Hometime Parking

Wolfy,,what they dont know,,well they dont know,if you "know" what I "Mean"

And all it states is that you "onboard" prior to 0730(in your timezone) and after that you have up to a hour to respond to anyload call sent to your truck

 

And BTW thats why I leave the celly in the truck when i get out,,get a FM that needs a right now answer and wham they are on the cellly wanting you to respond,,when I get out of truck,i check timme,know i have a hour to get back,,dont get "handcuffed" to your truck,,just a FYI

 

Just let them know your a talker, worked well for me I've gone 2+ hrs not replying simply because I was talking to another driver at a t/s and my dispatchers all but 1 new enough to call my cell if I hadn't responded in about 45 min to see what was up, never mad just to fill me in.

When I board I do the same as you essentially, my truck is at the in-laws farm 2500 feet down the road and I will board the. Help with daily random stuff like getting hay, water, etc. Dispatch does the same thing if I forget to call opt. 5 or get preoccupied they will give me a ring. Policy is you must be boarded by 0730 local and DOES NOT say you must donate your time babysitting the truck and taddel box to respond immediately.

Slavery was outlawed awhile back I heard so I'm not in to working for free and I'm not off my home time until my employer has a means to put me to work and is paying me to do such, thats how I look at it.

 

What happened with you? Have you already explained it in the forum? Im still in the company but its only me and another dude from school that are still in it, out of 10 that got hired. Im teaming and i love it, its definitely way better than the first 8 months of solo baby sitting

 

What other jobs have you had where you show up to work, and then leave for an hour?. If you need more time off, take it. Otherwise, shouldn't you be expected to be available for work when you say you are? Sorry, but I don't see the big deal here. You knew the deal when you went back to your truck. Also, I never wait very long when coming back on duty from hometime. Sorry if I am missing something here, but saying you are ready to work means just that.

 

Ignore him Wolfy, you're doing it the way you should

 

Well yeah both right ...I think he is from Florida as well .,,so am I...maybe out of JAX you wait abit longer but mines usally one hr or two max ...but no I don't sit ontop the Qcom ...I ran home 5 miles from CF...I did mess up few months back doing that and ended up over nighting in Miami fl ....3 hr from my bed. ...( that not to say if I would of arrived at noon ..I might still sat in dock but I screwed myself out of detention pay ...ran late and they changed my apt time to AM next day)