Quit Under Dispatch

we have tried the two weeks on drivers, ended up to be the worst thing ever, they did not bother to make the deliveries on time, they wasted fuel. I honestly dont think it a picnic for anyone , and both sides have to understand each other sides. But basically never leave a load that has not been delivered.

 

Only if u abandon truck. Always take truck to terminal.

 

When drivers abandon a truck it cost thousands to get truck back to a company yard. So companies will retaliate.
But when you quit and bring load to yard. Most companies wont retaliate because they just give load to another driver to deliver. Best thing is to let them know ahead of time.

 

My last company I quit under a load. When I started with them I said no North East, no inner city deliveries (they hauled restaurant equipment, aLOT of fast food chain deliveries and other places trucks simply were never meant to get into...) The dispatch/HR person agreed, as that was what the add I read, the sign out front, and he all said when I asked. So after 2 loads to Boston I complained to the owner (because I couldn't complain to the dispatch/HR guy since he died about a month or so earlier. I kid you not.) And his response was to send me into downtown Chicago with an 0800 delivery and no directions or phone number. I called him to talk about it and he said whatever deal I had with the dispatcher died with him and that the sign that said no NE was put up after I started (even though that sign was what got my attention in the first place.)

Anyway, long story short I turned around, brought the load back and emptied out the truck. He kept my last paycheck by nailing me for a slew of charges, which I expected, and lied to every single company I applied to after that saying I had a DOT reportable/preventable accident that I failed to report. I still got a job about a month later when I interviewed in person and showed up with the accident report showing the incident was not DOT reportable, that there was 0 damage to my truck, and that our insurance company not only denied the claim but denied it on grounds that it was obviously insurance fraud. My current boss, who did the interview, laughed at the old company's owner's attempt to keep me from getting hired.

My point is even quitting under a load isn't the end. Just make sure your bases are covered as far as where the load and truck are parked at, the condition everything is in, etc.

 

did you return the equipment to the companys property? if so...no worries

 

Is this considered equipment abandonment? Im sure companies will make something up to show this if its not. Then again, if your at a terminal and you went inside and told the dispatcher to bend over so yo can drive it up the rear thats a different story. My opinion, deliver the load then head to terminal. Otr drivers dont need 2 weeks notice. Ive found that some wont allow that. If your quitting, they require you to turn the truck in immediately.

 

The only thing worse then quitting without notice and abandoning the equipment is doing it while under a load. I personally would never do that. If I wanted to quit I would deliver the load and then quit.

 

A two week notice is not necessary in any "right to work" " states
Why do something like this anyway? it's only going to be a lead ball to drag around

 

If you are a vindictive person and want revenge or something like that... read up on what a gallon of anti freeze will do to a diesel block about 2 or 3 weeks AFTER you quit working for a bad trucking company