Abandoned Truck

How to do it right, by Old School.

-mountain girl

I was with JB Hunt for year and a half. I had a great dispatcher. Dave was awesome. When I finally decided to change companies he was shocked and said very loudly "What!?" in my ear. I explained that I was going to run teams with my brother and JB Hunt did not offer teams and it was the only reason I was leaving. Which was true. I told him it was great to have worked with him and he was a great dispatcher. To this day JB Hunt still wants me back but everytime the P. R. people call I explain it to them and to this day they still don't run teams. Their lose I guess. I continued to drive with them work another two weeks as per my agreement and my word I would not leave Dave short a driver on his dedicated fleet.

They did not put anything on my Dac. They did not bad mouth me to my current employer. And all because I choose to leave a company for another and like an adult and do it the right way. Amazing how things work out when they are done the right way.

How to do it right, by Guyjax.

-mountain girl

Man, am I glad I found this thread. Cleared up a lot of bad information I found googling around earlier!

Please don't delete this thread... its a great "don't be like this" example.

Please don't delete this thread... its a great "don't be like this" example.

Maia, threads don't get deleted, they are "pushed down" and mostly forgotten. You need to do a search on some term to look for it again.

You can open this thread and select the red "Add to favorites" if you want quick access.

Please don't delete this thread... its a great "don't be like this" example.

Maia, threads don't get deleted, they are "pushed down" and mostly forgotten. You need to do a search on some term to look for it again.

You can open this thread and select the red "Add to favorites" if you want quick access.

Yeah... I kinda resurrected an old one.

After reading quite a few posts on the subject, it seems there are usually hard feelings on behalf of most companies when any departure occurs....and of course it will for everyone at one time or another. Can a driver just say 'it's been good and I am ready for a change' without ill will on their part? I am planning on starting my career with a major trucking company, drive for 1 year, then re-evaluate for a second year.

To answer your question yes they can . I did I called my fleet manager one day and said I am quiting due to problems at home how much of a notice you need? She told me I will get you a load heading this way (PA) stop by your house and unload everything you dont need and after you get unloaded at your 90 drive to the termal and drop off the truck. I did that and when I was saying my good bys she asked me if I needed a ride home which is MA because she would have had a trucker swing by and I would have hitched a ride back, But I was allset I rented a cheap car to drive home so instead she had someone take me to the rental place to pick it up.. That was 3 years ago.. Now load and behold I am going back to work for them.

Trucking companies exist to make money and they know what it takes. If you're an awesome driver with an awesome attitude and you're doing what it takes to make sure your company is making money then you'll do great anywhere you work. If you're not going to do your part to help the company make money then you're going to be miserable and you're going to get kicked to the curb one way or another. Simple as that.

That deserves a double quote and re-post. I can honestly say this is true. As a clueless rookie with a crazy work ethic 13 months ago, I put it all out there for the company and it is coming back in ways that still blow my mind.

Rolling Thunder, that's one of the most encouraging posts I've read... my plan in beginning this new career (Day One of CDL school is Mar. 27, 2017), is to stay on the road as much as I possibly can while abiding by the DOT/HOS rules & regs. I won't have a family to go home to, nothing pulling me off the road or wanting a break; that's the way I'm built: when I make a decision like this I go 100% all-in. Everything I've read on the subject on this forum and elsewhere of 'accepting every load' leads to the same conclusion... highly-regarded driver, better loads, higher pay... but you put it over the top with "coming back in ways that still blow my mind." Thanks for writing in with your first-hand experience; go figure, you start reading such a negative thread and come away with a golden nugget like that!

I need to amend my last comment: the thread is not negative, as seems customary while reading comments posted in this forum I came away with much positive feedback and insights, and excellent advice, but that first post was a real hum-dinger! I'm not even a driver yet and knew right away that guy was spewing crap. The 'life lessons' and general philosophies expounded upon in these forum posts are applicable to everyday life and careers... they are not necessarily trucking-specific. A person making the unfortunate decision to hold on to company property as long as he did deserves everything bad thats results from such poor judgement. I don't mean ill will on anyone, I'm not a hateful person, but I will say there's an excellent chance someone of that ilk is not going to do well in any profession or truck driving job. Hopefully he's out of the truck; he's not going to do this industry any favors.