FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

runningman0661 · Jun 19, 2022

gntorres61 said: ↑

Been awhile since I have been on here. Got put on six month probation for improper lane change almost hitting a car and forced them into a construction barrel grazing it causing minor cosmetic damage (drivers side mirror). Our new safety guy, Trey called me into his office and put me on probation.
I said, "the only thing I can say in my defense, is that all your trucks have blind spot monitors, front end collision monitor and other safety equipment EXCEPT MINE. Crickets.
Next, new dispatcher, Andrew. He knew I needed to be home June 16 because my grandaughter was graduating high school this weekend along with a party that I wanted to be there for. Monday, I was to pick up a load at noon at Quickie in Lumberton NC to go to Topeka Home Depot. "Oh your appointment is not until 8pm. Uh, ok thanks."
Thankfully FCC did not have me wait the 8 hours in near 100 degree heat. An hour later they got me another load from Hood Container in Winston Salem to Romeoville IL for Wed delivery. Me thinking they will swap me out with a home load. Nope, nothing going that way. I deliver and rationalize I could still make home by Friday if they got me an eastbound load. A day late but could still salvage the graduation as I plan a day earlier than the day I had to be home.
Nope, I get a load from West Chicago to Valley NE. I call back and plead with Andrew "you gotta get me swapped out." His reply, "my hands are tied." Now, Andrew is a pretty good guy, and I am thinking he is in over his head and with me being on probation, I am thinking I had better do this load. So I bite down hard and do it. I rationalized in my mind that it is a conspiracy by FCC.
Well I had planned to give notice, even bought a plane ticket for 12 days out to leave FCC. I deliver the load and head to Fremont to write a letter of resignation, and explained to the office staff what I was doing and why. The ladies all say it is a misunderstanding and to talk to Tyson, "please talk to Tyson!" OK. Now, I realize that maybe they don't want me to leave and my conspiracy theory is shot down. Tyson smoothed it over and since I don't have anything lined up, I have decided to stay (for the time being), cancelled my flight home.
But, between my probation and this colossal failure to get me home, still not home as I write this, but headed home this afternoon, I sleep with one eye open.
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Hadn’t seen you post in a long time, thought you had left long ago. Glad to still see you around. I know there has been a lot of shuffling of personal in Fremont, maybe you did get lost in shuffle, but I would have been raising cane with the powers that be to get me home for that graduation. Wishing you the best.

gntorres61 · Jun 19, 2022

trucknguy said: ↑

BTW, what exactly is their idea of probation?
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next incident/accident, one week suspension or termination. Had to take bandaid off driver facing camera.

M22 rockcrusher · Jun 19, 2022

Has anyone have or noticed on the omnitracts screen top right hand corner by the speaker and microphone icon the letters DM this just appeared last week. Doesn't do anything when you tap it.?

trucknguy · Jun 19, 2022

Somehow I think Ann would have been more forgiving. The camera would cause me to bail out

gntorres61 said: ↑

next incident/accident, one week suspension or termination. Had to take bandaid off driver facing camera.
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gntorres61 · Jun 20, 2022

believe me its under consideration. They are under probation too. Still, its been a good ride, here. Just lately, things have been going sideways. If they want to catch me picking my nose or scratching my junk, they can have at it!

gntorres61 · Jun 20, 2022

runningman0661 said: ↑

Hadn’t seen you post in a long time, thought you had left long ago. Glad to still see you around. I know there has been a lot of shuffling of personal in Fremont, maybe you did get lost in shuffle, but I would have been raising cane with the powers that be to get me home for that graduation. Wishing you the best.
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Where are you now, JC?

gntorres61 · Jun 20, 2022

M22 rockcrusher said: ↑

Has anyone have or noticed on the omnitracts screen top right hand corner by the speaker and microphone icon the letters DM this just appeared last week. Doesn't do anything when you tap it.?
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yep, I noticed the same thing.

runningman0661 · Jun 20, 2022

gntorres61 said: ↑

Where are you now, JC?
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Leased to Landstar

motocross25 · Jun 20, 2022

This new “Rate Your Load” thing is that mandatory or voluntary? My ELD #### the bed and I have just been using my phone app, so I missed if there was a fleetwide message about it.

BigR · Jun 20, 2022

It is voluntary and apparently is only available on the app

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