Should I bail?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Road-house, Mar 15, 2021.

  1. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    it started that way a long time ago, then some guy who owned a truck decided he could buy more trucks and put drivers in them and get rich. but the only way to do that was to convince drivers they are better with you than on their own, then along came marketing teams, advertising and recruiters, all to convince drivers its easier with them than on their own, and when they got done getting rich off of drivers they took that money and spent it to get regulations and laws changed to make it even harder for a driver to make it on thier own. many drivers say trucking is a race to the bottom, America is in a race to the bottom and thats where our kids and grandkids will all end up eventually.
     
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  3. Wargames

    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    dont burn your bridges, give them a 2 week notice, ITs A MUST.
     
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  4. Road-house

    Road-house Light Load Member

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    Thank you guys for your opinions! I made this post to see what the consensus here was and it appears everyone is in agreement with bailing. I have a interview coming up and if it goes good then I am gone! As far as giving a notice I don't believe I will. I've always given notice to the outfits that I respected. But here it boils down to risk vs reward. The risk is stay here another week and hope I don't get stopped with there rolling violations and get tickets/ mvr/ psp marks the reward is a paycheck honestly the risk is outweighing the reward imho
     
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  5. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Leave. You will not change a crappy company.
     
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  6. DoubleO7

    DoubleO7 Road Train Member

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    I highly recommend a private fleet job!! Drive for a company that owns trucks, not a trucking company.
     
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  7. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    and lets not call it quitting or bailing, i like to call it moving on to other things or trying somthing else.
     
  8. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    I have been trucking on and off since only 2016. During that time I have had 6 jobs (7 if you count a gig that I did via Blue Bloodhound). So basically, 7 companies in 4 years. The longest time I spent with a company was 10 months with Stevens Transport (my first job), the shortest was 10 days with Circle H (via Blue Bloodhound). I was downright fired by only one company, Melton Truck Lines, who I was with for only 3 months. But in my defense I made the "Top 100 Drivers of the Month" list the second month I was there (I was ranked #87 out of 1378 company drivers). I have posted that story elsewhere on these forums so I won't get into it here. But it's a good story and it will make your blood boil when you read it.

    So, 7 jobs in 4 years...and I have companies blowing up my phone and email every week offering me jobs. I get calls from recruiters here on Trucker's Report every week offering me great gigs. Stevens sends me emails and texts at least twice a week. And the reason I've job-hopped? BECAUSE I DON'T SUFFER FOOLS. I DON'T TAKE BS. I am a very patient man and always put myself in the other's spot. I understand that sometimes one has to sacrifice for the good of the company. But I have a mental line drawn in the sand, and when the scale starts to balance towards that line, the clock starts to tick. Then I'm gone like the wind. I have so many stories in such a short time trucking (as I'm sure most of you do) that I should start a new thread here and call it "Events That Will Drive You To Quit".

    So the old maxims that not giving two weeks notice, or having multiple jobs on your resume will be detrimental to your career no longer are valid---for the most part.
     
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  9. Road-house

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    I went to a interview today and it went great! The company seems like a place I will be proud to work for! I have a cousin who has been employed there for 5 years and he's very satisfied. The manager seemed reasonable and agreed with me when I told him I will not drive tractors or trailers with oos violations nor will I run outlaw it just isn't worth it now a days. They seemed excited and happy to hire me. They offered me a fair hourly wage and decent working hours 40 to 60 hrs a week ( I'm perfectly content with that I don't need to get rich). Honestly I'm really happy i hope all goes well the only true downside is the commute but after dealing with the liars and the bad companies I will gladly make the commute to go to work for a decent company.
     
  10. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

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    YUP......... It's called Capitalism.
     
  11. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    Leveling up :cool:
     
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