Top route, now what?

No reason to be afraid of being on roads marked "No Trucks"---if you have a reason to be there.
When I ran 'groceries'...the company I drove for had a LOT of schools, and care centers; most if not all were in residential areas, or atleast forced to go through residential areas to run the most practical route to that, or your next stop. You are exempt (the BOL with the customers address on it makes you exempt).
So take that particular piece of stress off your plate.

 

Imho.....chill&stay where you are.....you already got the route work down in the other 2vehicles..
you'll get this one squared away in time...and if you just relax&roll with it...youll shave enough time off to eat once in awhile....and when you r doing ltl.....remember you only have ONE STOP....the next one....all the others are meangingless until you get the NEXT one off...
and as stated b4 no trux signs ONLY apply to you...IF it is a low clearence or restricted weight bridge.....otherwise as long as you Have biz there go do your thing....and if some local ########wants to b a pita.....show em ur bills...&tell him to tell the small store manager....he Can't have his delivery then ask barney....where his Wifes gonna shop then! LMAO



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I compromised on a lot of things but tires?? Steer tires??
I don't wish bad things to anyone, I know you need a steady paycheck but I hope one inspection rather than an accident will teach you to say no to shoddy equipment.

 

I look at pre-trip inspection and finding any thing "bad" that would make you lose control of the truck I would not drive it.
Just off the top of my head tires: front (4/32 min thread) rears & trailer (2/32 min thread), breaks (air hoses, air cans, not building psi at the right rate, cant drain tanks, etc.), any thing with steering (more than 2" play and springs (broken or missing).
There is more to check for a pre-trip but they are things that I would not drive if they were bad. Maybe lights out depending on what they were say brake lights out no drive. If you can get a ticket or placed out of service for the issue that would be a failed pre-trip and truck not used.
BTW under the whistle blower act you can go to DOT and let them know with documentation of the issues the owner will not fix and the owner can not say anything. I know they can make it he11 for you but you have DOT to back you up.

I know I am new to driving class A and still in school but I have had my class B for since 1983, not used since 1984. When I found out I had the job and the truck (6 wheel dump)I would be driving I looked in over and found the rear tires "thin" and told the owner I would not take the job if he did not put tires on the truck. Week later when I started the truck had new tires on the rear.

Good luck
Dave ----

 

Hang in there it will get much easier once you know your route.

 

"Terrible equipment" answers your own inquiry....IF it is in fact terrible equipment, nothing else matters. Get out now before your license or safety is compromised.