Leaving Covenant for Knight Refrigerated

[CharlesRosenow]

I need to be solo for personal reasons and Knight called me up. So I'll be heading there soon. So now I can finally be solo and have my wife on the road with me. Unlike Covenants teams only crap, I'll be able to sleep at night and not have to worry about being a team driver.

So wish me luck. Now I have to figure out how I'm gonna leave this company w/o having them alter my DAC.

[Ronin]

Easy, tell them your quitting and ask where they want the truck. when you turn it in get documentation. If they try anything on your dac file a rebuttal.

[CharlesRosenow]

I was thinking about just quitting when my codriver is on his hometime on the 14th thru the 17th. I'll be parked at a terminal anyways. I'm gonna tell them I have found better opportunities for me and wanting to be solo. That and I'm gonna add to it that 300 in the last three weeks isnt enough for me to want to stay around. So I'll be glad I'm gone.


How do I break it to my co driver though? He's a cool guy, but I swear he just uses me because I can back into docks really good (irregardless of how tight they are)

[zipy46]

Leaving a trucking company on good terms is a balancing act..

Good Luck...

Knight Refridge has the BEST looking trucks on the road IMHO...Burgundy...or whatever that color is looks fine on their Petes

[CharlesRosenow]

So would leaving the company while the truck is already at a terminal be something that they could write negatively on my DAC report? I plan on leaving a message to my codriver stating a few things like (it was nice to have you as a codriver, but due to lack of mileage and consistent pay, I can no longer work here, I've been given a better opportunity with another company....etc.....) and I'm gonna say the same thing to my fleet manager with the quallcomm

[Ronin]

At a terminal it's shouldn't be a big deal as long as you turn in your keys and let people know you are quitting. And make sure you're not under a load at the time.

[Mtc_Is_Hell]

I gave hogan a two week notice and was professional about it. I'm welcome back anytime, they have a truck fueled and ready for me to drive for them.

[BanditsCousin]

I'd give a little notice before quitting. Also, letting your team driver know would be respectful. 2 weeks is enough notice for just about any job. You can almost guarantee a good recommendation later.

[CharlesRosenow]

I'll talk to my codriver tonight about it and I'll call my FM about it on Monday. My co driver is an alright guy, but when I mention about leaving, he's always saying stuff like "what about me? what am I gonna do?"

[Ronin]

I'll talk to my codriver tonight about it and I'll call my FM about it on Monday. My co driver is an alright guy, but when I mention about leaving, he's always saying stuff like "what about me? what am I gonna do?"

to be honest.... not your problem. Besides there are other drivers at the company they can pair him with.

[CharlesRosenow]

Good point, now all I gotta do is figure out what I'm gonna do with my 14 inch tv and my 12volt cooler while i head to idaho falls.

[Mtc_Is_Hell]

Good point, now all I gotta do is figure out what I'm gonna do with my 14 inch tv and my 12volt cooler while i head to idaho falls.

I had a brand new flatscreen 14 inch tv, I left it in driver lounge, with a note saying New Driver Special... Free.

[truckerpreacher]

now all I gotta do is figure out what I'm gonna do with my 14 inch tv and my 12volt cooler while i head to idaho falls.

You could ease your co-drivers axiety and donater those things to his truck???

[conanj31]

Well leaving Covenant is a good thing but going to Knight is probably a worse idea. That is hands down the worst outfit I've ever drove for. I was out of the Lemont IL terminal. They want 2500 miles a week out of their drivers. I can say with confidence that the 4 months I drove there I only had two weeks that I went over 2000 miles. And thats with staying out on weekends to TRY and make money and not turning down loads. Average wait time for a new load was about 5hrs after delivering and sending in the empty call. Never preplaned like they said they would do. Stranded on weekends having to call the weekend dispatch cell phone. I still get a chuckle from thinking about the weekend dispatch person telling me "oh yeah sorry man I forgot about you, let me find you something." Are you serious? The per diem pay is a scam. Thirteen cents per mile taken off for per diem and only 11 cpm paid back on the net side. They keep 2 cents for "processing fees". Good luck trying to get off of per diem pay. They put me in the poor house. A 60 dollar paycheck for the week of Thanksgiving with my other paychecks averaging around $230 a week. I wish I would have seen that they have ties to Swift before I went there, otherwise I never would have. The nice red Pete's are just that, nice and red. Too bad Knight trans owns them.

