So theoretically.....

Sounds like the private reefer Carrier that looked darn good is turning out to not be so good after all. Kinda upsetting isn't it? I feel for you as I have been there a few times in my day when they tried to run me like a dog and I finally had to walk away and go elsewhere.

 

I'm gone. Life is worth more than this kind of BS. At what point does money become more important than one's health? This pace is exactly why so many drivers are running around with poor health, poor hygiene, and poor attitudes.

No thanks.

 

sounds like a company trying out a driver to see what he will and won't do. This is where the driver needs to step up right off the bat and set ground rules or they will run him into the dirt.

 

You might ask if the last two days were the normal for the job. Then you can make your plans accordingly . Us old timers grew up on those kind of hours....... But that doesn't fly anymore .

Stand your ground now........Theoretically

 

I'd give it some more time before drawing too many conclusions. If the money's good I like to push hard a few days at a time. I guess it just depends on how good the pay is, and how often they will expect you to (hypothetically) do back to back runs like that.

It could be that this hypothetical guy made a fuss about wanting to make a lot of money, so the person who hired him hypothetically told the dispatchers to make sure he starts off with some big paychecks, so they are running him extra hypothetically hard

 

Sounds like my kinda job

 

although this does sound like a team operation. was he hired for a team job?

 

I would personally be wary, but then you never know what has come up, the dispatcher might not have known at the time the other driver couldn't actually drive, and was running you as a team.

I would just have a polite conversation with them at this point, and just let them know you're willing to work hard, but not willing to put yourself or the company at risk for accidents and/or violations. I wouldn't hit the road at that point, I don't think jumping to conclusions this early is the right thing to do.

But if it happens again, instead of having a polite conversation, I'd be having a serious conversation, and the 3rd time it happens, then I'm gone.

That way, you can't say you just quit after the first day, or first week, without having a real good reason to back you up, and you can walk away with your dignity, not wondering if you made the wrong decision, or jumped too quickly, and having that nagging at your back.