Baby,
It took me a long time to understand that god has a plan for us all. I'm one to believe things happen for a reason whether its getting canned at company or meeting a new friend. I wont preach to you. I think you need a morale booster. Something to look forward too. That something is your kids. They love you and want you to be successful no matter what.
Try those companies I mentioned. They may not get you home on weekends but anything is a start at this point. If you don't like those two I mentioned, get out your resume and start posting it to local companies in the area. See who runs through the area and contact them and see if they can get you home weekly to biweekly.
KH
Jordan Carriers is BAD
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Thanks. And you are right. I am ASHAMED i lost my temper like that...even if i was pushed to. I really am. And i was ready to give up. And now i dont know what im gonna do. And im just trying to believe that if THEY didnt want me there...then GOD didnt want me there. But im not giving up. I love my kids and i will keep fighting to support them and see them. And to answer the question to rhe guy who asked about REHAB. I was depressed after my divorce and lost EVERYTHING including my children. But i went thru all the hoops and actively worked to get better and never stopped working for a positive future and was given a 100% medical clearance and they called me a walking miracle. I sometimes believe that when you love Gos so much...then the devil just tries even harder to test your limits and your faith. And this has all been an uphill battle for me. And sometimes i fall down and do the DUMBEST things. But the eye on the prize is my kids. Of course i would like to be home with them. But i believe i am meant to be here....in trucking....because i couldnt have been a flatbedder without the help of God. Dont know whats next tho!
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Oh yeah, if you get another gig, keep in mind that you don't always get a clean shiny brand new truck. In fact usually you don't. Clean it, fix what you can, drive it and don't complain about things that aren't safety related. MAYBE, MAYBE they will see promise in you and invest in a better truck. But probably not after a couple of weeks. In short....shut up and drive.Last edited: Mar 22, 2014
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Heard good things about Abilene. And, at risk of over stressing a point, keep the rage in check and don't damage trucks. The neat thing about a CDL is you don't ever have to be out of a job, and if your CSA/MVR are decent, you also don't have to tolerate a crap company. There's always a better one. Don't jeopardize that by temper flares (and this is speaking as someone who broke a plate glass door with his head, in lieu of hitting a human. I know where you're coming from here).
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Well..............I wouldn't say your career is over. How long did you work there? Couple weeks/months? And they say you quit?
Just tell next potential employer that you quit, because it didn't work out, or whatever. Don't give any more information than is needed. I would bet that you can land another driving gig without too many problems. Just keep a decent attitude, which I seem to detect, and your anger in check. This too, shall pass.
Did they trash your DAC?baby Thanks this. -
I dont know if they trashed my DAC...but im expecting him to. I believe there is an alternative universe where bullies get dealt with appropriately but i dont live in it! They just make movies about it! Bully abuse is REAL people! Even in the grown up world. He SHOULD be fired. On the spot. And while i screwed ip...i should be reinstated...given a GREAT truck....and only made to pay for windshield. In a GOOD world....thats what would happen next! I can dream....
And by the way....i kicked it...
But i didnt expect it to BREAK! That sobered me! But that was after 30 MINUTES of him telling me that even tho safety said the truck needed to be fixed he wasnt fixing it....ALOT of personal insults....refuaing to answer my questions....ALOT more personal insults....telling me to go home...telling me i have a bad attitude because i didnt feel safe driving the truck...telling me the previous driver and the other jordan drivers were lying to me even though a safety person came out and checked the truck personally and said the injectors were bad...it was exactly that situation where an abusive person in authority uses it to whip you KNOWING your going to go out of your way to go along because you are trying to keep your job! And then i snapped. After 30 monutes of taking the verbal abuse and then i realized he was not going to stop and i couldnt take one more second of the verbal abuse...and i snapped. Lol. Anyways....what do you think the bigheaded jerk is going to do to my Dac?????? The worst he can im sure!Last edited by a moderator: Mar 22, 2014
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You just gonna have to move on,and let that part go.Thats the past,and nothing you
can do about it now.When folks start to get you ruffled,you gotta pick your fights carefully.
That guy probably just wanted a reaction,and you gave him what he was fishing for.
State your concerns,but keep it by the book.Document any bad behavior,but keep it civil,
and walk away.
I use to wear my heart on my sleeve too,so to speak.My wife taught me over the years how
to tone it down,and Ive got better results.Im not preaching at you,as I know how you feel.
Atleast your outburst didn't ruin 30 plus other peoples Friday night,like I did once.
I was trying to shutdown a line with a Xycom touch screen,and It wouldn't respond.
An e-stop had been hit,and product was going all over the floor.I was the only one that knew
how to shut the line down.I finally got mad and "lightly tapped" the screen,and destroyed it.
It only cost 4 grand,and there wasn't another one nearby.Everybody hated me for that one,
and I hated myself more than anyone.
Sometimes the hot seat gets too hot,and you gotta get away from it.
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And i feel sorry for the other drivers i met. One guy told me his next to last axle came unscrewed from the frame and they made him make two runs with it before putting in the shop...four orher trucks need injectors on that dedicated account...driving with the vibration makes your shoulders feel like theyre going to break...one had to fix a broken jake brake himself because they refused...they were all complaining to me about how the company wouldnt fix their trucks...and suffering because of it.
Well...i dont want to work for a big stupid bully anyways! So long Jordan! Keep your thug GM and your breaking down trucks...they might be pretty but whats under the hood is JUNK!Last edited by a moderator: Mar 22, 2014
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I apologize for threatening to drown my sorrows...and in my defense...i did not! This job just meant alot to me...what i thought it was going to be...and then it turned into a nightmare. Again...i say...in a perfect world Mr. Jordan would recognize that his GM is an incompetent bully who is forcing drivers...good people with families just like me...forcing them to drive breaking down trucks and bullying people...instead of addressing the problem there is a whole fleet of trucks breaking down.
I needed that job. Again i say it meant alot to me. Decent pay...home weekends....Last edited by a moderator: Mar 22, 2014
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