[mt1trucker]

I second everything the above poster mentioned. I only stayed at the Katy terminal for 3 weeks with Knight.
Can I ask why you chose Knight? It can't be just because they called you. There are alot better companies out there that you can drive for, assuming your record is clean. You will be more relaxed, healthier, and generally a lot better off having your wife with you. I wouldn't be driving if mine wasn't riding shotgun You sound like a pretty decent guy and as far as how to let your partner know you are quitting.........
who would you rather keep happy.....your driving partner or your wife??
BOL whatever you choose......

[Uturn2001]

In a way I would love to know what the deal with the Katy terminal is. If you do a web search for Knight on the net it seems the vast majority of people with complaints are the ones who were dispatched out of that terminal.

When I worked there most of the satisfied drivers seemed to come out of the KC, SLC, Indy and Charlotte terminals. Carlise and Lemont were just getting started when I was forced to come off the road for personal reasons.

[Retirednavysnipe]

I have driven for Knight Refrigerated for almost 2 years now out of the Idaho Falls terminal.
Although they are not a perfect company i am happy where I am, once you prove yourself to your dispatch and the terminal you can handle the job you have quite a bit a latitude to do your job. There are times when freight is slow but we are not really associated with the dry side. Most times I am already preplanned before I unload and I average good miles.

Rest assured you will be running heavy most of the time so make sure you are up to date on bridge laws and weight restrictions.
Home time is good. But of course you must give or take a day or two one way or the other to get you home. Remember freight is what gets you home and they will get you a load going to Washington. We have alot of outgoing freight out of Wash and a good amount of ingoing freight.

If you have any questions pls feel free to contact me about Knight Refrigerated I will tell you the good and bad side of things.

[ZMDWEBE]

I am working for KNIGHT dry van, and heve been driving for them since Dec. 1st. My first month was great. My second month my dm left and I got another dm. he was good for two weeks, but I then got another dm.
Needless to say I was pissed because my newest dm couldn't dispatch worth dirt. After three months with him, I talked with my last dm and he said he could get me miles. A week later I decided to stop being reactive, and got proactive. I told my division manager that I would go to 48 if I could get my last dm. All was agreed. Because of this move I have now gotten about 14,000 mile for June. I take any load, and deliver a local if I I'm at a terminal without an emty. I also will pick up any load that is already late, or save a load that was dumped by a driver that quit. I learnd that by delivering a local load that puts me to the top of the list.
I am now much happier driving with KNIGHT. I am also a happier person, because on another thread here someone said that sometimes we need to check our own attitude. When I put my attitude in check, I found that by changing it I could also change the way I look at driving, and the way I work and life around me. I am now earning more money per week than I have ever earned, and actually paying off a couple of debts. Even my parents and my buddy can hear the difference in not only my voice, but the way I am looking at driving. I am now rambling a bit, but REACTIVE = :sad: PORACTIVE =

[BigWheels]

...When I put my attitude in check, I found that by changing it I could also change the way I look at driving, and the way I work and life around me. I am now earning more money per week than I have ever earned, and actually paying off a couple of debts. Even my parents and my buddy can hear the difference in not only my voice, but the way I am looking at driving. I am now rambling a bit, but REACTIVE = :sad: PORACTIVE =

Good for you ZMDWEBE! 8)

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I am working for KNIGHT dry van, and heve been driving for them since Dec. 1st. My first month was great. My second month my dm left and I got another dm. he was good for two weeks, but I then got another dm.
Needless to say I was pissed because my newest dm couldn't dispatch worth dirt. After three months with him, I talked with my last dm and he said he could get me miles. A week later I decided to stop being reactive, and got proactive. I told my division manager that I would go to 48 if I could get my last dm. All was agreed. Because of this move I have now gotten about 14,000 mile for June. I take any load, and deliver a local if I I'm at a terminal without an emty. I also will pick up any load that is already late, or save a load that was dumped by a driver that quit. I learnd that by delivering a local load that puts me to the top of the list.
I am now much happier driving with KNIGHT. I am also a happier person, because on another thread here someone said that sometimes we need to check our own attitude. When I put my attitude in check, I found that by changing it I could also change the way I look at driving, and the way I work and life around me. I am now earning more money per week than I have ever earned, and actually paying off a couple of debts. Even my parents and my buddy can hear the difference in not only my voice, but the way I am looking at driving. I am now rambling a bit, but REACTIVE = :sad: PORACTIVE =

Oh my god...I wish the non drivers who post these kind of messages would take the time to structure some propagana that isn't so obvious ...but this one is extra thick :wink: