Done

Well done. Finished. Complete. If you were a dispatcher at Clark Transfer, would you get an attitude about a driver that was at the load out late, going to a warehouse the next morning that didn’t care if they got their stuff back today or next week. Okay, give him the “don’t be late” speech. But while you’re at it, tell him how to drive and how he should have done this or that. Keep in mind this driver is in his home city, not across the country. He sold his trailer and his truck is for sale and he’s pretty much tired of your crap anyway. So, get the attitude, talk down to him and treat him like crap for nothing and expect him to drive for you and be happy. How’s that working for you?

If I was a dispatcher, I wouldn’t have done something that stupid. Drivers aren’t employees and even if they were you don’t treat them like that and expect them to hang around when things get better. Drivers are a dime a dozen right now, so keep treating them like it and see how long they stay when others pay the same or better.

I’m done with Clark Transfer. Give me the lecture about being late, but not like I’m your dog and you think I’m going to bow down and be grateful for a job. Not me. Our bills are paid with Cindy’s paycheck except for the truck. I just spent $1600 on the truck for simple stuff the other day. I’m tired of spinning my wheels, using up log books like they were TP and working hard (when there’s work) for someone that thinks they can treat me like crap and I’m supposed to enjoy it? Nope, not me. If Cindy wasn’t working, I’d still be looking to go elsewhere. Too much bobtail and driving around empty, which pays less than loaded on top of the on butthead manager that all the drivers complain about, but nothing changes.

So, I was a little late. I didn’t get out of Dana Point till 9:30pm and it’s California, the speed limit is 55 for trucks. 300 miles to Las Vegas, I stop at 2am and sleep, probably a little long, but I was a half hour away and it’s a warehouse. I get there at 9am instead of 8am and I’m unloaded in a little bit after they round up some people from across the street. No they weren’t waiting on me. I have to explain that three times and hear how I had the entire day off and I should have driven straight through. I was up all day and the one time I took a nap, they called me about some crap that wasn’t happening for three days that they could have emailed to me. And then I have to hear how fast I drove from when I checked in to the warehouse? Bite me. Speed limit in Nevada is 70. If it was a show I would have drove another 30 minutes and been there last night, but for a warehouse with no parking, I had to park somewhere, thirty minutes away is close enough.

I have an offer for some part time work or just drive regional. If I make the truck payment, fine. If not, that’s fine too. The trailer is almost sold, I can stay home anytime, I wanted to try and put away just a little bit more (but that’s like two steps forward and three steps back) and this idiot calls me while I’m ten minutes from home to give me a bunch of crap about nothing?

Our schedule was that I was going to drive till Fall, then it changed to June, now it’s today. Probably for the better anyway.

While I was getting my truck worked on, I met a driver getting his clutch replaced ($3100) and he asked about Clark Transfer. He had already heard they treat their drivers like crap so didn’t drive for them. So, I’m not the only one, no matter what the office says. And two other Clark drivers quit just last week.