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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 3472949" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>I&#039;ve got an integrity story for you.&nbsp; I was new in feeders.&nbsp; I&#039;m in the office about to punch out, and the dispatcher tells me &quot;I&#039;ve got an overflow for you to run to Buffalo, Tx meet point. (about 2.5 hours one way.) You&#039;re already 30 minutes behind.&nbsp; Here are the keys to a tractor.&nbsp; It&#039;s fueled and ready to go.&nbsp; don&#039;t even take the time to pre-trip.&quot; It was a newer tractor.&nbsp; I did as I was told.&nbsp; Drove up to the meet point, and there were already 3 other drivers from my building waiting for Dallas drivers to swap with.&nbsp; I dropped my trailer, then TO&#039;d over to where we all waited. Guy says to me &quot;did they fix the flat on that tractor?&quot;&nbsp; I said what do you mean?&nbsp; He said &quot;they tried to give it to me, but I refused to drive it because of the flat, so they gave me another tractor.&quot;&nbsp; We got out and bumped the tires, and sure enough, one of the inside duals was flat.&nbsp; I said &quot;who did you tell it had a flat?&quot;&nbsp; He said so and so.&nbsp; It was the same guy who told me not to pretrip. There was a 24 hour tire service across the freeway, and I went there to have it fixed.&nbsp; I stewed for the 2+ hour trip back.&nbsp; Of course, the guy who had sent me out was gone for the day.&nbsp; Next day I SW, and I light into this guy&#039;s arse.&nbsp; Not only did he endanger my life, but everyone on the highway as well.&nbsp; He got into a lot of trouble for that, and I learned a lesson that night about what management will tell you to make themselves look good on paper.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 3472949, member: 52978"] I've got an integrity story for you. I was new in feeders. I'm in the office about to punch out, and the dispatcher tells me "I've got an overflow for you to run to Buffalo, Tx meet point. (about 2.5 hours one way.) You're already 30 minutes behind. Here are the keys to a tractor. It's fueled and ready to go. don't even take the time to pre-trip." It was a newer tractor. I did as I was told. Drove up to the meet point, and there were already 3 other drivers from my building waiting for Dallas drivers to swap with. I dropped my trailer, then TO'd over to where we all waited. Guy says to me "did they fix the flat on that tractor?" I said what do you mean? He said "they tried to give it to me, but I refused to drive it because of the flat, so they gave me another tractor." We got out and bumped the tires, and sure enough, one of the inside duals was flat. I said "who did you tell it had a flat?" He said so and so. It was the same guy who told me not to pretrip. There was a 24 hour tire service across the freeway, and I went there to have it fixed. I stewed for the 2+ hour trip back. Of course, the guy who had sent me out was gone for the day. Next day I SW, and I light into this guy's arse. Not only did he endanger my life, but everyone on the highway as well. He got into a lot of trouble for that, and I learned a lesson that night about what management will tell you to make themselves look good on paper. [/QUOTE]

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