Gear Shifter Through the Dashboard & Behind the Seat

Absolutely spot on. The owner was simply pulling rank and trying to force me to drive the Volvo knowing full-well that I couldn't/wouldn't. They simply said drive that truck or drive nothing.

 

A shifter that is not working properly is not an "idiosyncrasy", it's a broken shifter. Very simple.

"Adapting" to broken equipment is not part of any job I'm willing to do when it involves transporting up to 80,000-lb loads.

"Knowing a job" means identifying when equipment is not working properly and is unsafe to operate.

Now that we've cleared that up-

Running a company means investing in repairs and maintenance of equipment vital to operating the business. Refusing to spend money to make repairs is not very "adaptive". Expecting that an employee will cave in to pressure to operate unsafe equipment falls under not "knowing a business".

See how that works?

 

I guess we get all kinds on this forum and that's why you're mentioning shifting differences that every experienced driver knows how to adapt to.

This thread is about a shifter that hits the center console and pulls back behind the captain's chair. The shifter does not come out of gear until it's well into the position of the gear opposite it.

There is nothing to "get used to" with that kind of shifting dynamic. Fix the truck, sell it or let the old man who's been driving it for years [and who probably screwed it up in the first place] drive it.

 

This is one of those rare instances on TTR where I refused to and was told I wouldn't work unless I did. So, I'm still not working and I'm not even sure if it was a resignation or if I was fired.

Another interesting nugget about this whole thing is that I gave the company a poor review on their company Facebook page and they responded with negative things that previous employers allegedly said about me.

I've been through some nonsense with past employers up to and including not getting paid final checks, etc. However, I've never tried to litigate a matter until now. I'm fairly certain they've broken at least a few DOT/labor laws by any state's standards.