Stay away from western express, of nashville tn

If they dick with you too long just deliver a load that's close enough to home that you can bobtail home on one one tank of fuel. Drop the trailer at a customer where they drop and hook and bobtail back. Just make sure you refuse any loads they send you and that you have full tanks before doing it because they will shut off your fuel card.

 

A driver from Steven Transport had done almost that same thing and was arrested for stealing the truck. Yes they will shut off the fuel card but, using the truck for that reason against company knowledge they can have you arrested. I would not attempt doing that.

bob73 - If you abandon the truck your taking a chance (99.9%) that another company will never hire you again. If you abandon the truck it will be noted on your DAC report and virtually all "Major" truck companies will check your DAC. It might be a very very difficult thing to do.... but... stick it out untill you get to a terminal and then leave your truck there. They cant screw you doing that. I have done it and my DAC says I only quit.

Good luck bob73.

 

Take the truck back. Do not abandon it. If the company is that bad, it's up to you to be the professional. Return it clean, make notes of any damage you had when you picked it up. Politely say you've had enough, thank them for the opportunity. Kill them with kindness. It's better for you. Sure, you may want to scream and punch things and call them everything but their name, but it's better to be the bigger man.

 

I agree. Truck abandonment is something that is seriously frowned upon! Get the truck to a terminal and always make sure to c.y.a.

 

I agree fully with joseph1135.

 

Riding it out is the safer thing, just think it's rotten to hold someone hostage that doesn't want to work for you.

Also remember to refuse the next load, don't just not accept it. They can put quit under dispatch if you don't which can be just as bad.

 

Youve been with this company for less than a week "on the road" and your already whining? Man put your grownup pants on its a job. Run legal and safe they will get it soon enough and will adjust to you and you to them. If you start a job you need to be there atleast six months before you can bash them. Anything under that you lose credit in my book.;

 

I have been training on the the safety side at Western out of the Nazareth terminal. if you are having problems with your dm the first thing you do is talk to them if that does not work talk to your terminal manager if it still is not working talk to the VP of your division. You should have those names. And remember to have all of this on the qualcom. You can talk to the safety coordinator at any terminal about it. just remember to have everyone's name and things on the qualcom. Also did you take the EOBR and new truck class? Company policy for an experienced driver is to run the first 8 days on paper and elogs in your truck. Most importantly call the log dept in Nashville about it. you might have to be routed to either Nashville or Nazareth to take the EOBR class and test. I am not only in the safety dept I am a driver as well, so is the safety coordinator in Nazareth. Western might not be the best company,but we at the Nazareth terminal are trying to improve thing there.

 

You guys have a Nazareth PA terminal??? Wow right down the road from me. I never knew that, lol. You really do learn something new every day here.