Trying to take hubby's hometime away because he did a 34 hour reset??

So, let's see.. he requested to spend a few days with family in Maine (more than 34 hours), and now you're mad because they consider that as his home time break? From the company's perspective, he's keeping their equipment sitting idle and costing them money, so I feel that they have a point. Especially since he did not check in when his 34 was up, AND he didn't give them an opportunity to get the full value of his 70 by getting him a load out of Maine with the hours that he had left.

If I were in that situation, I'd carefully weigh the benefits of working for Swift against the negatives, and make a decision whether or not continuing to work for Swift made sense to me.

 

Sounds like typical blind chimpanzee banging on a keyboard B.S.

1 - Official messages are suppose to come thru the QCOm . If it aint in writing in don't count. (just remember that works BOTH ways )
2- Swift's policy is out a minimum of 12 then 2 off .
3 -Resets are NOT hometime , if they were no one would get home.
4- Call HR in Phoenix , be prepared to be on hold awhile thou , I spent 53 minutes waiting before I
gave up.

 

Just for clarity...exactly how long did he end up being off-duty?

 

I agree with windsmith. If he had just enough out to get back home but wanted to do a 34 and then stayed off more than 34 he isn't entitled to hometime.

It's the same where I'm at. If I have hours to get home from terminal which is 15 minutes from my moms house but I chose to do a 34 and go visit my mom that is my hometime at that point.

 

Did that ever happen to me? Nope, but I don't work for Swift either. IMHO, he's getting screwed over.

 

It's one thing if a 34 is required but if he had hours to run but took 2 days off that is his hometime. IP aren't you a lease driver at prime? That may be why it hasn't happened to you.

 

I feel for ya. Ive been in training for 8 weeks and aint seen my wife in 4. When I get released it will be about 6 weeks since I have seen her, but he should have asked and got claification on it. I would have at least. One poster said that he should have gotten it on the Q/C. If he would have he'd have a better chance of getting that reversed. Also, to answer your question no that exact situation didn't happen to me, but we were on a run going through my hometown. I was going to do about 500 miles to get there then do my 10 hour at the house and my trainer was going to stay in truck at wLmart. My wife and I had a great romantic evening plan. 100 miles out. Get QC message. Had to tcall the load and head back north. Had to cancel on the wife. It was hard but its the life of an otr driver. Good luck hope you get to hold him soon.

 

I mean teaining for 6 weeks. My total training is 8 weeks.