Crete wouldn't provide me a way home....

[BanditsCousin]

I left my truck at a terminal on my first (and only) company driver job. Dispatch knew it was coming after a crappy beginning, but I toughed it out and put 25,000# on a 48ft trailer (hhg) and then drove the truck (in-route to destination) to the terminal and parked it. I completed the trip for free and left the driver diagrams of the load and all paperwork properly filled out.

I didn't get a ticket home from a company 800 miles away from my home, as I quit. Performing well and being nice to office personnel is the way to get things, not whining.

I completed the trip for free

[BanditsCousin]

Well, cfm, they did pay for my fuel and accomodations down to Alabama. Bailing on them, the least I could do was fulfill my obligation and get the truck loaded. Finding a driver to haul the load and deliver was up to them. I had a job waiting at home at a United agent paying over twice as much :wink:

I called my driver manager a few months ago and he (to this day) said there were no hard feelings, even still. I didn't want compensation because I would have to list them as an employer.

More or less, I got a free trip to Alabama with motel and meals paid for a week, and a lesson learned

[driver67373]

Well I'll be damned...after all of that debate we had...when Crete sent my a comment form asking why I'd left etc. etc. I put on there I felt I should be reimbursed for my bus ticket home, and wouldn't you know, I got a check in the mail from them today for 75.00! I just never cease to be amazed. A trucking company actually did something right. Well that just made my day. Had to let y'all know.