What should I do now?

[QUOTE="Hang - Man";3704834]Time to get off the road, I did when it wasn't feeling it --no crying and whining about it took the truck back cleaner than i got it and said thanks.
Frankly Trucking is for tough people, not for tough "i wanna fight" people but for a very special type of people that either can thrive in that environment or who can deal with it.
Original poster made a mistake, if he still wanted to truck, he could have waited till he got home, saw the doctor got his meds and shut up.
I never said any thing in a hater kind of way --it aint for him that's all move on.
You have no idea of what kind of company or how big it is, it could have been a 10- 30 truck company --so now some other driver that was due for home time that might have been out 3-4 weeks has to deliver his load. Not to mention O/P implied a law suit --really get over it.
Home depot, Lowes will probably hire him --might even make better money and be home with his wife and kids every night --who knows.
You just want to start crap with me, i have nothing against him just stating the obvious.
Now go start your next thread "My trainer threw me off his truck" Lux Prometheus[/QUOTE]


Don't point him to HomoDepot or (b)Lowe's or Walmart--they'll abuse him worse than trucking ever could. And he certainly will NOT make better money. He may be home daily--but the shift changes will make him wish he was drugged to the gills; and the abuse by the management will certainly put him in a nuthouse.

Don't pull your "truckin's just fer da tough" thing, either: you have no idea how "tough" he is, or I am, or anyone else. If you have to keep telling yourself you're "tough", instead of facing your demons and getting help for them, then perhaps YOU should get out and go to work for one of the three above mentioned retail outlets--you'd make the perfect abusive-management candidate.

Not only will I NOT get tossed off my truck by a trainer; but I wager I'll get done with my training a fair bit faster than most can. And I won't be whining about the money or hours when I'm done, because I'm not exactly stupid, I do get that I have to earn trust and respect and work my way up.

 

Well, I'm glad you went and got help, and I hope it's made things better. Just remember what blairandgretchen said: volunteer the bare minimum info necessary.

And, the blank DAC kinda makes sense: if they put that medical info in it, it could lay them open for a lawsuit by you.

So, learn the lesson, talk with the dr and maybe a therapist, and keep on truckin'!!

 

Your right dtcscout -you did not mention lawsuit (my bad) - Kc guardrail mentioned legal means which may be good advise - but take better advice. Your DAC is clean find another job and forget about the last one. As far as your depression and meds --unless you are a 100% happy trucker, the life will magnify any negatives that surround you. If its all good now then truck on.
As far as me mentioning Lowes and Home depot (hardware centers) for a driving job both good employers so i heard, which seemed to get under Lux's skin for some reason i dont get.
And Lux -- Many drivers strive to drive for Walmart, according to the threads its one of the best employers for truckers.
You didnt answer me Lux --Is that your youtube video "Lux Prometheus Elevator Talk" ?

 

[QUOTE="Hang - Man";3705255]Your right dtcscout -you did not mention lawsuit (my bad) - Kc guardrail mentioned legal means which may be good advise - but take better advice. Your DAC is clean find another job and forget about the last one. As far as your depression and meds --unless you are a 100% happy trucker, the life will magnify any negatives that surround you. If its all good now then truck on.
As far as me mentioning Lowes and Home depot (hardware centers) for a driving job both good employers so i heard, which seemed to get under Lux's skin for some reason i dont get.
And Lux -- Many drivers strive to drive for Walmart, according to the threads its one of the best employers for truckers.
You didnt answer me Lux --Is that your youtube video "Lux Prometheus Elevator Talk" ?[/QUOTE]

I worked for one of the home-improvement retailers (no, the OTHER one), and I spent 6 years of relative hell with them. Many people think those jobs are cakewalks; but a combination of abusive managements and abusive scheduling--there's one senior manager I worked with who made it her mission to make sure EVERYONE had at least one "close-open" (end work at either 11pm or midnight, depending on the season; and go back at 5am the next morning), which is highly illegal, but the corporate culture is one of abuse from the top to the bottom. Also, my elder son and his cousin work for Walmart, and they are so severely underpaid they can barely afford an apartment together and food, and neither has a car (thank goodness for public transit) nor the ability to own one; and they're both full-time employees!! The part-timers have it worse. So, yeah, I have a BIG problem with those industries and how they pay and treat people.


No, not my YouTube vid, this is a new handle for me, tbh I didn't expect to get this involved with this handle on this forum. I was just trying it on for size.

And your advice about getting another job is spot-on; but I still can't agree 100% with your assessment about magnifying the negatives, because it truly is about perspective--understanding that, no matter how bad you feel, someone else has it worse, and you can always either work thru it or work out of it, the choice is always there---BUT, depression in and of itself will magnify things that don't necessarily exist, and that negative feedback loop is what sends people like myself or dtcscout into mental tailspins (yes, I've been there, too: during that "sweet" retail job), which is more likely caused by situational (Shift Work Syndrome--look it up) and chemical imbalances.

We cool now??

 

I'm new to trucking, I've owned several businesses over 29 years I would recommend you find a local trucking job. There is plenty that isn't over the road so you can be home with your family. Family is number one, and think when find a job close to home your depression will be taken care of. Also special note the scum you were working for in the first place why would you go back. THEY PLAYED YOU......

 

I would tip-toe as much as you can around the whole medical leave issue, if a company hears the word medical anything it can scare them off, they can't legally ask what the issue is but in their mind it throws a red flag, maybe simply say it wasn't working out, don't bash the other company that's just as bad in some cases
Companies understand drivers switching for many reasons, just find a neutral one and leave your story at home

 

Never be honest with them. These mega carriers will let you go for anything

This industry has a 100% turnover rate. My suggestion to you is next time tell them you need to be off for an extended period of time. Grandma is dying or whatever. They'll ask you to resign or clean out your truck till you can come back. If you resign then just gotta go thru orientation again. No big deal.

I've met drivers who Schneider didn't hire over medical issues from 10 plus years ago.