I just want to walk away,,, how do I do this?

The problem with not taking the truck to a terminal is they WILL stick YOU with the towing, or recovery bill, I think the company I work for charges something like $1 a mile if they send another driver to recover it, I don't want to even think of the towing bill.
And since they seem to be #######, I'm sure they would have no problem pursing you till they're repaid.

Also like others have said it might red flag you working for other companies.

 

I dont about everyone else, but I am dying to know the name of this company that refuses to fix their trucks to MINIMUM SAFTEY STANDARDS! If for no other reason than just so I can cross the name of that company off of my list of possinle employers, please tell us, which bottom feeder is doing this garbage???

 

This question right here tells me that you are so frustrated with them that you are not thinking right. Man I know the feeling, but try to back off and calm down a bit.

From your first post, I take it that you were OTR when you first went to work there, but at your own request have sort of limited yourself to more regional work. The company may really not appreciate this and figure that both you and they would be better off if you quit.

I'm not defending the company here, just pointing out to you where they may be coming from. Regardless, sounds like you work for a "jerk company" and need to move on.

But as has been posted, you need to do it on a professional level. If you abandon that truck, not only will you likely not be hired for a trucking job again, but you may have a problem getting ANY job.

Even Mickey D's asks for references...

 

He Was with USA, not sure if thats who now..............

 

I am still a rookie... and I think what someone said earlier is very true... I think as rookie we reach a "breaking point"... Your on the road, you everything know and are familiar with is miles away, and we are strangers in a strange job surrounded by strangers. We haven't really gotten into our own groove. This is where the enthusiasm has dwindled, and we become our own worst enemy, especially in our thoughts, and we can really work ourselves up into a mess.

This is a critical point for us rookies, we either break through and make it or we break away.. and often burn the bridge and all we worked for. We want to be home to whats familiar and secure, so we find and focus on everything that justifies a reason to quite and not away to get through or even succeed. That is when many of us rookies make our poorest choices. Just an example, you can fix allot of what is wrong with the truck.. if only you were at home where your tools are... but, actually, allot of O/O carry many of the tools you will need you just have to seek them out and ask.
Sometimes for us rookies that is hard to do, but he truth is, if you are going to succeed out there you will often have to turn to other divers out there. Even drivers with many years of experience still do that. The difference is as rookies we look to what is familiar and comfortable for us, Home, and experienced drivers look at who or what is around them.


I know we see many posts here where a rookie came to this point, made choices to quit and just get out because they were done, only to look back in hind sight, after being home a bit and wish they had hung in there or made different choices.

For me, especially as a rookie, I guard against making big decisions based on my emotions... and I am a woman, we tend to make our decisions from our emotions.... I strive to make decisions I won't regret later. Sometimes I have to really concentrate an redirect my thinking so I can make a sound choice or at least not make a bad one.


For me, I hit that point twice... The first time was shortly after going solo... the second was when I was back out running with a jerk of a diver.. Now I am solo again and things are good... I am glad that I didn't throw the towel in...

Anyway, good luck to you... and keep us posted.

 

I'm gonna throw my .02 worth in here. 1. Whatever you do get the truck back to them. I know,it's a PIB but this make them the bad guy. 2. Talk to the terminal manager(not the dispatcher,maintenence foreman,safety, etc. Go straight to the man! Show him your documentation. You might be surprised what will happen. I will almost guarantee you he knows nothing about this situation. People make decisions in these companies who are not in position to make the decision and never tell the manager about it. If he doesn't know about your problems how can he fix them? Good managers want good drivers but if you throw up your hands and quit he has no choice but to accept what others say. Don't sell them all short. Give him a chance. 3. If he doesn't want to help you then at least you are the professional and he's the jerk. I've seen these situations play out before in other companies and given the same advice to other drivers in your position. I'm not saying it will work this time. Maybe you've got a real jerk on your hands. Maybe not! 4. As was posted before don't let your emotions rule you. Think with your head. Be better than the people you work for. Don't come down to their level and let'em know you aren't. Keep your cool and don't give them the satisfaction that they got their way. Good luck to you.

 

Gotta agree with Step's advice on this one. From a personal "been
there and done that". DO NOT make them come get the truck. It
will END any truck driving career you might have thought about. Document everything and anything ie, names, dates, places, people
spoken to ect,ect. It is a large PITA to return the truck, but much
better in the long run. Have money to get home or a ride from terminal.
Most of all C.Y.A.(cover your ###).

 

If you can get a DOT inspection and get the truck red tagged, do it under a load. I have gotten several things corrected this way. I was waved through a scale and pulled over anyway. When the DOT man asked why I told him how encouraged I was when I saw the light flash me into the scale and was discouraged when he waved me though because he was just the man that could get a few things fixed for me.

What company is this anyway?

 

probably a goofy place like NFI. take everyone's advice infosaur, just in a different order.

for the immediate, keep reporting the problems over the qualcom, not the phone. even if you have to ask a couple times to get an answer, because you know they'll ignore you. it's like a stare down, first one to blink loses.

then like a couple of drivers said, stop at the first scale you can, and go in. insist if you have to. get that inspection. practice your "oh shucks, i told you guys speech"

in the meantime apply for other jobs. once you get a co. to check your references, your co. will know you're looking and if you're good they might want to chat. whatever you do, do not give anything less than 2 weeks and be prepared to get out of the truck with no notice. fair? of course not. but it's the best way to preserve your dac and lastly..........document, document, document.

i know lancaster is a little bit for you to go, but air products had a listing. a couple friends of mine just got hired at fedex freight and they do have listings for pa, nothing in reading. york and bethlehem. nestle in allentown has a posting on career builder. is that too far for you?

 

Geez guys, maybe it is just me, but I would really avoid getting the diesel bears involved in my business if at all possible. Sure there can be some decent things happen if he gets an OOS (like getting the truck repaired), but bad things can happen at the same time. He might sit in the weigh station for a couple of days (at probably $0 pay) while repair work is being done, and also they might just happen to find something wrong with his stuff (like logs, medical card, etc.) in which they let him hold a big one.
I agree with everyone that said get to the terminal to avoid truck abandonment, but also make sure your load (if you have one) is taken care of, otherwise they will stick you with load abandonment. After that then decide whether you want to resign (do it in writing and keep a copy) or pursue getting your truck repaired and continue trucking.
I wish you the best in whatever you choose.