Is it over for me

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The problem is company staff that can and will place a load on you after the fact ... just a technicality.

Or of course - just flat out lie about it.

Even if you can prove the discrepancy thru Quallcom or other means - it will probably be a costly and legal battle.

Happens all the time - especially when they demand the equipment be returned to a specific terminal even if you picked up the truck somewhere completely different (as in a recovery).

Destroy your DAC - but yet more then willing to hire you back??

Do they all do it? no ...

But enough people in this biz engage in this type of behavior to make the entire DAC system a joke - even if well intentioned in the beginning.

 

Dude get a grip and grow up. I like the others feel for you. BUT this is not a job you can just drop and run home because the your wife is having a bad day. She had a miscarriage, She wasn't dieing. If your wife can't handle what ever comes up for 2-5 days till you can inform your company what is up and take care of your load so you can get there. Then YOU need to conceder a new career. She has to be able to deal with what ever it is. You can not just drop things and run home. You screwed up big time by dropping the load off and then telling them what you did. If you should be so lucky as to get another job. Make sure your wife totally understands that you are not available to fix problems at home or come running just because she is having a bad day. Yes I know, I'm an #$$. I am also married with two kids. I have been doing this a long time and this is part of trucking. If you can't deal with that then find a new job.

 

Lmao...

 

Dude local companies are going to want 2-3 years exp and you don't have it. If an OTR company is offering you a job I'd take it and be grateful for it.

 

Depends on your area, there's logging, waste, dump, fuel tank, etc ...

Heard there is a lot of oil company work in TX.

Just do an internet search.

But if a company owner has to chose between you and someone with more experience it could be tough.

 

....and thoughts, and opinions on this matter, it sure made me grateful for the company that I work for, because how the company treats you (or how you "expect" that they will treat you) probably makes a huge difference on how you the driver "handle" personal/emergency situations.

Case in point - last summer I was camped out at a consignee in Paradise, PA waiting for my A.M. unload when I got a call from the house that my mother had passed away. I immediately phoned my fleet manager and told her what was going on and informed her that I will wait until I get empty (unloaded for any newbies reading), but that afterwards I would need to schedule some personal time off A.S.A.P. Her response? She immediately said "When you get empty, I will empty move you (pay me the 443 miles it was going to take for you newbies) home and I want you to take off all the time you need OK? Call us when you are ready to come back to work".

Well, not only did they pay me to drive home to deal with funeral stuff, but they even sent a huge thing of flowers to the church with a card signed by every member of my home terminal staff.

Now, what is the point of that heart warming tale? Well, if my fleet manager had said (of if I had EXPECTED her to say) "well that's tough, but we have a whole week of loads setup for you so you can take a vacation next week", can you even guess how many expletives would have come out of my mouth?

In times of crises, it takes maturity and experience to know how to handle things "properly", but if a driver expects to be screwed, he will probably (mistakenly) end up screwing himself and his DAC. If, on the other hand, the driver reasonably expects that his company will take care of him, then he might just do the right thing the first time around.

My two cents...