My new company is Raven Transport

Hey guys, an update. As of May 8th I am no longer at Raven Transport.

 

Well they treated me well. Made great money but on that Thursday, I quit on that Friday, I was dispatched on a load that was supposed to be my home time load but was going into a neighborhood I did not feel comfortable going into in a truck. I asked if I could instead do a delivery for the P&G that I usually do for my home time. Was told it's the only load they had. I told them I was not against waiting for a load going into the area but that I would not do the load going into the neighborhood that I know isn't the greatest from growing up in the city.

From there I was informed no I could not wait, I had to do the load. And if I did not do it, to take the truck to the closest terminal. Well I try to be a man of my word when I say I'm going to do something and I do my best to follow through. I was not changing it due to the fact that I said I wasn't doing the load.

I was asked to call in to talk to the manager of dispatch, I stated everything I needed to say was on the qualcomm. They instead called me, I wasn't trying to be a nuisance but I didn't answer because I know what companies do when they say call them. Sure enough when I called back I was given the, do the load or turn the truck in routine. I told them I was not and I didn't appreciate my job being threatened. We went back and forth. Guy wouldn't work with me and finally he disconnected the call.

My dispatcher then messaged me and asked if I would do the load. I told him I would not and told him I needed the truck windshield repaired due to cracks. (The reason why I left that Friday instead of the same day.) Well I then spoke with the maintenance guy and me and him get along well. He tells me to hold tight while he tries to find a place to get the windshield replaced. While doing so I was told in order to get the truck repaired I could take it to the terminal and get it fixed. Was told that maintenance guy stated that's where it would be fixed.

I, knowing for a fact that the yard could not get the windshield fixed stated I wanted to speak to the maintenance again because if the terminal could fix it why didn't he tell me I could get it fixed at the terminal?

Was told that maintenance guy indeed told dispatch to tell me to go to terminal. I told them I wouldn't move until after I spoke with him. After an hour or so he did call me and told me to drive from Albany GA to Tifton GA to a Volvo winshield shop. That's over 100 miles away. So the next day I did. Saw a hotel next door that wasn't the greatest but I had a lot of things in the truck and knowing that unless they took the load off of me and gave me a pineville load it would be my last day. So I checked in a room, got all my things out of the truck. Fueled it up with fuel and def, I wanted to wash it but by that time they told me to do the load or return the truck once again so I left the flying j and headed back to the terminal. Cleaned up what was left, informed shop of other things that needed repairs and got a cab back to Tifton for a greyhound bus back to Louisiana that Saturday morning.