Macro 22

Just a quick question for you guys. When ever there is a problem and you are running late. We have to send in a Macro 22 on the Qualcomm. Does this new adjusted time, if its met, mean that as a company driver your marked down as not being late?

I ask as when I was with my trainer he said to another company guy that he had never been late this year......I being has trainee knew that we had put in a Macro 22 that day......(we had met the new deadline). I've been good at meeting my own times, but have also had to put in the dreaded 22 as I had to yesterday when my truck decided to throw up some read warning lights to stop the engine. I suppose I'm just trying to establish what boundaries I'm working with.

I'm still liking it at Swift and beginning to settle in with just a few nervous moments that I can do without....but then that's trucking. I have training tomorrow on a SIM to learn how to drive in winter weather. You have to give Swift credit, they do like to go into detail in training their people.

I'm also thinking of changing to the Canada run in spring of next year.....it would mean I'm home every weekend. Any thoughts from anybody on this one would be much appreciated....good or bad.

Just as a foot note....I love reading this forum and get to learn so much from it. Thanks guys.

I don't know how that Macro 22 will be interpreted by your company. I'm assuming they'll consider you late for the appointment. I think your trainer was full of baloney when he told someone he hasn't been late.

Obviously safety is always your #1 priority but being on time for your appointments should certainly be second on the list. It's critically important they can rely on you to get to your appointments so shoot for 100% on time.

I don't see any reason not to shoot for a Canadian run if it will get you home more often. They might even have regional or dedicated runs that get you home every weekend or more.

The bottom line is that when you get a load and the appointment time is at 8am and you are running late and they have to reschedule to 1pm that means you are late. Even if you make it to the rescheduled time. What they see if did you get it there when the customer originally wanted it there. Most places charge a fee to reschedule appointments so they have to pay a fee because you're late, spend time to get the load reschedule, and they might suffer a service failure because they couldn't get it there when the customer wanted it to be there. I don't work for Swift but I work for Central - we are sister companies so I'm almost certain that this goes for you too.

And your trainer never being late is complete bs. Sure, he may be a great driver but that doesn't make him immune to breakdowns or extended delays or road closures. Everyone has been late, I think he's just too proud or too much of an elitist to admit it.

The receiver told me I was late for my delivery, until he realized I wasn't do in until tomorrow. So I had to drop the trailer, and I bobtailed to a truck stop before running out of hours. If I was actually late I would have been charged $100.

Dave

The bottom line is that when you get a load and the appointment time is at 8am and you are running late and they have to reschedule to 1pm that means you are late. Even if you make it to the rescheduled time. What they see if did you get it there when the customer originally wanted it there. Most places charge a fee to reschedule appointments so they have to pay a fee because you're late, spend time to get the load reschedule, and they might suffer a service failure because they couldn't get it there when the customer wanted it to be there. I don't work for Swift but I work for Central - we are sister companies so I'm almost certain that this goes for you too.

And your trainer never being late is complete bs. Sure, he may be a great driver but that doesn't make him immune to breakdowns or extended delays or road closures. Everyone has been late, I think he's just too proud or too much of an elitist to admit it.

As always guys, excellent and very informative reply's. I actually thought I seen you this morning Daniel. At the same customers yard. Obviously it wasn't......young guy and talked allot of sense about trucking in general. I'm always eager to learn my new trade and talk to drivers when and where I can