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Shipper screwup and wasted time

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Slargtarg, Apr 13, 2017.

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  1. Apr 13, 2017 #1
    Slargtarg

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    This weekend sucked.

    Picked up a load of produce from a farm saturday. Nearest cat scale was 100 miles on route, there was a closer one 50 miles away, but 180 degrees from route.

    Got scaled, was 1000 pounds over, shipper closed early on Saturday, wasn't open Sunday. Had to wait until noon Monday to get reworked.

    Haven't been home in 2 months, and I'm wasting a weekend doing nothing for no compensation. This problem may also end up costing me my fuel bonus and productivity bonus for the quarter, as the bonus qualifications for these are pretty tight.

    I wanted to punch the obnoxious tart in the shippers office Monday. Didn't even apologize.

    Dispatcher said he's going to "try" to get me layover pay for the lost weekend. What are the typical compensation policies that other companies do for situations like this? What would you put up with?
     
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  3. Apr 13, 2017 #2
    03machwon

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    I would get paid $300 for the day.
     
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  4. Apr 13, 2017 #3
    STexan

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    Should have jettisoned the old lady, the dog, all the groceries, and tire chains and you'd be home by now.
     
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  5. Apr 13, 2017 #4
    Slargtarg

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    Except it was the trailer tandems overloaded, 1000 over at the California max position, with a load going to CA.

    Some have suggested my fine would have been less the the lost money, but I guess I had to play "by the rules"
     
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  7. Apr 13, 2017 #5
    STexan

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    Onboard scales (tractor and trailer) can be life savers. However, lots of places won't rework a load based on "guesses and hunches and such".
     
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  8. Apr 13, 2017 #6
    STexan

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    Oh. I assumed you were over gross. I guess it would have depended on where you originated and your destination if maybe I'd have tried to "split the difference" until I escaped California for easier travels.
     
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  9. Apr 13, 2017 #7
    Toomanybikes

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    As long as your time is free, expect this stuff to happen over and over again.
     
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  10. Apr 13, 2017 #8
    Big Don

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    And just why have you allowed the company to keep you out for two months? That's on you, bud, and no one else.
    As to the rest of your post, I agree that the situation sucks. See what, if anything you can salvage out of it.
    You have three choices here.
    1) Swallow their crap, smile and say thank you.
    2) Try some serious, but not furious talking with you supervisor, whatever they are called.
    3) Say screw it, and go find another job.
    The choice is yours.
    I don't mean this as a put down to you, nor do I mean to sound snotty. But this is the way it is in trucking. And if YOU don't do something to better your own situation, no one else will.
     
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  11. Apr 13, 2017 #9
    KillingTime

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  12. Apr 13, 2017 #10
    nax

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    @Slargtarg ...this http://www.air-weigh.com/ would have been a good investment...

    Imagine calling them out on the over-weight even before leaving the yard. You would be home by now...lol
     
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