Walked off the job today!!!!

[bbsam]

I guess in life we get to choose our own battles and how to conduct them. Maybe the OP feels he "won". Probably best for all.

 

[fredup]

Lack of professionalism; A driver who walks off the job leaving his vehicle and not alerting management VS a company who allowed a driver to go out into the public with a dangerous vehicle which luckily had its wheel fall off at a loading dock and not on the freeway at 55MPH or near an elementary school or even a bridge.
If this had been the drivers first and only bad experience, maybe one could say he could have let someone from the company know what happened and not go to such to such an extreme. It seems to me, he tried awful hard to make it work and do right by the company. But the company failed him. He could have lost he life in that van and the OP realized it. And when that happens, it becomes personal. Talk professionalism all you want but if the big boss takes your wife into a room during the Christmas party and forces himself on her, you may wait for him to finish because interrupting may somehow affect you relationship with him and business dealings but not everyone is you. I can't say 90pct of couriers I know wouldn't have done the same thing if put in his shoes. I'm just glad nobody died for the sake of a dollar.

not funny. Wanted to like post

 

[barnyard]

If the contractor uses DAC reporting, the OP will not drive for a living for a long time.

We had a driver lock her board and the keys in the back of her truck and leave it. She said that she was being harassed by a supe and a customer and one day she snapped. Did not even try to get her job back, she was done.

 

[Cactus]

If the contractor uses DAC reporting, the OP will not drive for a living for a long time.

We had a driver lock her board and the keys in the back of her truck and leave it. She said that she was being harassed by a supe and a customer and one day she snapped. Did not even try to get her job back, she was done.

A lawsuit against UPS and the customer is most likely coming.

 

[barnyard]

A lawsuit against UPS and the customer is most likely coming.

Probably would have been filed already. At this point it is at least 9 years past the statute of limitations.

 

[!Retired!]

It's easy to armchair quarterback this, especially if you are an ISP who doesn't see it the same way as an actual player on the field. You're up in the owners' box, looking down on the action. Except in this league, the players make squat.

It's also easy to armchair quarterback and say the the OP was right to do what he did. By quitting the way he did, there's almost no chance of working for another contractor.......no matter how good of a courier he is.

 

[chuchu]

It's called "burning a bridge" and it's the last thing you want to do.

Sounds like he didn't mean to burn the bridge.

He meant to blow it up.

 

[HomeDelivery]

i've burned bridges w/ crappy contractors before, but not to that extent... glad you finally moved on

 

[MrFedEx]

It's also easy to armchair quarterback and say the the OP was right to do what he did. By quitting the way he did, there's almost no chance of working for another contractor.......no matter how good of a courier he is.

Quitting an unprofessional organization in an unprofessional manner sounds right.

 

[CJinx]

It is difficult to take someone seriously when they pull a stunt like this yet try to claim the moral high ground.

 

[dakotablue]

So I've been a Ground driver for a bit now... I've put up with the bull day in and day out. I've watched people come and go and some have become close friends. Everyone ends up hating this cesspool. I've seen some pretty fishy stuff... Scanner time violations (I've fraudulently logged my scanner times every day this week)... vehicles in poor condition... packages thrown and smashed into oblivion... people getting into fistfights... "driver releasing" those empty DirecTV boxes that are bad addresses into the trash can... A contractor who lies to his employees and treats us like animals... I've put up with it all because I do actually enjoy the job, and it's just a means to an end.... But today was the worst. The story I will tell you is 100% TRUE.

So today started normal, with a heavy load. I am usually in a Sprinter, which is plenty of room for me. It needed some work done and it couldn't wait... so I ended up in the POS spare.. which is a small cargo van. I've only driven this piece a few times.. It is similar in operation and appearance to Jim Carrey's dog cleaning van on Dumb and Dumber...

Anyway, early this morning, I was approaching a daily bulk stop at a school's food distribution warehouse. This is a pretty happening place, and it's not uncommon to run into FDX Freight, UPS, sometimes Express, and other freight companies... There's about 5 or 6 docks, and there's usually only one open. I was pulling in and the Freight guy was there, along with UPS. The docks and the space in front are very narrow, so there is a tight left turn required before backing. I was cruising at about 15 mph, hit my tight left turn..... and sure as .... MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY FELL OFF. MY AXLE WAS DRAGGING AND GOUGED A HUGE LINE INTO THE PAVEMENT. It rolled away and landed on it's side and my head hit the window hard, but not enough to cause injury... I was so pissed I started screaming, worrying about getting a jack and a spare, or a rental... and about being out till midnight again.... Then I started laughing uncontrollably.

UPS and some of the dock workers ran over and were watching me and I told them I was okay... They were dumbstruck. My tire literally fell off and my van was idling in this narrow dock with the axle resting on the ground. Who knows if any of the components were damaged in that area... So here's what I did...

My first thought was to call the contractor.... get that towed.... and get a rental and get delivering... but this was the straw that broke my back. I got my scanner, logged out (after reconciling all the packages), and in my Vehicle Inspection Report, I downed the van for bad tires. LMAO. I then got out, left the van idling, and I walked my ass home. And the best part is... I didn't tell anyone at the hub. Not only did they have a 3 legged van to deal with full of packages, but they had no scanner logged in and the van was out of commission. Now, I don't want you to think I'm a typical Ground slouch and I don';t do proper inspections, because I do. But it's peak, and I got this van at the last minute during the sort and was scrambling... I had no idea the lugs were so loose. It had been sitting there for months.

Anyway, this story is 100% true, and I hope you guys can appreciate the humor. This did actually happen, and more than likely the dock guys probably just called the cops and had that thing towed. I didn't tip anyone off, so as to delay them as long as possible... but logging out probably raised some flags. I am seriously considering showing up to the sort Monday and acting like nothing happened. My phone's been off so I'm sure I have a missed call or two.....

Stay safe guys. I will read and post occasionally.

We all can rest easier knowing this guy is no longer wearing the purple and green. Class act..

 

[MrFedEx]

We all can rest easier knowing this guy is no longer wearing the purple and green. Class act..

It sounds like he worked for an abusive contractor. We could all rest easier if crappy contractors and most of FedEx management in general....were simply gone. We know your take because you drink massive amounts of the Kool-Aid. Why? Because you're on the winning side of the scam.

 

[dezguy]

We all can rest easier knowing this guy is no longer wearing the purple and green. Class act..

As opposed to the contractor who sent him out in a vehicle that could have very well killed him? It's nice to know there are people out there who are willing to put people's lives on the line to save a few bucks by not having the trucks they own inspected on a regular basis. So long as they get to go home to their families at the end of the day, the drivers are expendable. Now that's a class act.

 

[bbsam]

pretrip

 

[MAKAVELI]

pretrip

Mechanic.

 

[dezguy]

pretrip

He was given the truck at the last minute and the pre trip does not require the operator to check the lugs with a torque wrench.

 

[fredup]

that truck should have never been used. Express retires old junks.

 

[bbsam]

He was given the truck at the last minute and the pre trip does not require the operator to check the lugs with a torque wrench.

it's not a dirty word.

 

[fredup]

bbsam. When is the last time you were on the road? Not covering an open route either. On the road working for a living. I've read quite a few of your posts, and it seems to me you are in the mold of any of the blindfolded fools in Memphis
it's easy to judge from a desk.

 

[overflowed]

that truck should have never been used. Express retires old junks.

Not anymore. They just try to sell them to ground contractors.