Guys. I really don't get you. You are talking very vague about what he should have done. I worked van for a year, and always got (99%) of the hometime promised which was every 10-14 days. I moved over to TMC to be home weekends. I did everything I was told, worked hard, delivered on time every time and when the weekend approached 2 out of 3 times they didn't have a load to get me home. I was home more often with the van work. Told dispatch I was supposed to get home 46 out of 52 weekends as seen in writing on the web site. The response I got was " do you believe everything you read ?" TELL ME WHAT WE DID WRONG. And what does that say for a company that responds like that? No missing information no lie.
No one here seems to have the experience with TMC to answer this simple question. Maybe there is no answer???
Ill give you an example. I believe blind got a oad from a shipper in Michigan that put him 9hrs from the house on a Thursday. He had 8.5 hrs to drive. Instead of driving the 9 hrs and delivering the load Friday morning which would have gotten him home by Friday afternoon he decided to stop after 4 hrs or so just to wash himself. I dont know about you but a shower and a shave is not worth losing my weekend. And so what if he drove a half hr over. He said himself hes driven almost an hr over just to find a safe place to park. If you start your week right it usually ends right. Leave out Sunday evening instead of Monday morning. If you dont feel like working it doesnt matter where you work you'll always fail. Some guys look at things different but I do what it takes even if the rules get bent. I know my limitations.
I really find that hard to believe. Like I said never had an issue getting home. Im going to be blunt so take it however you want. You're paid to drive. And getting empty first gets you the best loads and the loads that will get you home. If you screw around all day getting loaded, sitting in the truck stops then you get what you work for. I work hard and my pay and home time reflects that.
also polarbear he was UNWILLING to pay dues since in his mind he's already paid them by serving our country. my hat's off to him for that but this isn't uncle sam anymore, this is trucking, so yes, U will PAY UR DUES regardless who u are, where ur from, etc. all he was interested in was taking a shower & keeping his truck clean & getting somewhere early most of the time to park, that always made me wonder if he was chasing the lot lizards as a reason why he was getting done the way he was done but oh well, like i said before he couldn't handle the pressure here, kind hard to believe he was a marine
lonely.. can't believe you are still pounding your chest about PAYING UR DUES!! What do you want a medal for that large chest!! So Blind made a few mistakes, remember when you first started out, didn't you make mistakes too or were you perfect as you seem to claim u r now. Do the rest of us a favor and drop the paying your dues thing, I think most of us here get the point. You praise him for serving our great country and in the same paragraph BASH him for being a Marine. I respect you as a trucker for staying with the industry for as long as you have, that's great. I'm sure you have a wealth of experience to share but the way you come off, I don't know. I have been reading these (many) forum threads on different topic and everyone has something to contribute from life experiences. Last I checked we are all HUMAN, and made not perfect. We are going to make mistakes and many off them. We each take away from those experiences different lessons. It is in our best interest to learn from each one and make the best of it. I'm starting off new in this industry (newbie) and i know I will be making a lot of mistakes in my first yr. But that doesn't mean I don't have experience in life that I can draw on and apply it as a driver. Just adding my two cents since I have followed Blind from the beginning in this thread. Good luck and God Bless to all those out on the road.
ur missing the whole point of it all; he is UNWILLING to pay his dues, that's the problem. yes i did thank him for his service to our country as i was rejected for my physical exam, also, a marine DOESN'T quit until the job is done, plain & simple. mistakes can be made, true; but LEARNING from them is the key.
