Checking oil and coolant

counts on the company.

sure there is more to the story

 

My coolant reservoir was low last week. Asked our shop to top it off and they told me not to worry about it until the truck tells me that it needs coolant. Went out and bought my own, topped it off, and had the company reimburse me for the coolant I bought. Doesnt make much sense does it?

To answer your question, it depends on your company policy. My shop doesn’t even want me opening the hood...

 

Cannot do a pretrip with the hood shut. Your shop is ran by idiots.

 

Oil doesn't vanish into thin air. If you check it on a regular basis and it doesn't need oil added every day then the only way it will not be inside the engine is if it's a puddle under the truck. You should be looking as you walk up to the truck for said puddles.

Otherwise tell him to go fly a kite while you get on with your job.

 

You work for that broker>no?>ignore the idiot.

Like @ZVar said oil just doesn't vanish in thin air. posttrip done and it was ok, no puddles under the truck still ok.

 

tell the moron to mind his own business....Are you 12 years old or what?

I'm guessing your brand new to truck driving

 

So your broker tells you how to run your truck? Wow, WTF!

You can fire an employee for not checking the oil. You can fire any employee for anything. But if you do fire him for not checking the oil, you better have a employee's manual outlining the need for checking the oil, a record of disciplinary actions regarding the same thing, and a pay record of paying him for the pre-trip. If not you can still fire him, but you may be paying his unemployment until he finds another gig.

 

tell your broker to mind his own business.

Tell us how a broker is involved with your truck?

Are you a company driver?

Are you leased to the broker?