how to refuse a load?

May Trucking is sending me to one of their bottom-of-the-barrel customer that almost no trucker likes unless they are somehow paid by the company to “like” them. I am thinking of saying no and sitting my butt and waiting. I have been there before and don’t feel like it is worth the miles and headaches to deal with them but I don’t know what the consequences will be. I’ve been with May for over a year (too long, I need to get out) and they still want to keep me even though I feel my performance has been deteriorating (my morale is low because the pay isn’t there). What should I do?

 

If only quitting was easy. Quitting means I also have to find some kind of housing arrangement. OTR in the truck or actual room. It would be great if I can actually find any willing relatives or friends to board with where I want to live so I can actually apply for local work with living wages and better hours. Are there places where it is easy to find a decent, affordable room and become a resident of the state? I know some places want to sort of interrogate you and view your past history. I am a pretty clean and quiet person though. I love and prefer the northern Mountain and Central states. I have triples/doubles, tankers, and hazmat.


Since I really hate my life with May to the point of thinking about suicide and it is affecting my performance badly and I just want to quit, Jim Palmer seems like an okay choice to transition for the moment. They are OTR and I want to be moving away from OTR but at least they need people with 1 year of experience and not some fresh meat from trucking school. And they are based in Missoula MT. Any thoughts on Jim Palmer?