Resigning

Hey all.

I've been with USA since Oct. and have been in my own truck for almost 2 months to the day. I would like to get some advice on how to go about resigning smoothly.

I'm on home time at the house for 4 days, and my wife has been begging me to resign. I have been telling her that I'm going to do the year. Well today I went to breakfast with an old friend and I've got a job offer that I can't refuse that keeps me at home. Needless to say the wife has been flying around the house like it's Christmas all over again.

I have a few questions as this is my first experience with a trucking company and the dreaded DAC.

I have 2 more days at home before I RTW. Do I inform my FM now? or wait until I RTW? Also I am not able to give 2 weeks notice...and on that subject, I really don't want to haul more loads unless the pick up is reasonably close to the house and is routed to Vandalia for a relay so I can turn the truck in there.

Any advice would be appreciated. I am just trying to resign smoothly given the limitations stated above and avoid getting my DAC screwed with.

As far as my experience with the company, the good and bad have pretty much balanced out. My miles have been good, lowest week was 2300, highest was 3200. My first truck was a complete POS. 9400 with #### near 500,000 miles. That was rectified 2 and a half weeks ago after the mass whacking when I got one of the poor schmucks that got the axe's 2009 Pro star. Nice truck.

For newcomers considering USA, my 2 biggest complaints were the importance of maintenance (or lack there of) at the company (I take better care of my lawn mower than they do their truck/trailers). I don't really blame the mech's...I think they are just completely overwhelmed and have the 'I don't give a #####' as a self defense mechanism.

Also the level of confusion on trips is sometimes astonishing, usually a result of a disconnect between day dispatch and night/weekend dispatch, but sometimes a result of my FM having 'over 60 drivers to deal with'.

Also, as has already been posted in the 'Axe' thread...you are expendable at USA. If you are a person that likes to do a good job and develop a re pore with the company you work for you will not find that here.

Again, any experienced info/advice on a smooth resignation is appreciated..thx.