I was assigned a load to pick up at 11 am today. I get there and the shipper tells me my appointment isn’t until 8 pm. Now it’s 4 pm and I told my dispatch I wasn’t feeling to well and I ant to give the load to someone else. They responded and said they’re marking it as a load refuse and I’ll have to contact Safety to get released once I’m feeling better. Is this fair that this has to go on my record as a load refuse because THEY messed up by telling me the wrong appointment time? I would have been at the customer before I started feeling sick if they hadn’t.
Told Dispatch I was feeling sick and they marked it as a load refuse. Is this legal?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by xzmpt, Feb 11, 2025.
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Welcome to the trucking business, where you will be told nothing and blamed for everything.
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While true, this definitely falls into "Oh NO, Consequences!" territory.Wargames, TheLoadOut, Long FLD and 8 others Thank this.
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Were you feeling sick, or sick of waiting?
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Welcome to trucking. Don’t worry about it.
Call someone in the safety department when you feel better.Iemontel, Bean Jr., TheLoadOut and 4 others Thank this. -
Consequences of being sick? My body sends its apologies.JS8888, TheLoadOut, hope not dumb twucker and 1 other person Thank this.
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BothOldeSkool, Gatordude, RockinChair and 5 others Thank this.
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Well, on the LTL side you can call out because a penguin at the south pole broke wind the wrong way. We have a few who do that regularly.
In the OTR world however, you don’t get to be sick without the permission of the dweeb in the office who’s never seen the inside of a truck before.LtlAnonymous, OldeSkool, drivingmissdaisy and 19 others Thank this. -
“Contact Safety to be released”
With your incidents and warning for speeding you’ll probably be needing a new job
Still looking to lease purchase?Wargames, TripleSix, bryan21384 and 4 others Thank this.
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