Would you walk?

self adjusters ALWAYS go out of adjustment. it's a peice of mechanical equipment too. that eventually quits working.

i like the new style i've got though. i don't think it CAN fail. they way it's designed and set up.

 

But if you're guaranteed so much every week then that's another story in itself unless you're fed up with it all.Me on the other hand didn't have that and I got dealt with bad crap from day one and awhole bunch of broken promises.

 

yeah you are doing the right thing by sticking with it.self adjusting never self adjust.a flat blade screw driver and a small cresent wrench will adjust those automatic slack adjusters every time-

 

I had a similar situation at one place I worked. I was told the owner was going to lease me a Peterbilt (all his other trucks were Petes), but when I got there, he had a worn out Marmon for me to drive. "Just for a couple of weeks" he says. OK, I can live with this POS for a few weeks. It had lots of problems, the wipers would stop suddenly for no reason, lights would quit working, had no power, etc. But I keep thinking "only for a few weeks".
After a month, I ask about getting out of this truck, it's been over a couple of weeks. He says "I never said a couple of weeks, I said a couple of MONTHS." After telling him that's not what he said, I told him I would continue, but I would also have to start looking for other employment.
The final straw was a late Friday afternoon, in April, in Chicago, pouring down cold rain, and the wipers quit, AND I lost all the lights, except headlamps. Called dispatch, and told him I was done, I'd have the truck back in the yard Monday. He asked if I wanted to take it to the shop again, I said "NO, I'm Done, I'm going home."
Owner called me at home, apologized profusely, and Monday I picked up a Pete he had leased for me to drive..

 

I have been in this situation myself a couple of times. Myself, I walked as soon as I realized that these people had no idea about anything to do with the trucking industry. There are a lot of companies who somehow manage to get equipment on the road who have no business in doing so. $1,000.00 per week won't mean much if you are in a burning truck at the bottom of a ravine because your brakes failed on a hill and you ploughed through a guardrail. That's just my opinion.

 

you crash your truck becuase the brakes failed. guess what's going to be the first thing they look at. then guess who's going to be the first person they looked at.

 

From past experiences looking back over the past 30+ years I would say this; If you can stand it, stay and try to be a part of getting things rolling. Remember that if you are constantly telling them what is wrong, you perhaps should remember to say something positive as well. If you are looked at as a leader, you could quiet possibley be considered a leader once the company is off the ground and rolling. Any way you look at it, you will be at the top of the board in the long run and that is a hard place to find. It really depends on you on what you want. If I could have done it all over, I would have looked for what you have now and stuck with it. It is a hard row to hoe no matter where you go, so why not stay close to home?

 

now lets not get greedy.lol

 

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome!