Benifits For Your Drivers?

Ok, first off... I did not screw this person that is trying to bring me into this. First regarding the drug screen deduction, this was stated to the driver on several occasions during our phone conversations prior to being hired that the drug screen physical would be deducted, however it was also made very clear that it would fully be reimbursed after 90 days. Which this driver made it almost a full 3 weeks.

As for the tires, this driver blew out the tires (flat spotted) them. Please tell me that if your axle locks up you will not notice this one bit? He then drove far enough to to complely wear out the tires (in one spot) as they were completly shot, not to mention that these drive tires were only 6 month old and had less then 50k miles. If the roads were completly ice covered then he should have made a contious decision not to drive in unsafe conditions. Not to metion he did call prior to leaving the truck stop, and told me the breaks were locked up, then told me that it was the trailer. Service came out, corrected the problem, immeditilly after called me and said the truck felt like it had was not freed up. I asked were any breaks froze over, he said no the service fixed the trailer. So right here he knew there was a problem. His CB was blasting and I am certian drivers would have been talking about the road conditions, he choose to ignore both the raido and the issue that a break may have been froze.

So do to no common sence, lack of better judment he still prceeded to drive the truck dragging the rear axle till he eventually flat spotted the tires enough to completly burn a hole in them, not one but two tires. He then called and told me he was at a truck stop and the tires were smoked. This truck stop did not have a tire repaid facility, but the one down the road did, so guess what... He again continuned to drive the truck.

I spoke with 3 machanics, one were the tires were replaced and two that are local to me. They all said the same, there is no way that he could not have know the break was locked up. It would be complete disregard to the vehicle.

He had several conflets with the dispatchers, one of which he refued to grab a trailer of racks going back to the yard where he would be grabbing an empty trailer, I didnt say anything cause he is leasing the truck.

We had a legal contract which he signed, one stating that he was a self propitior and a second that was a lease agreement. The truck was leased to him at the rate of X per week. The truck was leased on to a company pulling dedicated trips. He was never forced to take a load, he was always asked if he wanted the run. His second week he missed due to being sick and still was not forced to pull any lanes. When he excepted the lane he had an appointment time one for pickup and the other for delevery. He was not told what time he had to be at the truck or whcih route to take, he had to make the choice as to when he would leave, which route he would take and when he would return home. There was no instant of us telling him what to do other then if he wanted the load.

The lease also stated that damge caused due to neglegence would be at the expense of the subcontractor, this was clearly the case. When he received his settlement, he called me and told me to go **** myself and went off on a tangent. I would have been willing to discuss this, but again he told me to go **** myself and he wanted his things. Now with a discruntal contractor I was not about to let him destroy the inside of the truck, I gathered all his belongings and neatly packed them away. Because he was angry I choose to have him meet me at the local police department to avoid any conflect. His wife then gave me dirty looks as she tried to write my license plate down for what ever reason. I tried to be fair and was willing to eat half the bill, but do threats and other choice words there was no reason.

I have 3 other drivers, and they have been with me from the start, they can tell you that I am very fair. I understand his wifes anger, but had he told her what the agreement was and understand that this instance of tires maybe she would understand, bit I cant blame her for taking her husbands side.

Just one more thing to input before I finsh, the driver had already had thoughts that I was screwing him. Again prior to hiring him, I also made it clear that checks are held back 2 weeks, which means the first check would be on the 3rd week. I explined this in detail, on the second week he accused me of holding his check, I tried to re-explian how the leaing company paid and the first settlement would be folling week. I told him if he needed cash to get by I was more then willing to advance him, as I understand 3 weeks is a long time without pay.

Anyways there are always 2 sides to every story, and just wanted tell this side as I was completly misrepresented by this thread.


Cheers!