9 days of breakdown!

OOF. That sucks all the way around. You're not making money, the company's not making money. What little you're getting is being literally eaten, and they are eating the cost of your hotel and breakdown pay.

Our policy is for the driver to be up and moving within 72 hours, max. Whether that's hopping in one of our trucks headed past to get back to the terminal for another truck, renting a one-way to get the driver and all his stuff back here, or if within 300 miles, its more economical to tow a spare truck down and tow the broken unit back.

 

A LOT of companies will arrange for your transportation at your current location directly to their terminal so you won't have to figure out your way home before applying and processing. Some will even overnight you the chain of custody so you can take the drug screen locally or along the way in the rental car they provided so that you aren't held up in another hotel waiting for the results.

Just sayin'... you might not want to rest on your laurels.

 

communicate with your company, and not as late as thursday, like maybe early in the morning tomorrow.

tell them you want out.

see/hear how they respond.

if they don't get back to you by the end of the day?

take a uber, Lyft, taxi cab, and vamoose

 

If you are willing to wait till Thursday why not wait till Monday? Holy cow that's a long time doing nothing! Small company?

 

I agree
But although I’m not big on people who give up and quit I do think that $100 a day and an oh well attitude deserves the same in return

Some say he has had good times so suck it up
What? The company makes $$$$ per day on him and they’re only out $100 now??

 

I can say if by today you didn't get told by your company they were getting you back to the terminal and in another truck. I'd be getting my own rental and unloading that truck. Heading to another company. People might whine about Megas. But at Stevens Transport. If it was going to take more than a couple of days. You got a new truck. The fixed truck went to the next person. You are losing money. If that isn't a problem. Then you must be a millionaire.

 

Crikey. I would rent a car tomorrow and head home. F em

 

No way I'd put up with that !

 

Hang in there man. It gets better. Kudos to you for calming yourself and redirecting your thinking. You've gotta plan now so that should give you peace of mind. In theory, it'd be great to get a rental truck. I'm not sure how true it is, but I've heard some companies don't do it because it's so costly to do so. If they have another truck, I'm surprised they didn't tow it to you. That at least would have reduced the bleeding some. Nonetheless, man hang in there.