J&R Schugel New Ulm, MN

Buckeye91 · May 4, 2014

RogerThat72 said: ↑

Well. Driving this kraft load and I started smelling a burning smell. Checked mirrors, nothing. Got down the road a mile or so kinda got a headache now checked mirrors nothing. If you ever driven through ohio on the US routes they have the four way crossings. Guy was waiting for me to pass and he was staring at my truck. Checked my mirrors and this time there was a good trail of smoke. Immeaditly I thought maybe a brake was stuck. Pulled over, and a ton of white/blackish smoke came billowing from the cracks underneath the hood. I thought that I might have a fire so I jumped out and popped the hood. On the passanger side where the exhaust pipe runs behind the turbo and down underneath the good I could see the smoke. The regen was also on might I add with the temp guage. Saw some fluid that I thought was coolant on the leaf spring. Called dispatch weekend night dispatch. "Can you get to a truck stop?" I said yes, I just passed one. I-75 pilot exit 135 is where I went. Called again he told me to go to the service center across the street from pilot on the flying J side. It's not a truck stop service garage it's a guy that runs his own garage with another man.

First of all they were doing a PM on another truck. Came right over to mine and started going right at it. Turns out I had a coolant leak, and there's a part of the exhaust that was cracked behind the turbo where a fuel hose sprays fuel down the exhaust for it to heat up. You'll have to pardon my mechanical language because I'm just a driver haha! Anyways he told me DOT been out lately and I knew that I wasn't going to drive this load because the smoke is very visible to the point where anyone like a cop would want to know what's going on.

After the mechanic talked to the dispatcher, which he had him on speaker phone he talked to me. "Can you get the kraft load there?" I answered with I want to get it there but the smoke is visible to the point where I could get pulled over and fined. I'm already on hot water for the ticket and I'm not trying to get fired." Well it's a kraft load and it's important." I replied well, would you drive with the possibility of getting fired and pulled over by the DOT? He chuckled Rudley and said " your going to sit there till Monday then?" I then said darn right I am. I'll be going to KW on Monday and until then I'm sitting. He hung up.

let me just make a point here. NO ONE tells me or try's to persuade me to drive my truck ever when there is a problem with it. If they fire me so be it.

with that being said did I do the right thing? What would you have done.?
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Youre at my home town. Well just north of it.

As far as a kraft load being important. I kinda got a chuckle out of that since yesterday I got assigned to and delivered a kraft load that was 3 days late. Lol

Swedish Chef · May 4, 2014

Roger you did the right thing.. Our after hours dispatch is worthless anyway. J&r has had their kraft account for years, they've got it on lockdown... Nobody should be getting their panties in a bunch over a truck engine going south. That kind of stuff just happens, and it's no ones fault.

RogerThat72 · May 9, 2014

Where to begin. Let's just say this was the worst week ever for me since getting into the industry. Well the truck was fixed. Got the load there. Next load was to Gerogia. They took me off that and put me on one to NC. Not to mention I've been asking for home time for 1 1/2 weeks now. Told them through Qualcomm twice that I would be late for my appointment at walmart by an hour. Got to walmart. They never called walmart to reschedule or never sent me a message to let me know they had changed appointment time. Walmart refuses this load on a Tuesday. Go to truck stop 6 miles away. Took a day just to get rescheduled for today at 4:30. Been here at the truck stop collecting 50 a day layover pay which is equivalent to 2.12 cents per hour the past 2 days. They're not sure if I'll get home this weekend. "Not many loads out of NC." Well why switch my load in the first place of you know I want to be home? No pre-assign. Figure if I do get home won't be till probably next week at some time. Out!

RogerThat72 · May 9, 2014

Annnnnnd now I have a tandem leak bad enough that the brakes won't release causing the tandem tires to drag. Breakdown is sending someone out and I'll just sit here lol. Worst week ever!!

RogerThat72 · May 9, 2014

They added a fuel bonus for the top 10 reefer and dry van drivers. I think that that it should be somthing better then what they're doing. So what if I'm 11 if don't get it? Not for me maybe someone else.

Rich635mustang · May 9, 2014

Not crazy about their camera plan. Do they have to inform drivers that will be getting cameras?

RogerThat72 · May 10, 2014

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Not crazy about their camera plan. Do they have to inform drivers that will be getting cameras?
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Not sure. I'm 100% positive by the end of the year ALL trucks will have a camera in them. I'm trying to stay away from terminals

T_TRUCKER. · Jun 4, 2014

What are the trucks governed at? I'm seriously thinking about working there

Swedish Chef · Jun 4, 2014

65 mph, 67 with the cruise on.

Bumpy · Jun 4, 2014

Roger That 72 is sadly it seems-not very enthusiastic about his employer in New Ulm anymore. Wish he would give an update though.. C'mon Man...been 3 weeks...

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