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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Bbuenting, Nov 29, 2020.

  1. BeHereNow97

    BeHereNow97 Road Train Member

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    My question for everyone in this thread, if you're in a situation like OP or myself where the terminals are far from your home, what is the standard practice if everything goes ok and they get you to their main terminal, on time, where they want you to drop the truck off? Will they usually get you a bus ticket, plane ticket or rental car so that you can get home? Would they reimburse for gas? Reimburse for 1 night at a hotel room if you needed it?

    Or is getting home usually all on the driver financially?
     
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  3. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    If you have a nscs or a pacer account, I can easily show you.

    It's not something that happens often, most often we use it when disputing unemployment claims.
     
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  4. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

    HillbillyDeluxeTruck Road Train Member

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    Take the morality out of it. Its pure business. If THEY fail to provide you a way to return that truck, that is NOT your problem. Taking the time dh the truck 800mi, then transport yourself back home costs you money.
     
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  5. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    If we fire you, we will provide a bus ticket home.

    If you quit, that's on you.
     
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  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    They can do it if he signed something authorizing them to when he started working there.

    Worst case they'll just keep his last paycheck.
     
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  7. Bbuenting

    Bbuenting Bobtail Member

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    There isn’t a bunch of flatbed companies in western Oklahoma where I live these guys seemed like a good deal which they have been they just aren’t a super carrier like maverick or tmc. I had home time scheduled for holiday way before I decided to terminate and move on and load home from holidays delivered about 150 miles from house
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Anybody with more than 2 brain cells to rub together will know it's not abandonment if you return THEIR truck to THEIR yard, but that won't stop them from calling it abandonment if someone does that without being told to.

    This sort of dirty pool is not out of the question for most of the big OTR fleets.
     
  9. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

    HillbillyDeluxeTruck Road Train Member

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    I don't have either. I do however know what they are. In this case, the only reason why this company would charge this driver is because they're truly a shady company that doesn't care about their drivers and will use it as a way to not pay him his last paycheck (if he has one due).
     
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  10. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

    HillbillyDeluxeTruck Road Train Member

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    We hire in Ok, but require 2yrs of otr and 1yr flatbed experience for company drivers.
     
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  11. stillwurkin

    stillwurkin Road Train Member

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    Retired?
     
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