Some of you may have wondered, "Would my company care if I left?"
Now we can answer that.
A bit of background to set the scene:
We started with Roberts Express in 1995, so we have as much history at the company as most others.
Yesterday (Friday), Doc and I gave our 10-day written notice of intent to cancel our lease agreement.
A few weeks ago we told our CC that we had begun to think about leaving.
Her response was a bored, "If you do, there are plenty of others waiting to take your place."
She gave us not one word of concern, not even asking, "Why?"
(That came from a person who is supposed to help us with problems?)
When I called Contractor Relations yesterday and told the person who answered that we intended to cancel our contract, I received a bored, completely distinterested, "Really?"
Again, not one word of anything even slightly concerned.
We think that (maybe) some of the White Glove dispatchers will be disappointed, for a minute, but apparently nobody else in Green will care even slightly.
Fortunately for us, there are still companies who send one offer to one truck, are not interested in electronic logging, do not impose strange ideas about the personal use of one's own truck while off-duty, know all of their drivers by name, do not speak to us in a demeaning or condescending manner, and would never DREAM of demanding that an owner-operator (independent contractor) haul explosives when they prefer not to.
Our preference is based on our losing massive amounts of money ($5,000 to $6,000 a MONTH less than we did while doing non-DoD regular freight).
When we asked not to haul explosives any more, they said we'd be kicked out of White Glove.
We've read the lease agreement over and over, and nowhere does it say anything about requiring us to lose revenue for the convenience or profit of the company.
Fortunately, our chosen Plan B company is delighted and enthusiastic to get us, our truck, our WG equipment, our record, and our experience.
The signs are off, the Qualcomm is out, and we feel better than we have in a long time.
For those of you who still enjoy doing that other stuff, great.
For any who might feel interested in getting out from under the heavy purple thumb, there is an excellent alternative.
We wish we had known about it 2 years ago.
Best wishes to everyone,
Marda Rushing.
PS. Doc, the captain aboard our truck, has read and approved this message.
Now we can answer that.
A bit of background to set the scene:
We started with Roberts Express in 1995, so we have as much history at the company as most others.
Yesterday (Friday), Doc and I gave our 10-day written notice of intent to cancel our lease agreement.
A few weeks ago we told our CC that we had begun to think about leaving.
Her response was a bored, "If you do, there are plenty of others waiting to take your place."
She gave us not one word of concern, not even asking, "Why?"
(That came from a person who is supposed to help us with problems?)
When I called Contractor Relations yesterday and told the person who answered that we intended to cancel our contract, I received a bored, completely distinterested, "Really?"
Again, not one word of anything even slightly concerned.
We think that (maybe) some of the White Glove dispatchers will be disappointed, for a minute, but apparently nobody else in Green will care even slightly.
Fortunately for us, there are still companies who send one offer to one truck, are not interested in electronic logging, do not impose strange ideas about the personal use of one's own truck while off-duty, know all of their drivers by name, do not speak to us in a demeaning or condescending manner, and would never DREAM of demanding that an owner-operator (independent contractor) haul explosives when they prefer not to.
Our preference is based on our losing massive amounts of money ($5,000 to $6,000 a MONTH less than we did while doing non-DoD regular freight).
When we asked not to haul explosives any more, they said we'd be kicked out of White Glove.
We've read the lease agreement over and over, and nowhere does it say anything about requiring us to lose revenue for the convenience or profit of the company.
Fortunately, our chosen Plan B company is delighted and enthusiastic to get us, our truck, our WG equipment, our record, and our experience.
The signs are off, the Qualcomm is out, and we feel better than we have in a long time.
For those of you who still enjoy doing that other stuff, great.
For any who might feel interested in getting out from under the heavy purple thumb, there is an excellent alternative.
We wish we had known about it 2 years ago.
Best wishes to everyone,
Marda Rushing.
PS. Doc, the captain aboard our truck, has read and approved this message.
