Truck Wash

I called breakdown today to verify since I was off when the message was sent. Its as simple as pulling into a beacon and asking for a tractor wash. USA has an account with them now and will pay for just a standard wash. Anything else is on you. Only catch is you must be hooked to a trailer when you go in. The trailer does not get washed so I don't understand why and they couldn't explain that catch either. Only good for once a month.

 

Blue beacon must have it confused, people are getting the trailers washed too, being told by blue beacon personnel that that is the way account is set up

 

the way I understood the Qc message was for tractor only,had to be attached to a trailer,no bobtails,trailer washouts had to be approved by bd.I see this thing getting shut down quick if BlueBeacon is charging them for tractor and trailer too.An old timer here told me they had a BlueBeacon account back in the day and of course drivers abused it by getting their tractors washed once a week so they quit paying for them

 

Well, if it gets abused I wouldn't be surprised. That's the way a lot of people are now days. I didn't mind getting comchecks. I would just call the beacon ahead of time and get the price, then send a message to bd. By the time I got in line id have everything ready to go.

 

I got wash two days ago. Cobtacted BD. They said cobtact them on qc. Tell them which blue beacon you are going to and they'd set up the PO. If you are not past thirty days they will qc you back. I was told alwsys cintact BD first for the PO.

Dobt want anyone getting stuck with a $45 bill. And they didn't say anything to me about a trailer.

 

I was told in orientation last November

 

Thats my point. They were apparently telling new hires in orientation but didn't bother to tell those of that's been with the company for a while. USA is always changing policies but word never gets out to anyone but the new hires. You cant even get an employee handbook here thats less than 3-4 years old.

 

Hey, there is something we can agree on...lol

Yes, lack of communication is the biggest problem at USA and leads to many of the smaller problems. Not only from management to drivers, but management to shops, day shift to night shift, safety to anybody.. it just doesn't happen. Everyone has their own little bubble.
Sometimes I believe its also a cost cutting method. If we don't tell them, they won't use it... that's how a lot of extra pay like breakdown and shuttle pay get avoided.

 

I just got mine washed a couple days ago. All you have to do is tell them that your company has an account with them and they'll look it up in the computer.