Problems with drivers in the past week

I'm pretty sure he's behind bars. That would explain his sudden abandonment without pay and lack of communication.

 

If you have employees you will always have a problem here and there at best. If you find it beneficial to you and your business to work through this in a positive manner or just claim that he quit because he didn't show up for work or call, that's your choice.

 

Ooops!

I'm sorry....I should have considered that.

Perhaps what you ought to do is call him and leave a lengthly message about how you understand that he needs "his space" and that work should never make anyone "feel bad" about themselves.

Next...Offer him an apology for putting him under too much pressure and give him a $5,000 bonus for "his trouble".

Offer him an opportunity to get counseling at your expense and make arrangements to give him multiple paid days off for "personal happiness" and again ask him if he's OK with everything you've done to assist him in dealing with his personal failings.

Then....Fire his worthless ###!

 

Thanks everyone, I think I'll give him until noon tomorrow and call and the broker for his next run and take it off. I will keep everyone updated. Is there a way for me to find out if hes okay or if something happend to him?

 

i second that

 

This is why I have one truck and I drive it.

 

A company owner I'm friends with has had big problems finding good drivers in spite of the economy being bad and unemployment being high. We sat down and figured it out that you probably have to go through ten people to get one good, reliable driver. It took her most of a year but now she's got some reliable guys.

That's the number one reason I'm not looking at getting another truck. It's just a real headache and it costs a lot dealing with the bad apples.

Assuming you're paying decent, the problem is probably culling out the bad ones which means you'll have to suffer through a high turnover to get to the good ones.

If you have ANY good drivers, try talking to them to get leads on other good ones. They might know someone who really wants to work and who would be good.

And do good background checks on them too, I used to do background calls on prospective employees to their old employers, and you'd be amazed what people will tell you without you asking if they had trouble with them. (I know, they're not supposed to say much but a lot of times people will if they had a "problem child" for an employee.)

It's crazy, isn't it. You have the work and can't get people who really want it enough to do a good job for you.

 

I agree with smb and bw9 but if you do background checks keep in mind employers lie also, especially if its a very small company.

 

I'm sitting here in little rock and just have a feeling something happend to him, Now if I call him his phone goes to voicemail without ringing at all.