Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

can swift force me.......

Discussion in 'Swift' started by koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013.

Page 1 of 3
  1. Sep 25, 2013 #1
    koncrete cowboy

    koncrete cowboy Medium Load Member

    638
    331
    Jun 11, 2013
    Pennsylvania
    0
    Ok salty dawgs heres a quick question. ...if your company otr can they force you to do dedicated?

    Heres the scenario:

    They called me awhile back and asked me if I would help on a walmart. Route for a day. That day endedUp being three weeks.I had to putin for home time to get out of it...know im back out and I had a pp for kmart which I ignored and waz eventually taken off and then I got a pp to take my empty to a walmart d c and drop it with no further info...I think im gettin the rope a dope...lol. if I go there and drop my empty it feels like ill. Get pulled back in....what do you guys think?
     
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Sep 25, 2013 #2
    koncrete cowboy

    koncrete cowboy Medium Load Member

    638
    331
    Jun 11, 2013
    Pennsylvania
    0
    Sorry for all the periods......my screen is cracked

    Also calling my dm is like calling satans wife during hell week ..but I did and just got a bunch of I dont knows so whats and one who cares
     
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    #2
  4. Sep 25, 2013 #3
    brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

    5,296
    6,521
    Aug 8, 2009
    Meadville, PA
    0
    Bearing in mind that the truck you drive belongs to Swift, and Swift is the company that pays you for your work.....they can pretty much demand you do any job that is legal, including running a dedicated account.

    If you are serious about getting off the dedicated account, call your fleet manager and TALK to him/her. See if you can't convince him/her that you really really want off the account.
     
    brsims, Sep 25, 2013
    brsims, Sep 25, 2013
    #3
    jbatmick and koncrete cowboy Thank this.
  5. Sep 25, 2013 #4
    baha

    baha Road Train Member

    4,137
    2,836
    Jul 25, 2013
    ga
    0
    If it pays more dedicated do it
     
    baha, Sep 25, 2013
    baha, Sep 25, 2013
    #4
    koncrete cowboy Thanks this.
  7. Sep 25, 2013 #5
    brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

    5,296
    6,521
    Aug 8, 2009
    Meadville, PA
    0

    Is the account so bad? I ran a dedicated account with Werner back in the day, and made some pretty decent money at it.
     
    brsims, Sep 25, 2013
    brsims, Sep 25, 2013
    #5
    koncrete cowboy Thanks this.
  8. Sep 25, 2013 #6
    mlhaefele

    mlhaefele Bobtail Member

    22
    32
    Apr 12, 2013
    0
    Depends on your company's dispatch policy...if they don't have enough dedicated drivers to cover the loads, its common for otr drivers to cover them until they do. Sounds like something you have to discuss with first, your fleet manager and then if that doesn't work go over their head to division manager. Why would you ignore a ppn that would have gotten you someplace else? Sounds like you need to get away from that Wal-mart DC instead if sitting near it!
     
    mlhaefele, Sep 25, 2013
    mlhaefele, Sep 25, 2013
    #6
    koncrete cowboy Thanks this.
  9. Sep 25, 2013 #7
    pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    22,474
    20,137
    Jul 19, 2008
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    Here's alittle advice,NEVER volunteer because their one day ends up to be permanent.Werner tried pulling that on me many times and I always said no.Swift can't fire you for this but they're not going to get you off this account until you pester and pester them daily.Sooner or later they'll give in.
     
    pattyj, Sep 25, 2013
    pattyj, Sep 25, 2013
    #7
    koncrete cowboy Thanks this.
  10. Sep 25, 2013 #8
    koncrete cowboy

    koncrete cowboy Medium Load Member

    638
    331
    Jun 11, 2013
    Pennsylvania
    0
    Its a preference really....I. just like to get a load and go and not have to worry about nothin for three of four days at a time..
     
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    #8
  11. Sep 25, 2013 #9
    koncrete cowboy

    koncrete cowboy Medium Load Member

    638
    331
    Jun 11, 2013
    Pennsylvania
    0
    sorry I explained it wrong....they wanted to pull me in on a kmart dedicated. I was doing a run from harrisburg to orlando on an otr run when I got it....they pulled it before I saw it....luckily....my bad I didnt give enuff info..:)
     
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    koncrete cowboy, Sep 25, 2013
    #9
  12. Sep 25, 2013 #10
    Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    74,756
    170,220
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    Find a good coast-to-coast company and change jobs.
    Dedicated accounts aren't for everyone; some love it and some hate it.
    I got stuck on a K-Mart account and the routine & silly store managers drove me crazy.
     
    Chinatown, Sep 25, 2013
    Chinatown, Sep 25, 2013
    #10
    koncrete cowboy Thanks this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 1 of 3