should I give notice

I know you do. I went to your profile and then went & read your other posts. I don't know how long you've been with them, I've only been with them for a year.

Here's the thing with Swift: each fleet is similar and yet different. So what happens, is allowed, is desired at one terminal with one fleet can be quite different at another.

I don't know what area he's in so I have no idea what fleets there are for him to look into. But it'd be better to look and try than to just send in a qualcom resignation so that he burns no bridges and doesn't get a bad reputation. Even in leaving fleets to go to another it's better.

We're welcome to return to our original fleet and in fact our ex-DM checks with us periodically to make sure we're still happy in our fleet. Thus we have a place to go if we ever get our under-roos in a twist and want to quit our fleet.

This week I watched a driver get huffy and quit our fleet with no notice....and before he got the position back on his second fleet. Thing is.....he did the same thing to his second fleet. So........now he has no fleet. He's having to go back to his original OTR fleet. He's not happy and can't even understand why the fleet managers don't want him now. Heck I wouldn't take him on a fleet and he's a friend of mine! In fact I recommended him for this fleet. *sighs*

 

I can tottaly agree with that, The driver sounds like a hot head. I wouldnt want him either. I feel me and you both understand its about relationships. What you put in is what you get in return. Unfortunatly in this buisness alot of people cant control themselves while making the transition into trucking. They focus on the negative instead of what they are getting. My Qualcomm statement was a short answer to the OP because it sounded like he was done in the way the post read. I agree its always better to see if the company has a better fit for you elsewhere before leaving. It shows character. If there is no better fit than leave like you came in. Professional and respectful.

 

Well, I'm not one to really advise here because I bolted on em' lol. If you can stick it out, give em notice. If you can't stick it out, at least get to your home terminal and get that truck signed off. Clean it up decent for the next guy. Don't quit 2,000 miles from home because that's a long ### bus ride or an expensive rental lol.

 

Screw the notice. I highly recommend moving out of the trucking industry and getting into professional bank robbery. Less risk of prison and much greater reward.

 

Don't quit.. it gets easier..it really does.. yes it sucks to be alone.. it sucks even more being team.. lol.. but when you are in a truck stop..talk to ppl.. use your radio.. make friends.. be out going.. not all drivers will want to talk..but a lot will..but dont quit.. it can be lonely an it sucks sometimes.. find a driver going the same way as you.. get him on the radio an yack.. .. but if you really cant do it.. do it right..give notice.. dont leave the truck at a truck stop.. take it to a terminal.

 

Really I think the best thing to do is wait until you get home and think about it. Once you're at the house, should you decide you have to quit your truck is there and you can get your stuff out at home with alot less headaches and just notify them that you're turning it in to your terminal and if it's not too far, I wouldn't say anything until I got to the terminal but MAKE SURE someone signs off on that inspection sheet! That way they can't nail you with abandonment and if they try, you have evidence that you turned it into the company in good condition.

Even if you don't want to truck in the future, abandonment is not good on your record, even for other employers.

Main thing is work it out best for your situation, notice is usually a good idea but you have to make that judgment for yourself.

 

Yeah they'll let you know that too lol. When the economy took a dump, my DM starting becoming a prick. I could tell he was under pressure, but he never acted that way towards me before and he said, look man you're easily replaceable there's plenty of students eager to be where you are. Since that point I never really talked to him any more.

I tried to keep everything on the qc when i'd usually just ring him up and #### chat a bit when I needed to talk to him about anything really. All of that talk of a driver shortage is crap. If it were true, drivers would be treated as valuable and not dispensable.