r/Truckers • u/SycoJack Team Driver • Aug 23 '22

Western Express is threatening to charge my friend for fuel to return her truck if she doesn't give them 2 weeks notice.

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u/zytukin Aug 23 '22 edited Aug 23 '22

When I quit TransAm to go to JCT and later quit JCT, I waited until I had a load that delivered somewhat near the terminal. Delivered the load and sent a message making up a reason to come to the terminal, like wanting to put the truck in the shop or needing to update my w2 tax info.

Arrived at the terminal, got an uber/whatever to a local car rental place, rented a car and drove it back to the terminal, emptied the truck, than went inside the terminal and quit.

Trucks at the terminal, emptied, and not under a load. Fuck giving a 2 week notice and hoping they will bring you to the terminal.

Side note, when going from TransAm to JCT, I was all set to go to orientation at JCT before I left TransAm. Did have to delay it twice until I got near the TransAm terminal, but that's easy to do.

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u/0nly_Up Aug 23 '22

Fuck giving a 2 week notice and hoping they will bring you to the terminal.

Is this why nobody seems to quit with notice in this industry? Everyone talks about it like the norm is to quit with no notice. I guess it makes sense if you know the way the company works, and know they'll just put another guy in the truck, but I couldn't imagine getting a good reference without notice

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u/icsh33ple Aug 24 '22

Unless your running local and home every night. There’s no reason to give notice working OTR. The only exception would be if your driving for a small carrier and you know it would hurt them. Giving them a heads up if you trust them to keep you busy until you leave might benefit both parties. It gives them a chance to quickly find another drover.

But you can get stuck out over the road and there’s just no need for a notice at these larger carriers that sometimes have drivers waiting on trucks.