Almost sent to Missouri in a daycab, really Werner?

It all depends on the driver. I am A life long insomniac. No matter how exhausted I might be , sleep is an elusive commodity; at times taking hours for me to wind down, relax, and drift off....only to awaken in 2 hours, sometimes thinking I'm late, overslept , and prepping to roll ! A buddy of mine can roll up his jacket and use it as A pillow on the steering wheel . He is out in A few minutes, drooling no less, and after an hour is rejuvenated as if he had slept 8 hours. He is A Navy vet , perhaps conditioned to the 4 hour watch protocol , or , as I suspect , he has no brain, ergo nothing in the way of thought processes to disturb his suspended animation. LOL ! I'm actually envious . That is A great asset, tool , for A driver to possess. Other military acquired skills , such as " chipping paint " , are probably less applicable to truck driving !

 

Alright come on guys give him a break. It all depends where he was leaving from. I would not drive a day cab from jersey or pa to missouri what are you guys ####### nuts hotel or not who does that and every trucker on here knows that was a mistake cause they would of never sent you that far in a day cab

 

Call me stupid or crazy or whatever, but have driven a day cab from Winchester Virginia to Houston Texas before. Hotel and hot showers and did not care since it was a good paying trip and due to GVW we hauled it with a day cab and saved permit fees, but hey I am a no body.

 

If you wanna stay in trucking,you'll do whatever is asked of you otherwise find another line of work.Trucking is money.Nothing wrong with driving a day cab no matter how far it is as long as your company provides you with a room.Sometimes you have to make sacrifices in trucking wether you like it or not.

 

I see what you guys mean and all i really do but me personally i would not take a day cab that far and thats maybe because i have 6 trucks of my own and i havent worked for a company ever i dunno its prolly just me but i guess if they pay you good and all but i would not drive a day cab for werner because everybody knows that they pay like #### lol

 

wow what is wrong with people why would you not take the run in day cab stay in room.i hope you lose your job then you can be like me jobless i lost my job christmas eve due to small company closing its doors

 

Alot of drivers are forgetting the OP is currently hauling for Werner Enterprises, a company that is not known for paying alot of attention to driver needs.

C'mon, drivers! The OP got the load from a FM not his own, there was no comfirmation on a hotel room (which MUST be PRE-APPROVED to be paid by the company) and having driven for Werner and know how the left hand has absolutely no idea whose nose the right hand is picking, I'm willing to bet if the OP had taken the load, he would have been stuck trying to sleep behind the wheel of a daycab!

To all of you who are basically saying "suck it up", YOU are the reason why this industry is getting worse and worse in terms of driver treatment (or mistreatment, as the case may be). YOU are why these carriers believe its perfectly OK to send a driver on a 1,000+ trip in a daycab with no compensation on hotels (which, I'd like to point out, carriers are NOT required by law to provide). And YOU are why those of us who remember when drivers had a bit of honor and class have left the field. Enjoy your crapassed jobs, guys. While you still have them, that is.

The OP was right to turn down the load. He did not have prior approval on a hotel room, he did not have adequate resources to ensure a proper rest during his sleep period, and he would have been a danger on the road during his next driving shift due to lack of adequate rest. That's all there is to it. And anyone who thinks its acceptable to perform overnight work in a daycab without a company approved AND paid hotel room, I've got a great crap-shoveling job for ya when you get replaced by the next low-paid rookie that doesn't know any better. Heck, I even pay minimum wage....you'll see a pay increase!

 

doesn't anyone read the fmca rules the company has to provide him with a place for his proper rest (that little green handbook every driver supposed to carry at all times ) what do you consider a OP anyway my translation of a owner operater is someone that has there own autority owns his or her truck and trailer . i suspect that you are simply referring a lease operater as a OP big differance

 

So much failure in this post. What if you're asked to do something dangerous or illegal? I'm sorry but no amount of money is worth my well being. You have but one body/life. There are hundreds of thousands of trucking jobs out there.

He said they refused to offer him a hotel, that's BS. I seen guys run Chicago to Louisville KY in a daycab. It's torture and simply dangerous. My rule of thumb is if it's more than 250 miles one way take the sleeper.

 

Miller,

I think you may have OP (Original Poster, the originator of a thread) and OO (Owner Operator) confused. I was referring to the information the original poster of the thread (OP) had provided and providing additional response to the other posters......