Refused a load.

Mostly for me it wasn't refusing a load, but refusing a customer. There are a few places I refuse to go to because they are simply not worth the headache.

 

Pretty simple.. you tell your dispatcher... this is a flat bed load I'am pulling a dry van .. I can't haul it.. find me something I can haul ..Good bye..

 

If you should accept a load that you know you can not secure properly, this could be equipment or supplies, and yes knowledge. is loaded in a way that could be considered unsafe for transportation.

I have one question; If something should happen, that leads to injury or death, do you think the company is going to protect you from legal actions and or prison?

 

The I-5 freeway in Vernon and Los Angeles are the worst! I deliver to Vernon, CA a lot and let me tell you, the lanes are so #### narrow that I have had cars and even other trucks scrape the side of my trailer, when I chase them down and honk at them they just pretended nothing had happened. Told safety about this a few times but they can’t do anything about it and even cops in that area won’t do anything, especially if it’s just a little scratch or ding. Sad.

 

I refused a few loads at my current company, dispatch tried playing games on me but I catch on. One time they tried to get me to deliver a over weight load to Arizona, we are talking about axle 3 weighing 38,000 at the 40 marker line.

Another time they tried getting me to deliver a hazmat load but didn’t want to pay me extra for it or place a hazmat placard on the trailer.

Point is, if the load isn’t safe, don’t do it, I rather get fired than to deliver a load that can potentially cause a fatal accident.

 

I turn down loads all the time. I don’t do crap that’s an inefficient use of my time. I have a minimum I’ll work for. If the load doesn’t work out to at least $25 per hour of my time, I won’t do it.

 

First thing that comes to mind. Drivers responsibility how the Trailer gets Loaded. Someone’s getting the blame, if something happens. Guess Who?