Should you give a 2 week notice? | Trucking Answers
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- Should drivers, especially OTR drivers, give a 2 week notice before quitting a company. Hear me when I say this, it is not required by law anywhere. It is just common in all industries. Why? Companies need to replace you so they expect it. Do they give notice to you if they are going to fire you? NO. What is the difference? The most complaints I get about giving two week notice is not that drivers get fired on the spot although that does happen. The biggest problem I get from drivers is they get sat somewhere for most of that time and don't get any miles. Nice and petty from trucking companies to be sure. Also, I have seen where drivers cannot get back to the terminal. They are out 3 and 4 weeks beyond their notice because the company refuses to give them a load back. Can't quit if you aren't back, right? Protect yourself and just quit while you are at a terminal is my advice to most drivers. Take pictures of the truck and take a video with the current paper as proof of the day and show the truck, paper and terminal in one shot to prove it was there on that day. You do not know the problems companies can give you by saying you didn't turn it in. How would you prove it? With the video. Bottom line I believe is for most people to just leave.
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I never tell till I get there, I got an Exit strategy and another Job. That way they pick me up
If they treat me like dirt then it's football and a two minute warning !
two weeks notice is a professional courtesy. if they have treated you well then leave respectfully, if not then they reap what they sow.
10 years ago i gave a 2 week notice to my company. 30 min later i get a message to clean my truck out that they needed it for someone else. i lived 250 miles away. i had to put all my stuff on the curb and wait 4 hours for my wife to come pick me up. Never again.
Mega carriers dont deserve a notice as mostly its 'at will' employment .
Fire at will,and quit at will.
I've always given a two weeks notice in other lines of work. Trucking seems like a different world.
I give a 2 day notice. I’ll be out of here 2 day!
To add to this I normally leave on the day that they hold the least amount of my money in their account.
HA!
I'm quitting Sunday if notice comes up I'm using the to-day notice. Lol
thats hellarious
If when you call in you have to give your truck number to identify yourself....no to the 2 week notice.
HA!
Depends on.the company and management. When I left Werner Enterprises, I did not give a notice. I read all of the horror stories about people giving two week notices with them and stranding them 1,000 miles away to starve you out of the industry.
I gave them a home time request (2 weeks in advance), and before I left the terminal:
1. I made sure I was under no load, which I was not.
2. I took pics of the vehicle, cleaned it out, and did a post trip. I gave the keys to the mechanics, and did not tell anyone at the terminal I was quitting. Went to home terminal.
3. When I did my check call in the middle of my off time, told them I was not coming back.
I was brought home a day late, but better late than never.
They have hundreds or thousands of new applicants that can replace you for less pay and benefits (replace you in a minute). If they do not give me a two weeks notice before letting me go, WHY SHOULD I? They will notice in two weeks when I am gone!
I checked my DAC after I left and it said, "Eligible for rehire upon review."
Nebraska where Werners headquarters is, is an at will employment state, they can fire you at any time for no reason, and you can quit at any time for no reason.
Mark, I agree with you 100%!
That's it when is time to go give them there equipment back and thank you and good bye 👋. It's always work for me.
I gave 2 weeks notice after I accepted a position with another company. The new company sucked big time. Everything the recruiter told me was lies. After a few weeks I called my old company. They told me come on back. They said nobody has touched your truck and we'll do our best to resolve the issues that made you quit in the first place. Best thing I ever did. My old company resolved the issues and now they know that I ain't gonna tolerate BS in the future. I'll probably retire from these guys. Don't burn any bridges because the grass ain't always greener on the other side.
If it's a sh*t company I would wait until I was empty with a full tank of fuel. Head back to your terminal. Just refuse the next load and tell them you're coming home. Sorry, I don't do Grey Hound or fly. I will return to the terminal the same way I left.
I worked for Schneider for 3yrs 2015-2018. They treated me really good I made good miles and home time was good. But when I put in my 2 weeks they tried everything to make me stay up until my last day. I worked a Walmart dedicated account. So in short I think if the company treated me good I’ll give them the courtesy of a 2 week notice.
Don’t give em anything except for their truck back.
Drive empty or bobtail to the yard. Idgaf. If I was nice enough to give notice and they make me sit for days, I'm leaving.
I believe no. Because they can fire me at anytime.
