Give two weeks notice or not?

I'm still a noob (4 months OTR exp) and deffinately a noob at resigning from a trucking company. By the end of the week I expect to be offered a position with Central Transport for a local LTL gig (to start in about three weeks). I would like to give my present company, Roehl, a two week notice. However, the handbook states that they can terminate my employment before the date I give them. Soooo... do I give reasonable notice or say nothing until i'm ready to turn the truck in? I'm leaning toward the honorable thing and giving a notice and see what happens... Thoughts?

 

i never give two weeks notice. my way of thinking, they will notice in two weeks i am gone.

giving a two weeks notice, tells them you no longer wish to work there, right...???

expect to be fired from them, then when you fill out apps in the future, the question always asked is, "have you ever been fired from a job"?

and finally, since you give them your notice..???

they can mess with you and keep you far, far from home. wanna chance losing the job you now only thought you were gong to????

and FIY, Central Transport, if it's the same company i am thinking of, ain't no picnic. you may be worse off going there.

is this the company???...http://www.centraltransportint.com/

if so, you need more good luck then you ever thought

 

Sometimes I have given notice, sometimes not. All depends on the individual situation. What I can tell you is that not giving notice doesn't seem to hurt chances for employment elsewhere, or even re-employment with the same company.

 

I gave notice once. I went to the bottom of the ladder for runs and went broke those two weeks.

 

that is actually true. i worked at a company, parked the truck, left them a long message on the Qualcomm that i was quitting.

i was offered my job back, when i applied someplace else, and THAT employer called for a reference. my former boss called me, hired me right back again.

then i quit them a second time..!!!

same way too...!!!

 

you can always tell your dispatcher that your looking for a new job and you dont know how long its gonna be, Then When your ready to leave make sure the equipment is back in their hands and even leave a message on the OBC when you leave the job saying when and where you left the eqipment. I would tell the dispatcher a day or two notice that you have a MAJOR oppurtunity and you have to leave that company.

 

what i bolded.

you are so wrong, can you say "fired, messed with"..???

you DO NOT TELL ANYONE you are "looking".

so you tell them you are looking and DON'T KNOW how long it'll be before you FIND something..???

i guess while on unemployment, it can be easier to go BROKE WAITING for a job to come along FASTER, than if you STAYED at your current employer???

jeepers crow, the information/advice some people give out. pathetic.

 

I usually treat the company the same way they treated me.

Some received a notice, some didn't.

 

Fatback Dont give a notice. Just make sure that other job is in your pocket. Dont assume you have it. On the other hand wait one year where your at right now. 6 months go by fast a solid year XP will go alot farther in finding that good company you are looking for than job hop 4 months into your career. Every thing you do right now will affect your future employment opportunities. Most good companies look at a stable job history. Good luck.

 

Two weeks notice is a courtesy in the professional world for companies to find, hire and start training a suitable replacement. This really dosen't apply in the world of trucking, especially with the bigger companies that have a hundreds of people ready to fill your seat. My suggestion, if you really want to give notice...schedule home time, then the day you get home give them your notice.