Failed Tanker Pre-Screen, Need Advice on Contract....

Thanks. I am looking at other carriers. I don't know if they will try to hold me to the contract. I am not sure about it and nobody wants to tell me. I will have to call my recruiter as I was not sure what my new rate of pay is and what is going on with regards to my contract. I do believe she said she would send me another contract but I know not to sign it. I feel like I fulfilled my obligation to them in regards to the contract as they did tell me there would be a Pre-Work Screen Physical but they did not tell me what it consists of until a week before they sent you to orientation which might be what I tell them. I also do not feel that I should have to purchase a kingpin lock and we are not informed until after we sign the contract that they want us to purchase a kingpin lock for $60.00 from them.

It seems unfair to have us sign the contract them inform us of these new requirements upon us. My friend who drove me to the facility in Pennsylvania or training, the day before I posted this, is miserable. He has had one actual day off in that time and has been driving their tankers around as is still in training for them. He has been driving their tankers to their customers for awhile now and is only getting paid $80.00 (which is taxed) a day which is causing him to fall behind on his bills. He is also tired of working 10-12 hour days for this low pay. Both him and I feel they are taking advantage of his student status and working him a lot since they are not paying him the same as a regular tanker driver. He is getting very frustrated and angry with the way they are treating us. He hates the tanker driver requirements and the crazy amounts of training they are putting him through as the physical requirements are taking their toll on him. (He is 61 years old.)

We will see but he is also under contract I believe and we are both going to review the contract to see what we can do. I told him he might be better off failing some of their tanker test and transferring to dry vans since it will be easier on him physically and he will not have to worry about wearing a spaceman outfit or breathing in the chemicals. I was told he struggled while in CDL school with some things (he was in the class behind me so I don't know much about his driving) but he seems to be doing well. I know he said he is struggling a little bit with the driving but I think he would be much happier if he was not stuck with the tankers. They sent him to Detroit for training instead of Gary, Indiana which is much closer to his home and would allow him to go home nightly. It seems like they are just jerking him around as well.

I think both of us are looking at other carriers as Schnedier seems like it might not be for us.

 

I don't think I would want to go over the road with him. If prefer to be solo as it gives me more room in the truck.

 

Double posting.

 

. We're friends but not that friendly.

So they put me in automatic truck and about 90% of my problems are gone. Now I just need to watch my turning and improve my backing.

I'm not sure if they are going to keep me as I'm being kept in the dark about what is happening next. They want to send me out on the road with a driver who has an automatic truck but they also might just have me stay here. It's frustrating as I had planned to be at home this week which helps out my dad and mom. My mom needs a caretaker because she is virtually blind and she is on dialysis. We are still looking for a caretaker and it is really hard on my dad as he is working full time. I don't know what's going to happen but I am trying to stay positive and see what is going to happen.

I wrote a letter about my TE and gave it to his boss as I realized it's not fair to future students he takes out on the road if he behaves that way.