The Wistle; I Blew It...

Yep, drifting off topic is completely normal around here!

 

Im going to keep quiet.

 

Sure you are!

 

I left a profession where the cheater companies were the only ones making money... and they prospered greatly. Cheaters will always prosper. And there will always be thousands to replace the few who get caught.

Fudging logs a "little" bit might never get caught. But this is a digital world and there are too many ways to prove location. From receipts, road cameras, cell tower hits (whether talking or not), remaining fuel in your tanks compared to the miles from the last fill location, etc, that if you are ever hauled up in front of the judge and jury, that piece of paper with a pen line on it will not mean a thing. Changing logs by hours or substantial portions of a day??? That is just insane to believe you will not get caught when tested!

As for the chain of command, it is proper to go above the person making/forcing the infractions. If an action is not swift enough (no pun intended) for certain situations, immediate action must be taken. Stepping out of the vehicle was the right thing to do.

Staying with the company will also be the right thing. Unless you are punished for doing what was right.

Mikeeee

 

You was a lawyer????

 

Hahahahahaa.

Nope, guess again.

I was licensed to provide a professional opinion though. Still am actually.

Mikeee

 

ever see that Bill Murray movie where he is transporting an elephant across the country...??

he asked the trucker something like, "don't you sleep".?

to which he (the trucker) responded, "i slept last tuesday"....

you're lucky you got 3 to 4 hours of sleep. did you think trucking was a 9 to 5 job and you get all the rest/sleep YOU WANT...???

it just isn't like that out there. you get what you can get.

 

Might also have been a test....to see if you would lie. I kinda doubt it but possible.

And yes it's difficult to make a wage in this business. The typical OTR model puts driver wages at 35 k for about 3000 hours worked. The U.S. median is $39,500 for 2080 hours so yeah, you gotta fall in love with this gal to do it and she's ungrateful too.

Next time, if there is, refuse to lie or change your book. This is your career and you license and your score. There is only one of those and thousands of carriers.

JMO

 

Drivers like you worry me. You obviously have no problems with driving illegally, nor based on your posts even driving unsafely.

We have too many steering wheel holders out there. We need more professional drivers.