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Make copies of the bills and keep for yourself. All they can get you for is "not complying with company policy" because you didn't deliver the load.
Do you have another job lined up? Already set up an orientation date?

 

Hi Steve, kind of a gray area there. I guess if your name is signed on the BOL, then I'd think, yes. Otherwise, if you never signed anything, it would be just like quitting with no notice, which could come back to haunt you anyway.

 

Depends on the company and what sort of mood management was in at the time and how they felt about you. 50/50 shot, I'd say.

 

Steve, I had a job in which I had to make a pick up in Maine, then it was supposed to get to NJ asap, and there wasn't going to be enough time, and dispatch told me to do it, no mater what.

I said ok, took the loaded trailer and truck to my terminal in MA, cleaned it out and quit.

Never a dam thing on my DAC.

So yeah, it CAN BE a 50/50 shot at nothing or getting screwed.

 

Why not finish the drop?

 

They may make a note in your file that you quit under dispatch. Future employers might not like that if they check your work history. If it delivers not too far from the terminal, deliver it and then ignore them and the computer and drive it back empty.

If it delivers far away, you might give it a go too. Will give you time to get your head clear and rethink your decision. If you still want to quit, make sure you fill up the truck BEFORE you tell them you're coming in. A lot of companies will turn off your fuel card the moment they hear you're quitting. Then you WILL have to abandon the truck AND find a way home from the side of the road when you run out of fuel.

 

Steve, do you think you have a good reason for abandoning a load? If it's at their terminal, that's not as bad as dropping it at a PFJ or TAP, but is your reason compelling enough to be understood by people you do want to work for? None of the trucking companies are going to like it. If you have something solid to base your decision on, it's not quite as bad. You probably should deliver it, if it's not too late, that is.

 

I wouldn't risk it, it's like flipping a coin.