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How do I handle delivering/stopping in sundown towns I don't feel safe in

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by DAX_, Aug 27, 2019.

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  1. Aug 27, 2019 #1
    DAX_

    DAX_ Medium Load Member

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    I have a load going to vidor tx but I don't feel safe going there given its history. However my company is forced dispatch so I have no choice
     
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  3. Aug 27, 2019 #2
    Atlanta trucker

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    You said you have no choice ??? So that is your answer.
    Do you carry ??? A gun that is.
     
    Atlanta trucker, Aug 27, 2019
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  4. Aug 27, 2019 #3
    ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    No such thing as forced dispatch. You turn the engine over.

    Your options:
    1. Quit.
    2. Explain why you don't want to go, and see if they care.
    3. Stop being so afraid of history and deliver the load.
     
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  5. Aug 27, 2019 #4
    tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

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    Are you looking for an excuse to quit?
     
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  7. Aug 27, 2019 #5
    WesternPlains

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    Stop by the Humane Society. Pick up a Pit Bull on your way.
    Besides...we need more doggies out there. I want more doggies to love.
     
    WesternPlains, Aug 27, 2019
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  8. Aug 27, 2019 #6
    TripleSix

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    Stay in Orange. Time to drop, drop your load and go back to Orange if you don’t have your next dispatch.
     
    TripleSix, Aug 27, 2019
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  9. Aug 27, 2019 #7
    truckdriver31

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    just get to a safe rest stop and shut down. proper trip planning is the key to all of this. its been said 100,000,000 times
     
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  10. Aug 27, 2019 #8
    Eddiec

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    • Did you convey this issue to your supervisor?
    • What time is your delivery?
     
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  11. Aug 27, 2019 #9
    mhyn

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    what is wrong with that town ?
     
    mhyn, Aug 27, 2019
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  12. Aug 27, 2019 #10
    WesternPlains

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    Oh... and remember the OTR Prayer...
    May you be out of town...
    A half hour before...
    The Devil knows you're there...
     
    WesternPlains, Aug 27, 2019
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