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Originally Posted by Twilight Flyer

It's a shame when things like this happens, particularly to a good, long-term driver. There's got to be a workable solution that isn't going to harm the driver's career.

But...the whole doctor's thing will absolutely come back and bite you in the butt. In the first place, they are not going to believe you since you've been trying hard to get home anyway. They'll immediately be suspicious of the coincidence.

And then...

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And if they really want a "doctor's note"-- they would have to pay out the bucks$$ themselves -- through Worker's comp.

They would have to pay nothing out on Workman's comp, because it would not be a work comp issue. Going out sick is one thing. Going out sick and claiming you were at the doctor's is quite another and would be covered by your standard insurance plan and not work comp. The company would also require a doctor's note/release indicating you were fit to drive and then when you went to the doctor AFTERWARDS to get that release, they would nail you to the wall on attempting to defraud the system.

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everyone could use a good MRI-- might find some "real" blockage --could save your life.

I can see the benefit in that, but he would need to go the doctors FIRST, before claiming it. This is what I am trying to say. If he's going to use the excuse that he was at the doctor's, then he needs to be at the doctor's before he tells them. But I'm under the impression that he doesn't/didn't have that kind of time here.

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But as long as they think you went into the hospital on your own dime-- they're not going to press the issue for fear of having to pay the bill themselves---

Actually, they will request/require it. It is the carrier's responsibility to make sure the driver is released to drive. We're not talking about running to the doctor for a standard visit on your hometime. We're talking about having to tank a load or park the truck in order to see a doctor or go to the ER. That will require a release. And that doctor's visit better be BEFORE he tells the company that he went to the doctor.

I'm not at all unsympathetic to the driver. If things are as he has indicated, then he got royally, painfully, and utterly screwed. There is no excuse for it. But by the same token, it will do him no favors to compound the issue by adding to it. If he's in the clear, he needs to stay in the clear. The best advice I saw in this thread was seeing about getting the stuff faxed to him. If he tells his bank what the issue is, they will work with him, whether by fax or by resetting the appointment. Then the driver needs to take his leave of the company and go somewhere else and it becomes totally JB's loss.

All valid points TF makes.

On the "Closing" portion of..I don't think they are going to "Close" on faxed documents. I know I must have signed 25 pages of documentation when I closed in 1993...and they would not accept any faxed documents then. Everything had to be in black ink, and noterized.

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Originally Posted by Twilight Flyer

It's a shame when things like this happens, particularly to a good, long-term driver. There's got to be a workable solution that isn't going to harm the driver's career.

I'm not at all unsympathetic to the driver. If things are as he has indicated, then he got royally, painfully, and utterly screwed. There is no excuse for it. Then the driver needs to take his leave of the company and go somewhere else and it becomes totally JB's loss.

It's nice to see someone representing the OTR side of the business who gets it.

This whole situation leaves me shaking my head in amazement. All these suggestions suck. It should never get that far. The company had plenty of notice. To the guys who say "that's just trucking" I say "that's why myself and many others won't do it". I don't know what I would do because first of all I would never do OTR for weeks at a time. But I would protect my employment record, resolve it to the best of my ability, and then look for another job. This guy is trying to get 400 miles to Ohio. It's not like he's trying to get to the Florida Keys for crying out loud.

When I first started driving I did a regional OTR gig, home on weekends. If I needed a certain day off my dispatchers had it notated and they kept me where they needed me to make sure I was back. I didn't even have to remind them. It may have handcuffed me for a couple days before the appointment in what loads I could take but they didn't take any chances.

What's crazy is there is a whole room full of JB HUNT dispatchers and fleet managers dicking around a decent driver while down the hall there is a whole room full of pesky relentless JB HUNT recruiters who are working the phones trying to find a decent driver. :roll: No offense to TF and other responsible recruiters but what's wrong with this picture?

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Originally Posted by Orangetxguy

On the "Closing" portion of..I don't think they are going to "Close" on faxed documents. I know I must have signed 25 pages of documentation when I closed in 1993...and they would not accept any faxed documents then. Everything had to be in black ink, and noterized.

As a former Mortgage Loan Officer you are correct. All they could do is email or overnight (no faxes) the documents to a title company in the area and pay them a fee to handle the closing and then send the signed and notarized copies back. Which would still delay closing for all parties. He's only 400 miles away and he'd probably be back before all that could happen.

Well like others have said, I would skip the Qualcom and get on the phone. If your fleet manager cant work something out then talk to the terminal manager. If he cant do something then talk to the regional manager and so on. I suppose you could postpone closing again but thats sure a hassle. If that dont work I guess you could tell them to just route you back to your home terminal so you can clean out your truck, but the flip side of that is they can route you to another terminal 1000 miles away and have you clean it out there. Or request a couple days off right now and find a secure place to park the truck and rent a car. I dont think playing the sick card is a very good idea. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Snowman7

This whole situation leaves me shaking my head in amazement. All these suggestions suck. It should never get that far. The company had plenty of notice.

JB doesn't care, Snowman. So many experienced drivers out there looking for work now, they'll just hire another off the street at a lower rate. They even have industry ho's like GMAN who'll pay out of his own pocket to fuel their trucks.

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To the guys who say "that's just trucking" I say "that's why myself and many others won't do it".

Amen brother!

dang beer anyway.........

Any dispatcher who has an ounce of brains will realize the difference between--for example--signing papers for a house and "dancing" with your wife. Then again, 28-days is a long time...OK, bad example. :shock: :lol:

Anywho, Larm, get on the phone, be polite, and go up the chain of command until someone can get it done for you. If I'm not mistaken, JBH's stock has recently shot up. They owe much of that to the drivers who get the job done.

It is sheer nonsense for professional for-profit companies to ignore the legitimate needs of their employees. Gimme a break--how many times does an individual buy a home in their lifetime???!!!

All you have to do is
A: look for another job cuz they should have got you home.
B: Have your Real Estate Agent fax all the copys of the paperwork to you someplace with a Power of Attorney to be able to sign those papers for you. Read them over, find a notorey for the power of attorney and fax it back. Happens all the time. Last two places I bought I did it that way. Last one I didn't even get to up in Alaska till 6 months after I bought it.

LARM

I am in your area and I know of a trucking company that can get you home daily and they are hiring now. I started working at this place after spending 15 months with Schneider. PM me and I can tell you more specifics.

28 days out on the road. :cry: :cry:

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Originally Posted by Snowman7

This whole situation leaves me shaking my head in amazement. All these suggestions suck. It should never get that far. The company had plenty of notice.

JB doesn't care, Snowman. So many experienced drivers out there looking for work now, they'll just hire another off the street at a lower rate. They even have industry ho's like GMAN who'll pay out of his own pocket to fuel their trucks.

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To the guys who say "that's just trucking" I say "that's why myself and many others won't do it".

Amen brother!

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