Late for delivery 1 hour, have to wait 5 days

Yes they should unload him, it has nothing to do with other drivers. How many times could he have been penalized by being on time or before time and still waiting 4-7 hours to get unloaded?

 

Well, exactly. Anybody in the business knows not to touch insurance unless there is absolutely no other way to go. Two claims and you might be out of business or have your premiums double. Insurance companies don't play around

 

Do you have your own MC?

 

Seems like you are new MC. If you have more than 2 claims within your first year, insurance most likely will just drop you. Progressive might even do that after the first claim, or raise your premium by 100-300%, so you'll just drop it yourself.
Broker most likely will not work with you either, or/and leave you a bad review on DAT. Get blacklisted/reviewed by few reputable brokers and you will have a hard time booking loads with anybody else.
If you have been in business for few years, built a good reputation and then get blacklisted by somebody it's not that big of a deal, but being new it can just break you if you are running spot market.
I, personally, in your position, would keep trying few times per day to get unloaded. If not, learn your mistake and don't get into this kind of situation anymore, since this was your fault anyways.

 

This whole thread is the reason I haul cars! I had an experience like this at Food Lion in Disputanta the day before my son's 1st Birthday.

 

These things - 5 days waiting due to being 1 hour late - are not very common. Normally, they should work you in or take you the next day in the worst case scenario. You just have bad luck. Unless you were late not by 1 hour but by one day or so.

 

Bull! He hasn't hauled a load in years!

 

I used those all my life. They are really good. Especially the old case folding mech timer with plug in.

There is one thing though to keep in mind.

The body does not "Over sleep" it will take whatever sleep is availible to it and then some. The reason we call it oversleeping is because society imposes appt times.