Tanker Manager with no CDL, no Tanker Experience

I work for a large private fleet delivering fuel. Our terminal manager was previously a mechanic shop manager. But he knows nothing about trucking or gas, or tankers or much of anything. The people that work at the fuel racks have been denying cards to new drivers because my inexperienced boss can’t get the paperwork right, several trailers locked out right now because of expired VTCs.

A week ago my inexperienced boss called a meeting and revealed that his job had been threatened by senior management, I had to bite my tongue as I’m surprised it was only a threat and not promptly done.

Is having this kind of boss rare in the Tanker world???

Drivers are coming in late, back editing their log books, it’s like they run wild because the boss is incompetent. What a mess.

 

Just had a long talk with the bosses boss. It didn’t go well. I’m probably gonna have to dust off my resume. Both of them are completely clueless and I don’t understand how either have made it this far. I did have a long conversation with a lady dispatcher who works in corporate office and she has access to the company president and I told her all the shady stuff going on and how these idiots can’t even make sure our VTCs are good at the rack and how productivity is suffering and she told me she’s gonna make some calls.

 

It was a messed up conversation with the bosses boss. He told me if there is no truck for me to drive I have to get in someone else’s truck and sign in to that truck even though I’m not driving it. I’m scratching my head as we have the option to log on ppl net on our own phones but he doesn’t want us doing it. And with all the back editing already going on what would DOT say if they saw all the guys logging in to trucks their not driving in massive numbers.

I’m at the point where going in to work gives me knots in my stomach.

 

I definitely will have to prepare to leave. I know my idiot terminal manager has had his job threatened so I think it’s just a matter of time for him, but the regional manager is gonna be a problem so my only thought is to get my resume online, try to get some offers and perhaps file a HR complaint about the regional manager on the way out. The regional manager isn’t normally over this region, the previous regional manager got fired for using company credit card for personal expenses, so there are rumors he won’t be in charge of this area forever so I have half a thought to try to last another month and one or both may be out of the picture.