Scheduled Off Days

[3838373]

How does your center deal with S/O days?
Will they let cover drivers run your route if you want the day?

 

[heybobby!]

Yes

 

[clean hairy]

Why worry about it?
Enjoy your day off and let them figure out who covers your route!

 

[rod]

Don't worry about it---your route will be there when you get back------------------------------------- along with a lecture about how who ever ran it did such a bang up job and why can't you be that way.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Whenever I took a day off from this place....and I took a lot of them in my 38 years...The absolute last thing I ever thought about was how they ran my route while I was gone. You can't take this job home with you. That's why I never discussed work with my wife. She'd ask me how my day went at work and I always had the same reply. "It sucked."

 

[3838373]

IF you are scheduled to work and a cover driver that knows your route is off, can you opt for a scheduled day to let the cover driver work or can they force you to work?

 

[rod]

When I took a vacation I always just assumed my route would be a total disaster when I got back. Send agains, can't locates, won't locates, customer complaints, driver follow ups, inside of truck a total disaster----very seldom was I disappointed.

 

[ArcherUTR]

IF you are scheduled to work and a cover driver that knows your route is off, can you opt for a scheduled day to let the cover driver work or can they force you to work?

I believe you have a right to work, not a right to a day off...unless you're exercising an option 3 day.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Don't worry about it---your route will be there when you get back------------------------------------- along with a lecture about how who ever ran it did such a bang up job and why can't you be that way.

When I took a vacation I always just assumed my route would be a total disaster when I got back. Send agains, can't locates, won't locates, customer complaints, driver follow ups, inside of truck a total disaster----very seldom was I disappointed.

There is always an issue when I'm off. Even for just one day. Commercial stops not reattempted during their posted business hours. No indirect attempts made on those businesses that could have been left with neighbors. Trash in the cargo area. Full trash can. Noises coming from the engine or other parts of the truck. Dolly is missing. Not enough fuel to make it through the day even though my truck is a gas truck and our center has gas pumps. And my personal favorite.......the cab and cargo area reeks of cigarette smoke and there are cigarette butts there.

Man I tell ya people can be nasty and inconsiderate scumbags. And it's worse when they are speed demon bonus babies.

 

[Jones]

IF you are scheduled to work and a cover driver that knows your route is off, can you opt for a scheduled day to let the cover driver work or can they force you to work?

Depends on your supplement. In the Atlantic if they have extra drivers they have to let people go home in seniority order but not all supplements have that language.

 

[Wally]

I call in sick when I want the day off. Why chance it?

 

[MC4YOU2]

IF you are scheduled to work and a cover driver that knows your route is off, can you opt for a scheduled day to let the cover driver work or can they force you to work?

Take a few sick days off and you'll increase the number of cover drivers that are trained on your route.

 

[Nakya Odum]

Can I get some help on here??????

 

[Indecisi0n]

When I return I always smell the seat so I know who did the route.

 

[Jones]

Jesus..

 

[moldsporh]

Op.....not to sound rude....but I don't know why you asked the opening question? That's like asking.... Why do we have cover drivers??

The second question is a good one, generally you can ask to use a sick or personal for your layoff day.

Sorry, maybe I missed your point but it almost sounds like a April Fools day question.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

Can I get some help on here??????

Maybe?

 

[Brownslave688]

Can I get some help on here??????

Maybe?

 

[upschuck]

Can I get some help on here??????

Help with what?

 

[moldsporh]

How was my statement a derail? Seriously....lol.

Ok, sorry......when anyone takes a day off the route just sits and gets delivered when you return.

Was I then only one who thought the question was missing some key points? How would someone seriously answer it?