No one complaining about Interstate Distributors yet? well I will.

They care about you as long as you don't become a liability. Once that has been established through injury or accident, they could care less about you.

The first thing I would do if I was driving OTR is A. never do anything that will make me expendable. You do not unload freight , you do not drive on ice, you do not take loads to downtown anywhere, you do not volunteer for anything, you do not do favors for dp, you do not drive unless you are well rested. you do not park on shoulders and ramps unless it is a emergency, you do not make u turns or keep driving if you do not know where you are going. etc...

I have fingerprinted 1 load in my 18 years of driving. In OTR trucking it is what have you done for me lately these days. Not what your record was but what you did today that counts. Don't do anything that will risk your license or your health.

And lastly, do not buy into this "we care" crap. You are a gun for hire and nothing more. You want caring? get a pet. They will care about you more then any OTR carrier.

 

Of course no cares you are the last real cowboy. I want to believe that "the company cares" but they only care if you might leave them short handed. Like you said that is what pets and families are for, I am a driver I wish my company cared about me after work, but if you can't do it you are useless. Great comment It was accurate and direct good luck wherever you are.

 

Nothing wrong with idc iv Ben here 5 years I make good money they don't baby sit they let me do my job they treat me with respect I'm home on time and I'm confused about the training interstate. No longer trains for some time now I have worked for some bad co in the past but I can't say this is one of them when they were going in the hole they didn't cut driver pay nothing like that my only complaint is no lay over pay which is not too often or breakdown these are my op and mine alone

 

FMSA:398.4(b)

Alcoholic beverages. No driver shall drive or be required or permitted to drive a motor vehicle, be in active control of any such vehicle, or go on duty or remain on duty, when under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or liquor, regardless of its alcoholic content, nor shall any driver drink any such beverage or liquor while on duty.

I dont know if they (the company) consider you on duty if under a load, or if you are considered in active control of the vehicle.

 

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So did you confront the DM regarding the reduced miles? Did you tell him that it appears that since you confronted him about an issue, that he retaliated by cutting your miles?