2013 was a Bad Year

I've been driving for about 3 years and last year was bad. Got a ticket for overweight on a sealed UPS load I wasn't allowed to scale, got 3 speeding tickets trying to make impossible drops and pickups, and got a Failure to Maintain Control in MN when an SUV cut me off while I was trying to merge in a construction zone. Tried to get legal help but all I found were shysters. On top of this I was fighting truck breakdowns where I had to stay awake during sleep time to get truck fixed so a lot of the time I was running on no sleep and sick, fighting CPAP issues, and fighting with Safety over Peoplenet issues that screwed up my drive and rest times. Now they have me in a tiny Volvo (which I loathe) I can barely move in (6' 3", 300#) which is causing me stress problems so I have to take Prozac, blood pressure meds, and prostrate meds. Through all of this the comapny just said tough ####, too bad. I did take a driver class in IA and am on a years probation (no tickets or anything). I haven't quit because I'm not a quitter and the pay and miles are tolerable. Until I got with this company I had a clean record. Do I have any options other than trying to ride this out for a few years and hope I don't have a heart attack or go insane?

 

Sealed Priority load. Total weight was legal and UPS usually has the tandems adjusted so it's legal but in this case the tandems were jammed all the way forward so I had to pile ties in front of the tandems and pull like heck to break them loose at the scale house. Not even really supposed to take a leak. Has to be run straight through with no fuel or scale stops. Company refused to pay ticket and said it's not their problem. Part of the reason I want out of this company and into running flatbed.

 

I don't do the blame game, doesn't matter who did what, problems need fixed. I'm looking for advice on how to fix this and get back on track.

 

sherlock510 - This week when I pulled my DVR and CSA and realized this is no way to live and not where I want to be. Doing an objective assessment of my situation and looking at options to decide on a plan of action. I know I have a weakness in that when I work I get so focused on getting things done I get tunnel vision. Have to work on that some more.