Destination Excellence

[Duck]

If you two keep bickering you're going to invoke the wrath of the squaw!

 

[Electric Chicken]

If you two keep bickering you're going to invoke the wrath of the squaw!

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I can't wait. *Squee!*

 

[r3gulator3]

My thing about the tarps is they're fine right there and there's absolutely no reason to handle them again until the load comes off. THEN you could put them away properly.

This is extra work for reasons.

I don’t entirely disagree. Again it was my choice to do things my way knowing where I was going and what would happen. Again. I chose to work here.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I don’t entirely disagree. Again it was my choice to do things my way knowing where I was going and what would happen. Again. I chose to work here.

I hear you. Still gonna rib you though.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

I hear you. Still gonna rib you though.

This. ^^^^

 

[ironpony]

My thing about the tarps...

Your "thing??"



OK Mr Canner...

 

[Electric Chicken]

Your "thing??"



OK Mr Canner...

Thing, issue, perturbance, whatever you wanna call it.

 

[Sinister]

They probably already have my replacement hired.

I used to work on a lot of companies ****. And it was ****.

I appreciate rules and standards. I did before I went to work at TMC. And no shop I ever worked in had them. They said they did. But they never enforced ****.

Don’t pity me. You don’t like what you do then do something else. You’ll probably have a happier existence if you find something you enjoy.

I don’t care about money. If I did I would still be at Freightliner. But I do have financial obligations to meet and driving for 46cpm somewhere (regular flat mind you) that has decent equipment that’s only gonna run me 2200 miles a week ain’t gonna get it done.
.46 is maverick our biggest competitor.

I am trying to explain, at great length and with much pain, because you just don’t get it. I had this mentality long before TMC. I like things being well kept, super clean, and on a schedule. Almost to the point I’m OCD about it. There are times when I was in the shop I would have to stop and put all my tools away and clean the work area before continuing because for me it was too much chaos. Other guys could have their whole tool box on the floor picking through stuff and be fine.

Again I’ll say you do you man, and I’ll do me.

I get what you're saying about policy. In all honesty I was worried about that when I came here because I've never been a person who likes policy. But what I learned was that they can be in place to protect the driver as well as the company. Also what I learned is that most of the policies we have in place here are a result of a lawsuit, or to prevent a lawsuit.

All the other places I've ever worked had little or no policy. I found this worked in the bosses favor more often than mine.

I want a day off, nope too bad, boss says you have to go. When we were doing fundraisers for our trip to Ireland I'd asked for Sundays off so I could help. I was told over and over again it was not doable. I can't count the number of times I pulled into the yard and everyone elses truck was parked, and somehow i was the only one available to work.

Here the process is a little frustrating, but fair. It also favors those with seniority, but that at least makes sense to me.

But walking on the grass??

Really?

That not in the same ballpark.

 

[r3gulator3]

But walking on the grass??

Really?

That not in the same ballpark.

Only two instances I have been told of by senior management where someone was let go for doing something to the grass.

One was a guy in orientation who was told specifically by the CEO not to walk across the grass. Did an about face and tore ass across the grass. That is literally direct insubordination.

The other time a guy backed his truck into a spot went up over the curb and put the whole spread in the grass right after it had rained. Again the CEO had seen it. Said if he was willing to tear up property where someone from the company was watching what would they do out when they didn’t have supervision.

The whole point of the grass thing is being able to follow a simple instruction and not take a short cut. I get it. They are entrusting you with 195k worth of equipment plus cargo, they want you to do things by the book.


I also understand people thinking it’s ridiculous. But I also see the other side of the coin as well.

The traps thing was a rule that came about in the 80s I was told after a guy forgot to tighten the strap over the tarps and they rolled off the back of the trailer and through the windshield of a car.

Either way yes policies were made typically from a lawsuit. And wether I agree or not and or choose to follow or not is on me. But I also realize that I’m responsible to find a new job when I get fired.

 

[mndriver]

Were your tarps secure? And how hard is it to tug on that strap?

 

[r3gulator3]

Were your tarps secure? And how hard is it to tug on that strap?

Policy, in the cabinet, side box, or belly pan.

 

[Sinister]

Were your tarps secure? And how hard is it to tug on that strap?

It doesn't matter how hard it is.

We have people hit bright yellow poles every. friggin. day.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

I got policies too. Tarps are now against policy. Cross Canada trucking is against policy. Automatic trucks.....against policy. Company controlled remote cameras of any sort are against policy. (My last company has them far and wide now so we pulled the pin on that grenade just in time)

I'm sure there are more I'm not thinking of right now.

 

[r3gulator3]

I got policies too. Tarps are now against policy. Cross Canada trucking is against policy. Automatic trucks.....against policy. Company controlled remote cameras of any sort are against policy. (My last company has them far and wide now so we pulled the pin on that grenade just in time)

I'm sure there are more I'm not thinking of right now.

I’m stuck with the auto truck but if they lose a few guys off special ed I think I will make the jump to get back to a 13 speed.

 

[Nomad1]

I get what you're saying about policy. In all honesty I was worried about that when I came here because I've never been a person who likes policy. But what I learned was that they can be in place to protect the driver as well as the company. Also what I learned is that most of the policies we have in place here are a result of a lawsuit, or to prevent a lawsuit.

All the other places I've ever worked had little or no policy. I found this worked in the bosses favor more often than mine.

I want a day off, nope too bad, boss says you have to go. When we were doing fundraisers for our trip to Ireland I'd asked for Sundays off so I could help. I was told over and over again it was not doable. I can't count the number of times I pulled into the yard and everyone elses truck was parked, and somehow i was the only one available to work.

Here the process is a little frustrating, but fair. It also favors those with seniority, but that at least makes sense to me.

But walking on the grass??

Really?

That not in the same ballpark.

Walmart would have the policy about walking on the grass if they had any. You are right about policies being lawsuit prevention. Hell, 99% of the management training at that place was lawsuit prevention.

 

[Sinister]

Walmart would have the policy about walking on the grass if they had any. You are right about policies being lawsuit prevention. Hell, 99% of the management training at that place was lawsuit prevention.

I’ve found that if I simply do my job, stay out of the office , and remain low maintenance none of it is an issue.

I don’t even know half the abbreviations I’m supposed to.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

I’ve found that if I simply do my job, stay out of the office , and remain low maintenance none of it is an issue.

I don’t even know half the abbreviations I’m supposed to.

That's pretty much anywhere. Any time I get too close to an office some office puke will come up with some half baked idea almost guaranteed to make the day more " interesting"

 

[r3gulator3]

Which is also why I tend to avoid terminals. The safety guy is not your friend.

 

[Duck]

If I was CEO of a big company I'd make a completely pointless and stupid rule like you can't say some randomly chosen word on a Tuesday while you are at a terminal.

Then I'd fire any manager who actually tries to enforce it.

 

[r3gulator3]

If I was CEO of a big company I'd make a completely pointless and stupid rule like you can't say some randomly chosen word on a Tuesday while you are at a terminal.

Then I'd fire any manager who actually tries to enforce it.

If I was a CEO, I’d be too busy delegating work to others and playing golf to worry about that. Especially when I’m semi-retired.