What would you do?

What would I do? If I were you, or if I were me?

You’re having other issues besides your tooth and you already said that this isn’t for you. I would go do something else if I were you, and never under any circumstances drive again or be worried about driving again.

If I were me in your situation, I’d run to ElPaso, cross the border (bring your ID, and leave all the knives in the truck) and see a dentist in Mexico and get my meds there, take a day off and be ready to rumble.

 

You should change company immediately. Make sure to fuel up, deliver your load and return their truck to them if you still want future driving jobs.

As far as taking care of your tooth, just park at any truckstop near a big city, take UBER to dentist that is available.

 

Deliver load, peoplenet office, shut off phone, go find dentist.

It's what you should have done on the last load.

 

It would be a shame if the truck was in a shop for a few days while you were laid up in a hotel. Then you could get to a dentist and maintain a good relationship with company

 

Brilliant !!! I have never even consider that. Good option in the future.

 

Not sure why you need to be on your hometime to see a dentist. There are plenty around North America that will do walk-ins, especially for an abscessed tooth. Start calling around and find one near a truck stop or within a short taxi/Uber ride away. The company doesn't even need to find out.

 

Exactly what a guy would do if he was in pain, I have done it a couple of times myself. Besides that just how is a guy going to get home if he can't drive, if a guy could drive home he could drive to a dentist or deliver the load and dentist are super cheap in juarez.

 

They own the truck not you, you wanna see a dentist see one. Doesn't matter what they think is an emergency.

You don’t have to abandon a load or truck or nothing. Go see a dentist, get back in your truck do what you gotta do whether it’s haul another load or drop the truck off and tell them to fly a kite.

It’s just a job man, your health is more important.