Told Dispatch I was feeling sick and they marked it as a load refuse. Is this legal?

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  1. xzmpt

    xzmpt Light Load Member

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    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.
     
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  3. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Welcome to the trucking business, where you will be told nothing and blamed for everything.
     
  5. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    While true, this definitely falls into "Oh NO, Consequences!" territory.
     
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  6. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Were you feeling sick, or sick of waiting?
     
  7. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Welcome to trucking. Don’t worry about it.

    Call someone in the safety department when you feel better.
     
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  8. xzmpt

    xzmpt Light Load Member

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    Consequences of being sick? My body sends its apologies.
     
  9. xzmpt

    xzmpt Light Load Member

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    Both
     
  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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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.
     
  11. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    “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?
     
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