Yes - being sick is a legitimate excuse, as the FMCSA rules state that you cannot drive while sick. I assume that he called it in to the company with plenty of notice?

It is situations such as this that the adverse conditions clause was written for.

Were the company's loads just that tight on time, or was there a time management issue going on here as well?

 

Yes - being sick is a legitimate excuse, as the FMCSA rules state that you cannot drive while sick. I assume that he called it in to the company with plenty of notice?

Rev...I guess you have been an O/O to long. What sort of lead time do you require for calling in sick.

 

i don't know how long you have been driving,but surely you have been out long enough to realize sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get the ld delivered.the way you make it sound you were at the delivery and just sitting in the parking lot waiting to pick up hours to bump the dock.if that is the case,and i don't know if it is,i would have fired you to.this is trucking!

 

It all depends upon when the driver got sick. If they were halfway through a 2000 mile trip when they called in sick, then the company had plenty of notice that the load would be late. If they called in 50 miles from destination, then I can see why the company would be pizzed off.

 

Sorry but It sounds like someone cant take responsibility for there actions. Being sick? i have only had to call into work sick once since 2002 and the company completely understood. Ive drove with a temp at 102 and puking every couple hours but my load got there on time. You either wanna do this job or you dont. Sometimes you just gotta push and get the job done. sounds like someone is a whiner.

As far as "stranding you", they didnt strand you they just didnt give you a bus ticket. You expect them to spend more money on you when they may have already had to spend quite a bit compensating for late loads. If I owned a company and your hubby worked for me I would have fired his a!! after the second late in 6 months.

This is truck drivin' not pussyfootin. go drive a desk.
sorry for the harsh words but theres no room for whining. :x

 

C'mon Rev-Get real
you're Waaaaaaaaaaay off on this one

 

You should have bumped that dock. To a driver it may seem like it's just one load being late. But, to the company, you are jeopardizing a contract that is worth thousands or maybe even millions of dollars per year. :shock:

 

I have to agree with the rev here. It sounds like it's a time management issue and some just aren't cut out to be truck drivers. you know, once is a reason twice is a trend.

Well, aren't you special. To bad we all can't be a superman like you. :roll:

 

Well, aren't you special. To bad we all can't be a superman like you. :roll:[/quote]

Im not superman I just do my job.

 

As an EX-driver for FLORILLI I feel I can offer something here. This is STANDARD Procedure at this company more than one time I was given a load late on PU time and still was told GET IT TO THE CUSTOMER ON TIME OR YOU WILL BE HIT WITH THE SERVICE FAILURE. The owner of the company I know the man well cares more about 2 things his nose candy and sleeping with the payroll girls than his drivers.

I drove for this company from July of 1997 to November of 1998 and got tired of being told either run illegal or no miles. When TEAMS are running 2 logbooks trying to keep hours because the company can not keep drivers in the solo trucks there is a problem. My father and I the month of December of 1997 did not see East of Cheyene WY till we came home to BURY my Grandmother. We would get to Sapps there and would be told relay this load and if possible be back in Ontario CA the next morning or Stockton the next morning the worst one was be in Seatle by midnight.

The President of Ops the only reason he got that job is he married the owners stepdaughter. He was my fleet manager at the end and did not even know that there were 2 Portlands in the USA. So take it from someone who drove for this company they have a severe leadership problem from the top down. On the owner of the company on the payroll girls I personally walked into the office one day and caught him in the act pumping away at the head payroll girl at the time. His other issue when you see it on the desk in plain site that was when I left.