So apparently, if you're going to work for Swift, be prepared to stay there for the entire length of your career...or be prepared to fight to protect your good name once you leave. I spent six months and one week employed as a company driver. A majority of that time was spent as a trainee (thats a whole nother story), but I did have a short stint released to solo as well. In my final week with the company I made 69.72 before taxes. Yes, thats 69.72. Not 269.72, or even 169.72. Thats sixty nine dollars and seventy two cents. Now granted, I am a relatively new driver in the world of OTR. I didn't expect to make a #### ton of money right out of the gate. But if you're working for a company that can only provide you two local loads in a weeks time, and one of those loads falls through after you've deadheaded to the middle of nowhere to pick it up, you should probably run as fast as you can. The last day in that last week I decided to get proactive and contact another company. My six months experience earned me the right to upgrade to something better, and after speaking with a recruiter I made the decision to officaly quit where I was at and turn in my truck. I deadheaded back the closest terminal (which happened to be my home terminal), dropped my trailer and drove to the shop area. It was almost midnight, so the shop was closed. Never the less, I cleaned out my truck completely (which included re wrapping my mattress in plastic), inspected the truck and left it parked in a parking stall outside the shop with the keys in the ignition. I sent a free form macro informing my dm that I was exercising my right as an at will employee to give an immediate resignation. And then I left. So imagine my surprise when the words "truck abandonment" and "dap" started floating around...
Its my understanding that a truck abandonment can only be reported if you literally abandon your tractor somewhere outside of the terminal and do not inform the company. It is the understanding of my former employer that truck abandonment can be reported if you do not wait overnight with your tractor after you've quit and hand the keys to a shop employee. I'm curious to know if anyone has been or has known somebody whos been in a similar situation. At will employment in the state of california is defined as employment that can be terminated at any time by the employer or employee without any notice or explanation. It can be immediate, or it can be exercised with a notice of no more than two business weeks. It would seem that legally I could quit at any time and that as long I left the tractor on company property in a secure area, clean and free of personal belongings, I would have been quitting within the state of california's employment guidelines. It is also my understanding that state law trumps private company policyy if said policy does not meet the guidelines set forth by the state. Example: A company cannot enact personal policy that undermines or attempts to alter the employment guidelines set for by the state. Therefore, requiring an employee to remain with company property after they've exercised their right to submit an immediate at will resignation is de facto illegal...
Swift...do i really need to say anything more??
Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by CaliforniaxCowboy, May 27, 2013.
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