Protecting your CDL

No, you told him to take it up the backside. All having a "firm no" will do is get ignored by these types of companies. They will not back down and they will keep scheduling impossible loads. The only options are to either run illegal which will have a negative impact on ones driving record, or quit.
If he stays he'll keep getting load after load that's illegal and once he does finally quit they will try and claim he abandoned the load or something of that nature.

A leopard will never change it's spots and all that....

 

After reading this first sentence I skipped the rest of your reply.

I don’t waste my time with liars.

 

Yeah, you did the right thing. It sucks to lose the income and have to search for another job, but it would suck a hell of a lot more if you get that on your record. And like someone said above, you'd be thrown under the bus in a heart beat. Run legal, run safe. All else will fall into place.

 

Just being pedantic, and only a FYI...
In the US, you can move a loaded trailer. You cannot, however, advance the load in any way (with a couple of exemptions, like all the HOS regulations....). It was changed to allow stuff like box trucks to use PC just like a bobtail tractor can.

 

The bad part about this job is this, "Everything is on the driver". There is no way around that, drive too many hours and get caught, the driver is going to pay the fine. Don't do a pre trip and get inspected, the driver is going to get the fine and CSA points. You, the driver are bag holder for everyone else trying to parasite off of you.

 

CSA points go to the carrier, not the driver. The PSP system for the driver has no points associated with it, it will only show violations found during an inspection.

 

That’s why you should record all your calls with dispatch.

i always recorded every phone call with the company.
Because there is no way they would ever ask you in writing on the Qualcomm or in a text message or email to run over hours ,

no legit company would ask you to do it even on the phone .

and you gotta learn to just tell them “I don’t have the hours to complete that trip”

 

Good you cleared it up with him. You are absolutely correct, cannot PC loaded trailer in Canada.
Personal conveyance is for personal use. Otherwise it would be called DD, Dispatchers Discretion.