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

You plainly said in the OP that you would have hauled it if they hadn't messed up. But them messing up made you too sick to work?

Step back and look at that from an onlooker's perspective and tell me that doesn't stink.

 

NOT every situation is a legal/illegal situation.
"I told my girlfriend I loved her and she said 'that's nice'. Is that legal?"
Only you and the company know all of the details of the event and all of the history between you and your employer. We only know your side of the story.

Chances are you work at-will in a Right-To-Work state. They can record almost anything in their records. They can record you took out Abe Lincoln in 1865. The employer can't send false info to others without becoming vulnerable to a lawsuit, if you file a lawsuit. Be a good employee and don't work for bad employers. Not every employer is a good employer. Know before you hire on who you are working for.

 

You know driving at 1230 am after the loaded for you 2+ hours. Then driving 4 hours and bumping a dock. So you sleep in back at 5 am. Probably when you would be ready to wake up normally. Yeah I get it.

 

I think he should be tidying up his things just in case the safety repo brigade is en route

I know if I was too sick to run a short load the last place I would be is posting on TTR.

Maybe he’s an asset to the company and all will work out.

Or maybe he’s a pimple on the ### of production and going to get canned now.

 

Dispatchers want their loads off their board and want you to take it, regardless. Sorry for your predicament. Feel better soon!

 

Okay, I'll give you that. But do look at this through the lens of a typical driver manager who is taught that drivers need to be reminded to wipe their backside. Their default reaction is going to be stink eye, especially if there's any friction in your relationship.

 

I always new the Lincoln assassination was a cover up.

 

If you were sick enough to be incapacitated, safety probably wants to verify that you are no longer incapacitated. If they catch a whiff of the BS you're putting out here, they may want to verify if you are still a desirable employee.

Depending on your company, removing and replacing a truck from a booked load can be a big deal. It costs them time and money. If your company is like mine, once you're on a load, you own it. If Im suddenly too sick to operate the truck, they're going to want proof of near-death-experience by 2 doctors, a sworn affidavit with 3 witnesses, and a signed certificate of last rites by a priest.

And they will still call it "load refused"

best luck, driver