FMCSA'S 'Return-to-Duty' Program: Off-ramp to a Goat Trail to a Dead End

The forms that they needed from your company could probably be found in your post-accident kit. Take the forms out, whiz in the cup, and get new forms at the next terminal.

Not many people are going to hold your hand every step of the way, it’s not your DM’s job to walk you thru it step by step. If anything you should’ve contacted your safety department because your DM probably doesn’t have much knowledge of how things work.

Get an attorney and file a lawsuit against them. Maybe you’ll get your job back with back pay.

 

If none work out, try Craigslist and Facebook. Both have trucker pages that advertise driving jobs. Most drivers use those as a last resort.

 

I’m fairly certain WE has a alcohol/substance abuse policy that covers procedures and you most likely signed that you received a copy of the policy.
I’m a one truck operation and have a 32 page policy and signed a receipt showing that I received it.

 

The correct choice for an attorney could likely make this happen.

-- L

 

I needed one of my drivers to stop for a random earlier this year so I faxed an authorization form over to the testing location and filed the fax acknowledgement. I called the driver after his last delivery and told him where to report, he said no problem. Driver gets to the location and calls me as the receptionist had no authorization sheet.

My driver was not happy and starts getting on me about not doing my job correctly and such. I told him that I had faxed the form and they do have it, but he was getting impatient and started telling me he was going to go get lunch and he would come back later when I had everything straightened out. I told him absolutely not to stay put I will re-fax it again. Our fax machine is in another office so I had to walk across the property and by the time I had grabbed the form and was running it thru the fax machine again he called to tell me they found it and he was heading back to test now.

So I would say it is possible that your manager did everything he was supposed to, but sometimes things happen. I obviously don't know if this was the case in this instance, but he should have answered his phone or at least clean out his mailbox. But I think I would have been calling every number this company has to get a hold of someone who can help me out before I left the facility and would have let them know you would be late to your next pickup and let them duke it out with safety over who's fault that was.

Just my 2 cents.