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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Were you feeling sick, or sick of waiting?
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Welcome to trucking. Don’t worry about it.
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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
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