Small Dilemma
Topic 17136 | Page 2
May I ask how far from the terminal you live? Surely you could catch a bus or something to get home. May have caused a bigger headache by refusing their requests.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
Dan this is a simple matter. You don't like any outcome that we've offered, and you will always believe you were doing things right. But in real life, you abandoned the truck - did not return it per company instructions. The company had to do a recovery, which involves extra costs.
The abandonment will be on your DAC. You can explain things all day long, but any company pulling your DAC will see the abandonment.
Go ahead and protest more. But I'm also exiting/ abandoning this thread.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
Here Dan...... Here is your trophy for giving it a Try..... Don't ask questions you don't want the real answers too. Obviously you haven't been told no much in your life.
Good luck to you and I would recommend another line of work...... SMH
Pretty much in agreement with everyone else here Dan.
When the company instructs you where to return the equipment, and you don't - it's an abandonment.
Without even getting into asking WHY you chose to end your employment with this company, in such an obviously unprofessional manner, especially after only 3 months in the industry.
Folks here enquire about leaving companies - and the response is always: give notice (which is usually more than I QUIT in a QC message, with the driver telling the company where they are going to leave their equipment).
At this early in your career - unless there were some REALLY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES (like the kind that end up in 100K+ lawsuits for the driver), I don't anticipate your being able to continue in this industry.
REMARKABLE that they just sent a truck out to recover your rig on the spot. Guess they didn't want to risk it disappearing or getting damaged.
There's a BACK STORY HERE that we're not getting methinks...
Rick
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
The difference between leaving it somewhere on home time and leaving it somewhere and a driver never coming back is that they do not have to be concerned with picking it up and the condition of the vehicle. There are pics and videos online showing the damage drivers do to trucks before they leave. "I quit....now let me take a baseball bat to the windows and lights".
Here's an easy response for you to understand: your friend borrows your car and drives it across country. He then calls you and tells you he is headed for the airport and leaving your car on the opposite coast.
Would you be mad? Would you want him to pay for the transport back? Would you want him paying for any insurance deductibles if it gets damaged? Would you ever let him control anything of yours again?
Then he says " but its in a safe place...just 3,000 miles away."
The company is not only paying towing and storage...but will have to either pay a team or pay for car rental so a driver can pick it up.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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Ok Dan, This will be my last reply to this thread, no disrespect intended. You should have returned the Truck to the Terminal as requested. Period. Problem solved.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.