Refusing a truck

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by runawayload, Sep 28, 2012.

  1. FozzyNOK

    FozzyNOK Road Train Member

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    I wanted a Freightliner Argosy instead of the Columbia and JB told me no! lol
     
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  3. nitrogen

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    myself I would notify the company and ask if they could get it cleaned, but unless it was a health thing I wouldn't go to the wall over it. yeah its crappy if you have to pay for the supplies and clean it yourself, but at least then its clean to your standards. simple green cuts grease and smell pretty good. I should know the pooch got her head stuck in the power window( she lived) and crapped and peed all over the leather seat in my pickup one year. cleaned right up no smells lingering, but OOOOOOHHHHHH was it a nasty cleanup
     
  4. White Dog

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    Yah, that truck is sitting in Elk Run Heights, IA. across from the Pilot (Harrison Truck Centers)....see it live in person just about every day.
     
  5. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    Going to depend on the company. I am a non-smoker also and there is absolutely no way I would drive a truck that someone smoked in! I cannot stand cigarette smoke!
     
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  6. White Dog

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    Then you better buy a brand new one. At this point, I have to imagine that just about every used truck out there has had atleast one smoker in it.
     
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  7. jimndar05

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    Thanks for taking pride in your job and being respectful of others who may end up in that truck. Absolutely hate having to go behind someone who is a filthy pig. Just refused to get into a truck where someone left their piss bottle in it, also looked like they wiped their ### and thought it was my responsibility to come behind them and clean it up... Not sure if it will cost me my job, but there is no way I'm cleaning that filthy truck.
     
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  8. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    You can do anything you want. Fabreeze does wonders when sprayed down the A/C vents, I carry a bucket of Tub O Towels, they are great makes quick work of cleaning up an interior, even if it looks clean I still clean it before I drive it.
     
  9. Concorde

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    Thread is 11 years old and snowman hasn’t been around in 10 :)

    I wouldn’t clean the truck you were assigned either. I’d just close the door, giggle and hop in my ride and head home.
     
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