Might be quitting, company might get ugly

I might be wrong but my suggestion would be to make it well known through qualcomm or email that you will end your employeement on a set date and will return the truck to thier terminal on or before that date. It is then up to the company to make arrangements to route you accordingly. By them sending you on continous runs it will only be counter productive and could easily have legal ramifications.

Also provide any communication of this to your new company. This allows them to see that you are doing the right thing and clears up any hurdles if your current company is creating issues.

 

get the job, deliver load, tell them you want to quit. What's the problem

 

If that's the case, you may be better off just turning the truck in at the yard the next time you're there without notice if you think it may get ugly. I don't like doing that, but it's better than abandonment. Chances are it will be cool, but it's good to be prepared for the worst just in case.

 

well,...I don't know who you drive for or where you are located but then I don't need to know that, but when you are ready to leave, if you don't know, find out as quietly as you can where to turn the truck into at, call someone in safety or truck maintenance, just not a dispatcher. get a load going to or closest to that location, make sure you fill the tanks up enough to get to the place to turn in your truck in at, depending on things go if you can make delivery of your load then drive and turn the truck in, empty your truck out of your property what you may have not already taken out of the truck, turn in the keys and walk away. you'll want to make arrangements to get back home wherever home is. this could take a few days maybe even a month.

 

If you can, take pictures of Qualcomm messages. Don't turn in a loaded trailer when you quit unless there is a Qualcomm message telling you to; otherwise your DAC will show abandoned load & that's BIG problems in the future. Give a notice, even on a Qualcomm message & take a picture of it. Tell them you must turn the truck in by a certain date or sooner.

 

I would think a two week notice is all you need to do. Gives plenty of time for both of you to figure out the logistics of the rigs. If they don't want to work along with you, take notes, keep emails and document everything with all there names and info. Make it look good and professional on your part and I would think you have nothing to worry about. Good luck!

 

Give them 2 weeks written notice and ask them where they would like to meet you to turn in the truck. Make all of your stuff is out and that you give it back to them clean. Take pics for your protection.

 

If they were getting rid of you how much notice would they give you? If the answer is none then that's what they deserve from you. Book some home time, book some holidays and when you get the truck cleaned out then give them your notice. Don't give the chance to mess you over on your new position. Better to be with out a check for a week or two than lose out on a good job.

 

what ever you do Document document ! take pics and have them printed and make sure they have the date on them somehow. most new cameras can do that. write them a professional letter of explanation as to your reasons for leaving their wonderful company. I really mean it make it sound like you really don't want to leave ,but the other offer is too much to pass up. then ask how to go about turning it in. all of this should be in writing with dates. this way if they try to nail your DAC you can fight it and win. if you walk away even with out a load and can be considered leaving while under load ! which is another way to say you abandoned a load. I have experience with this particular term. it sucks ! I know many will say screw them, but be the better man as someday you may have to go back anyway. it;s nice to know if you need it that it's there ! good luck on the new job ! oh one more thing remeber the old saying the grass is not always greener on the other side !