bad company won’t let me quit. Advice?
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I’ve decided I’m just going to send them a Qualcomm message stating I will not be accepting any more loads and will me returning the truck to terminal after my current (and final) delivery. I’m going to give them a date, tell them I booked a flight home and am expected to begin work with my former employer on Monday. Which is all true anyways. I’m going to be very formal and professional about it. If they start #####ing and crying I’ll buy them a blankie and a pacifier
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Good for you!
Make a decision, stand by it, and own it, full speed ahead #### the torpedoes!
While I wish you decided to quit like the guy at Starbucks, and it would have made me quite happy, I applaud the professional approach. The blankie and pacifier you might want to go ahead an buy. Give it to them anyways, as a parting gift. Maybe include some KY Jelly. "I bought this thinking you guys were going to screw me, but I decided to screw you. Might want to apply some of this..."
Good luck to ya with the new but old gig.
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They aren't likely going to agree to 500 miles of deadhead.
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I have only had six jobs in my life. Two were trucking. If I didn't get hurt and had to leave trucking for awhile it would only be four.
That being said I learned early that it's business not personal. If you've had enough it's time to walk away.
The advice others have given I believe to be correct. Deliver your load, deadhead to nearest terminal and have someone sign off on the trucks condition before turning in the keys. Sucks that WE is forcing your hand, but they are.
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Wait a couple months, then get online and get a copy of your DAC just to see if they put anything on there that may reflect bad on you. This is something I suggest all driver do after they leave a company. and once a year after that even if you stay at the same company.UsualSuspect Thanks this. -
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