westdriver
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So as a road driver, watching road conditions and it sucks bad, can you refuse to run cause its not safe without repercussions
FedEx Freight | Calling off due to weather
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GirthQuake
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Don’t call for rain… we’ve had a few guys do that over the years and it didn’t work lol
What we were told from safety was use the phrase "driver discretion". The term is supposed to cover you from a occurrence or repercussion in bad weather. Snow and ice storms. If that doesn't work at your center. Come to work and hook up. Roll the gate and get maybe a mile from terminal and floor it till your tires break traction. Then turn around and tell your dispatchers that you broke traction and don't feel safe. Both have worked for me.
Be professional when you do it though.
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Rain, high wind warnings & mts works at our place
Here they send to GJN if Wyoming I 80 is bad or closed. So you avoid that but get excise chaining up to go over Loveland Pass or 10 miles down off Eisenhower (6% grade) don't take the chains off you stil got Vail pass( not as bad unless your going east). Let's not forget Glenwood Canyon that they do a :
: job of clearing snow & ice. Oh my Good Times
GirthQuake
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Wow, how do you guys make money during the 9 months out of the year it’s not sunny and 100 degrees?
joe bucker
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Glad I'm a flatland driver!
If it’s 100*, I’m calling off. Other than that, only time I don’t run is when we close cuz ev one else called off.
GirthQuake
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Oh gotcha
I use two factors to determine whether or not I'm coming in.
1) When Highway Patrol/State Police advise against non-emergency travel.
2) Difficulty getting to major highways, from house.
Typically item 1 occurs before item 2.
Just know, if it's before or after a holiday... You'll most likely lose holiday pay too...
1) When Highway Patrol/State Police advise against non-emergency travel.
2) Difficulty getting to major highways, from house.
Typically item 1 occurs before item 2.
Just know, if it's before or after a holiday... You'll most likely lose holiday pay too...
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Streaker69
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Just know, if it's before or after a holiday... You'll most likely lose holiday pay too...
The way I see it, I'd rather lose holiday pay than pay my deductible.
Or come in and attempt run and turn around and come back. Holiday pay and not driving more than a couple of miles.
Bonus: Get to play in it in my 4x4 all the way there and back. Lol
Exception is ice. My 4x4 says ice bad snow fun.
THAT is the bottom line, even if you're the best damn driver that has ever been. most don't consider the fact that it's them other drivers, who think they can drive in ice, that will cause the accidents.
Streaker69
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I went to the supermarket this morning and it was snowing. I'm driving up a hill on a road with 2 lanes of traffic, each going in operate directions. As I'm going around a curve, there's a nutcase going around the other cars driving on the wrong side of the road. I almost went into a ditch trying to avoid him.
Streaker69
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I plan on going to ground for 2 hours to get cancelled. My luck, they'll have a 150 mile turn for me to do.
