Quitting an OTR job and getting back home.

If you have credit card or debit with money on it, you can rent a car. About 50 bucks a day. But if you use debit, I recommend going to Enterprise not at the airport. They have higher requirements at the airport for some reason

 

Do what you will. You don't want advice. You want confirmation.

 

He's not a kid. Drop the attitude. He told you what do. If you don't like the answer don't ask the quesstion kid.

 

Off duty while fueling is a no-no and you could report the mentor for that. Should have, in fact. That is why you have your own driver rep while on a mentors truck.
Off duty or in sleeper while unloading is common after you are docked.

And it sounds like you were late enough for a delivery that your load was re-powered and another driver was taking over the load. You should have disconnected from the trailer prior to starting your 10 to make the swap easier on everyone. Even if you were asleep when the other driver got there you could have just used PC to move to the space he dropped his empty at, without effecting your 10 hour break.

 

They are probably not going to let you take the truck to the house. You will probably be routed into a terminal/drop lot and be given the option of a bus ticket home.

Your best option is to get routed into the terminal and rent a car. If you chose to drive to your house without authorization, you're choosing to harm yourself.

First off, in orientation you signed a form agreeing to pay for any unauthorized movement and/or truck recovery. This is a gray area and often not enforced, but if it is you're looking at $200-500 being withheld from your last check. If you can't afford a rental car, you can't afford that either.

Next, you'll be flagged with truck abandonment, which will make it very difficult to get a decent job.

And for the record, except for fueling off duty you were not coerced. You just didn't know how to do the job yet and suffered for poor choices/communication like telling Swift you're quitting on a Saturday afternoon and expecting a fast response.

Best wishes for a decent outcome.

 

Exactly right. He wants us to validate whatever goofy thing he's already decided to do. He's sure in the wrong place for that.
He's had some great advice from people who know what they're talking about...it just doesn't meld with his own ideas.
Pity.

 

Dude, it's your life. You look up how much a ####ing rental car costs in your area. It's not hard to do. You do the work, don't just expect a trucker's forum to just fix your life.