Driver thought he was doing a good deed then got fired for it

I appreciate the big heart and spirit. Awesome.

Fired taint bad, jailing is worse that cargo is not the driver's property.

I would live to see the DAC on this one if it ever escape the prosecution that I think is coming.

The reason I take this position is I had about 65 pounds of center cut steak deemed OSD in the port of new orleans one day. A driver several docks over offered me good money for that small box. Nothing wrong with that meat. I was fixing to take it home pending permission from my company OSD agent. Good times.

But no. OSD agent understood my position but it became a insurance problem and she was requiring of me the barcodes and another number of each of the rolls of that steak to the nearest tenth of a pound over the phone at the dock. She got that infromation, instructed me where I can deliver it to, they signed for it, I faxed that to OSD and that was that.

No steak for me nor no sale to that other driver who was pretty hungry by the look of him... Tempting. But I had to do it by the book. It's not my steak.

I'll be a interested follower of this particular case. At best I expect Home Depot to civially SUE this driver for the value of that wood. It's what? 80 dollars a sheet times what? 600 sheets maybe? Call it 50 to 60000 dollars value.

 

Or the video facial recognizing is run and then theoretically prosecuting everyone on tape touching the stuff (Stealing... etc)

This is a potential to explode.

Again, if Western Express wants to bill him 60 thousand they can get it, if WE can pay off HD first. If WE is the company I think they are, they might do it. Go after the driver in court for it get a judgement. Theoratically I think well... I don't have words enough for the concept but to steal cargo or sell cargo is a great sin in trucking. Giving it away? Well...

ive done it with some butter in NYC to get loaded in 15 minutes, but it was already my butter to eat as soon we got home anyhow. Small stuff. 50 dollars worth of stick butter. (Whew...) run a whole reefer trailer just to protect it...

 

Wow

You must be kidding. He totally deserves to be fired and sued for damages. That idiot now gonna end up with unhirable DAC and bankrupt, because he won't have money to pay for a whole load of plywood

 

She did state specifically there will be a price against this driver who allowed the wood to go bye bye.

 

"I understand his heart.... But the plywood belonged to our customer," said Paul Wieck CEO of Western Express.
The "customer" was Home Depot.
The "heart" Paul claims to "understand" belongs to Tim McCrory.

Paul Wieck understands their Big truck truck driver's heart.... But I wonder if he understands his own heart, or lack thereof? Apparently the CEO of Western Express is more concerned about the all mighty dollar than the people bracing for a mighty storm approaching.
I also wonder if Mr. Wieck understands customer relations? I'm pretty sure Home Depot does, as in the past when areas were bracing for heavy storms forecast to hit, the Home Depots were giving supplies to those trying to protect their homes from destruction and heavy damage,... for free.
Smart move, IMO.

Keep the customer satisfied and keep the customer.
Home Depot's gesture cost the company some profit, but they gained thankful customers who will be loyal to the place that helped them in time of need. Not to mention the gang-buster business stores like Home Depot can expect as rebuilding of the area begins and lasts for quite awhile. Whatever profit was lost on give-aways was more than made up for in sales made after the storms did their damage.
I'd call that a win/win situation.

I'm curious if Home Depot complained to Western Express about the plywood being given away. The store was closed and probably remained closed until the storm passed, so chances are Home Depot was unaware of that having taken place.
Once unloaded, the Western Express driver headed for home in Massachusetts. Had he not unloaded it would have to be delivered after the storm pounded the area and that's where the driver would be waiting, possibly for days.

If the wheels ain't turnin', the Big truck ain't earnin'.
Would the CEO of Western Express prefer their Big truck sit through a storm waiting days to be unloaded, --- making no profit for the company or pay check for the driver?
Paul Wieck didn't seem too concerned about the safety and welfare of the Big truck truck driver that would have been stranded in an area with severe storms to fend for himself, probably without compensation.

I can well understand a policy that, under normal conditions, would prohibit a driver from giving or selling any portion of their load. But get real here. This was under extraordinary conditions. Would Mr. Wieck be content if his stance was considered hard-hearted for both the driver and by those who wouldn't have received the material needed to protect their homes from destruction?

During a time when citizens throughout the country come together volunteering to help in person and through monetary donations to those in storm areas, we have CEO of Western Express, Paul Wieck firing their driver, Tim McCrory, for having compassion for those in dire need of help.

With the attitude that the CEO of Western Express demonstrates I would be reluctant to use their services to move my loads.
My guess is that Home Depot will pay for the load of plywood that was given away by a compassionate Big truck truck driver, --- to folks in dire need. Or the shipper of the plywood will consider it a donation to a disaster area, a tax write off. Perhaps Home Depot will consider hiring Tim McCrory for a store closer to his home, or convince Paul Wieck to reconsider the firing of Tim.

Would anybody reading this have done what Tim did?
Or do y'all side with Paul?

 

Dam you sir, and I say that with a smile.

The big problem is the unauthroized use of truck from Fla to Mass. Did WE expressly allow that move? It's what? 1500 miles? Call it 600 plus dollars in fuel.

Who cares about the truck in a storm. Its insured. There is shelter if possible.

I suppose there is a pair of words Force Majure or act of God. If the wood stayed on the truck and floated away or was reduced to kindling? Shrugs.

Someone has to pay that wood. Someone has to buy it. Or be left losing the value of it plus the unplanned move to mass.

My heart leans towards the driver. But Im beginning to find things that someone needs to pay someone or eat that cost somewhere. Who is it going to be and how? The driver is already fired once they get him for that big move from fla to mass. Removing a asset from florida for post storm work after say mount eagle for a few days to ride it and then ready to make a bunch of money....

Business is a hard thing. If we opened our tavern and told the entire area come drink us dry... Im not sure we would be able to have money left after the last keg is empty. Probably. Not very much at all needed to purchase more kegs and bottles etc to restock that bar. For every loss there is a certain amount of additional losses added on, which is why for a bad loss week, you are set back a certain number of weeks to months to make it up. That's loss is gone, unless you can find a very good grip on the one who caused this loss.

If HD wants to be a friend and protect WE from the losses... then driver is fired for the big move to mass. If HD does nothing and WE incurs losses plus the insurance claim for that value of the entire load? whoo things are going to get expensive.
WE is not going to sit there and eat 60K and keep a driver. They cannot. It would make a total mockery of all the newbies they fire regularly for bending cabs turning too tight or taking out vehicles....

 

We all already knew WE was a bunch of Dbags.
I would of done the exact same thing and wished everyone good luck and got the f out a there.
That driver needs to be commended for what what he did.