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Fuel stealing

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by bametrucking, Nov 13, 2007.

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  1. Nov 29, 2007 #31
    Brickman

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    Lawn care is a seasonal job, even tho I made decent money during the summer there are too many down months, and where I was living we didn't get enough snow to count on any of that to plow. I bought a house and thought I needed yr around income to make the payment. Now I work 12 months a yr for little more than I did before working 8 months. I averaged around 50 customers.
     
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  3. Nov 29, 2007 #32
    Honua Gal

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    I've worked a lot of heavy industries and employees always know who the scumbags are. Another idea is give truck performance data to everyone. Post it somewhere so that all the drivers can see it on an ongoing basis. Good employees will like it and dishonest ones will hate it.

    HG
     
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  4. Nov 29, 2007 #33
    Brickman

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    A LOT of companies limit fuel purchases. And make it work. You can still fill every day and stay above 1/2 tank with what I said. I think I said to set a limit for every 2 days or depending on the software on the card you use it might be a daily limit. And I don't think the limits roll over if unused.
     
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  5. Nov 29, 2007 #34
    Bigray

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    hey Brick, i too have a lawn care maint. bus. and am exp. the exact thing you speak/type of.

    i went to school early last and grad. but decided to stay with the yards another year and now here i sit.

    now i cant even get considered for driving unless i take a refresher and that's turning out to be a hardship cause the school wont take me unless i have a per hire letter and that is dragging on in itself

    *and i willing too pay, what my money no good.... yeessh
     
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  7. Nov 29, 2007 #35
    Brickman

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    The sad thing about my former biz is that it was just about ready to take off! 5 yrs in from starting with nothing. The local paper has a "readers choice awards" where once a yr the readers vote on ALL sorts of things. Favorite hair dresser, favorite ice cream shop, favorite what ever. I ALWAYS wanted to get into the paper. 2 weeks after I sold that yrs edition came out with me as 3rd place. I was so mad I could have cried. Had things been a few weeks different I would have stayed in. Any way I was up to $80,000 gross the last full yr doing it. 2 yrs later the guy I sold it to was $125,000 gross and went on to sell the biz for twice what I sold it to him for. The guy he sold it to has grown it even beyond that.
    I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN.
     
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  8. Dec 17, 2007 #36
    im6under

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    well I knew the tire and false repair thing. worked as a mechanic 20+ years ago and would have some loser straggle in about once a month wanting a receipt for some "fix" that never occured. idiots...

    didn't know about the fuel scamming. makes sense though because my boss wanted to know how I was getting 6.5 out of my truck... other guy was only getting 5.

    told him I progressive shift, keep the speed down, watch the tach, only keep the tanks half full since I'm never out far ect...

    thinking maybe the other dude was selling a little or owned a diesel pick-up maybe???

    crazy people... just work for a living, it really ain't all that hard...
     
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  9. Dec 17, 2007 #37
    Pur48Ted

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    While giving a BONUS for exemplary service is always a good idea, deductions from pay (other than allowed for taxes, insurance, pay advances etc) ARE NOT a good idea...and MAY be illegal. I know they sure are in Michigan.
     
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  10. Dec 17, 2007 #38
    Pur48Ted

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    You kidding me??
    You think a drug user EVER learned the first time they bought crushed aspirin when they wanted crank?
    You think a drug user learned the first time he opened his wallet and found it empty the day after pay-day?

    It'll never happen. They just go on down the road to the next "mark" and seek ways to be more slick the next time. Or they'll blame someone else.
     
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  11. Dec 18, 2007 #39
    Brickman

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    Hell roadkill, I tried. :D
     
    Brickman, Dec 18, 2007
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  12. Dec 18, 2007 #40
    Roadmedic

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    As in most states. Such deductions can lead to the employer being fined or charged with a crime.
     
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