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Oh, boy.....

 

Unreal.

 

This is one that just won't go away. Run solo. Leave the pothead on the couch.

 

Freymiller will probably hire you for teams. Urine tests last I heard.

Freymiller is also good for solo drivers. They accept your current DOT Medical Card, so you won't have to get another physical.

 

If you decide to run solo OTR then look at Trimac Transportation. Once he's clean you can team there also. It's tankers, so more than likely do hair follicle.

 

If in the future you are looking to run with the very best company out there, you need to stop asking questions about drugs. Woolly hires felons but can't hire drug users or thieves.

 

i understand you want to help. But don't help pot smokers hit the road.

 

I agree. This wagon is 'unevenly yoked.' Haven't even been hitched up and already part of the team is holding back the other.

Years and years ago, I used to run team. Food service. Made excellent money. Got a gig where I could put a buddy on the truck. Expected things to go well. We were staying overnight in Baton Rouge 2 nights a week. My friend, good friend, had an alcohol problem. I knew he was always drunk when he was at home. Well, one Monday night and Thursday night, we would get a motel. The motel had a bar. We would go in, get some dinner and a beer. I'd go to the room and go to bed. He started closing the bar down. I thought I was being a friend by covering for him. He had a wife and kids and he was a good friend.

Well, one night, he went with a couple people from the bar to New Orleans and got poop face plastered. He made it back as I was warming the truck up. Drove 5 minutes to our last stop and started unloading. Numbskull dropped a dolly load of groceries. Then Numbskull passed out walking down the ramp. The manager at the restaurant asked me if he was drunk. Affirmative. I told the manager that I would take care of it. I told Numbskull to get into the truck. I finished unloading the truck myself.

So, I'm driving the 500 miles back home. Numbskull wakes up and wants to drive. 'Not happening.'

"But Six, I am alright now. I am sober."

Never said another word to the guy. Walked into the office and told the boss.

"Six, you mean you snitched a friend?"

Business. He was bad for business. I was making $1600/week with a 4 day work week and 2 overnights. Big mistake on my part was knowing that he had a booze problem and getting into the truck with him.

Want to know what it's like to be 'unevenly yoked'? You do the vast majority of the work, equally share all the responsibilities and get paid the same.

Anyway, OP, you are deceiving yourself if you think your buddy doesn't have a problem. If he didn't have a problem, you wouldn't be asking about the hair follicle stuff FOR A FRIEND. If he was on your level, the exact same level as you, this would not be an issue. But already you are doing his work, trying to cover for a friend. It only gets worse from here.

Not what you wanted to hear, is it? That's fine, I'd rather see you go solo and line your pockets. No handicaps.

Luck in battle.