need advice on company demanding drivers drive in unsafe conditions ASAP

Your husband needs to get away from that company.. he can get himself into a very sticky and bad situation and did a b ig hole for himself if he doesn't...
I was in a situatkon with a small company running loose leaf logs and around scale houses.. was advised but other experienced drivers to get away before I marked up my CDL...
I did, another driver opted to stay.. and is now in a world of hurt.. tickets and legal action being taken against him.. and not finding another company to take him on...

This is only one storm your husband will have to navigate through if he stays.. and not just weather related storms.. it owes it to himself and you.. and your kids idf yoh have any to get away from his company. ?

 

If i was them i would report that to the local dot or state police take names and numbers as a reference and when they fired them they can sue since a complaint was made and you have reference and im sure state police or dot will stand for the driver in this case.

 

tel them were there truck is,
id be GONE

 

He needs to record these threats and get authorities involved. I would be interested in knowing who this company is just to see how bad their safety figures are!

 

Well that might be a little suspect. Could they be 1099 and not even know it? I think the best thing for him to do is find another job ASAP. Any employer that would even consider telling a driver to drive with either of his mirrors missing does not even deserve to be in business. If they truly are "company drivers" and they were fired for not driving an unsafe rig or not driving on unsafe roads, then they would more than likely be eligible for unemployment benefits......but I doubt that is the case.

 

final judgment is always on the driver

 

What is so difficult for the boss of this company to tell the customer, "Hey, the truck was involved in a minor incident, mirror has been taken off, the roads are completely iced, there is a state of emergency, and your LTL will be there as soon as it can, we will update you as we can."
???

What is the customer going to do?? Turn green and raise hell?? It isn't that big of a deal ... IF the customer flys off the handle, is that really a customer you want to haul for anyway? .....

Tell him to run that by the boss. Also, I vote to hand in the truck when this trip is done. Drive it empty to the yard if needed. At this point, may as well just take the truck, with the load on it, to the yard and quit. Tell him to drive his own truck.