Hindsight2020
Germantown,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, March 16, 2008
I just wanted to add that I did know about putting in for layover pay and DID put in for it but was told that because I wasn't dispatched I couldn't get it until that point. Driving the 33 miles to Dalton was not considered a "dispatch" and was just considered by the company as a "move" to get a dispatch. I was not only not getting paid for layover but also for those 33 miles until I had a load. Made no sense to me then and doesn't now. I also did not get any replies when sending in a message at night. After being told to go asap to Dalton, we arrived at 5 pm then sat and waited......waited.........then waited some more. Sending a message that night got no reply and calling in didn't help. My co driver and myself were told not to call at night or on wkends unless it was an extreme emergency as only Monday thru Friday during the day could handle anything other than emergencies. As far as we were concerned, not having a clue what was going on and staying awake to watch for a supposed load that never happened, had us tired, irritated, and not too happy. We both were afraid that if we went to sleep, that a message would come thru--which none did. Calling in in the morning, the only thing said to us was......"You didn't get a load?" hmmm there aren't any right now so I'll see what I can do. " That's when I had had enough and drove the truck back to the "white house" aka "prison" which takes days to get out of. We were already told by ALL other drivers not to ever drive our truck in there once leaving that place as it would take days to get back out. That's a very much truthful thing we had seen. Took us days just to leave for our 1st 33 miles to get out of there. As far as the hotel they own, it is true that the rooms are not serviced while you are there. They clean them once you are gone, but while there they never come in to do anything. You have to take your dirty towels to the front desk to get clean ones while there if you want some. No trash cans are provided--only flimsy plastic bags. The outlets are loose, faucets are loose or leak, and yes--there are bugs in the rooms. Not just a few once in a while neithor. As far as layover--their policy is to give it to you once dispatched. That 33 miles they sent us wasn't considered a dispatch. Hence no layover pay. The 117 miles that they did dispatch to us at 1:40 pm to Atlanta, GA,to be there by 3 pm, and by the time we got through going thru compliance, (after not finding an empty) it was after 2 pm. That's when I said I was quitting while walking out the door of compliance, but also said on my way out that I would just go send yet another message in. The woman working in compliance was on the phone before I even got out the door ,telling someone I quit, and they removed the load about the time I got to the truck, and sent a message to my co driver to go into the team room to find another team partner. That woman didn't even listen to anything else I was saying and only heard the word "quit". They were on that word fast--and moved even faster. So with all the headache, waiting, miscommunication, rudeness, arragancies of alot of the office people, I did quit, did leave, and regret even being there. I've lost 2 weeks of wages that I could have earned elsewhere. I wish you well finishing up your year.