Exactly
I worked for a megacarrier on a dedicated account. A driver who worked on the account for 8 years turned in his 2 week notice, they fired him on the spot. Needless to say, I didn't give 2 weeks notice.
Honestly, in the last 7 years I quit 4 company, I never let they know , I have always cleaned the truck and taking photos and video, and sent it to the dispatch, driver manager, terminal , and games over..
My mechanic told me to jb weld the oil cap on but not doing that.
You are exactly right....I did it twice,made sure I got all money owed to me..and took them the truck..(in showroom condition)....
They had no money owed to me to ding with their “ incidental charges”. They could do nothing. Keep up the good work !
Thank you!
I hate when I go work somewhere and they tell me we like a big family here response iam here to do a job and earn money for my family at home I don't care what you did last weekend
i dont consider any person at a company family
I agree with you Mark 💯 👍
My notice was from the time I sent the email to the time they received and read it, that was last month. So long Millis ✌️
I’ve been with my company for 5 years and have seen many drivers quit, the guys and gals that put 2 week notice in, the company routes them to a terminal right away and let’s them be on their way.
Good points made.
Yes. I think a two-week notice is more of a "courtesy", that is used for one basic reason. If it was a good company, and you were just looking to better yourself in another position, then you might want to use a two week notice. But if it is a shit company, who didn't treat you right, then why would you want to give a two week notice?
p.s. I quit Prime, with only one week's notice, not because they treated me badly, but like you said Mark, I quit after one week because of fear that they were not going to give me any miles during that period. I gave them only one week, because I figured that was enough time for them to get me back to a terminal
I'm glad you got back with no issues.
As a small carrier I have respectfully disagree. I’ve been on both sides of the coin. I’ve always given a two week notice unless there was a good reason not to. As a carrier I never want to see a good operator leave. But at the same time I would never treat that individual badly just because he or she turned in a two weeks notice. I’ve always given anyone who gives me a two week notice the option to go ahead and leave unless I already had loads scheduled for them. But I’m also the type of person who puts themselves in the other person’s shoes. I don’t like sitting out on the road so I figure no one else does either! No one is making money if the truck is sitting. I think courtesy and communication go along way for both parties.
I always say don’t burn any bridges. So I always give a 2 week notice.
Wait till you hit 30 years of age. When I was a child, I reasoned ....when I became a man, I gave up the childish ways.... in the mirror dimly, but then Face to Face.
never work somewhere more than once
The difference between a slave and an employee is you can quit whenever you want.
the only difference
I say schedule your home time and then once you’re home time is approved call him and tell him you quit. 😂
I'm Great One 🚛... I've always given notice, but in this industry, I believe I would give them a call saying to consider this my resignation, and ask where they way the rig brought to. Then I would follow your advice on cleaning the truck out, taking video and pictures, and sending the picture of the truck with that day's newspaper.
Dvl express and altex logistics are the same company, basically. There names in that lawsuit to. They use dvls name to do the shady stuff and altex they keep that name clean er. But there getting sued 2. My best friend over 2 years he's say they got him on 90,000. Military contracts
I just retired. I gave them two weeks because I liked the people and know how hard they work. My DM always tried to accommodate my wishes.
The previous company was crap. I called my DM and told her I was delivering the current load, and returning the truck to a terminal. No discussion, no negotiations.
I will *never* give 2 wk notice bc the company will find so many ways to screw with you during that time. Bad loads no loads, they will make you turn in the truck at some middle of nowhere terminal 500 miles from home & this happen at many so-called good companies😒
And keep your check
No two weeks notice!
You have a valid point Mark. They can get rid of you anytime anywhere anyhow without a notice in a contract that we ALL sign.
Personally, I have my last employer one week. They wanted two, but I didnt care. For had a job waiting for me to start right away the following week.
Make sure you clean the truck out of all your stuff before quitting, then hand back the keys. I’ve heard of drivers being locked out of the truck with all their stuff in there and being escorted off the property by security or police. The company tells you they will clean out the truck and send you back your stuff. Bullshit!!! You never get back everything you had in there and if they see a nice CB Radio or other piece of equipment they want, they claim it wasn’t there.
So yeah…clean out the truck before you return it. Also top off all the fuel tanks including refer tanks and DEF. Don’t give them any excuse whatsoever to deduct money from your check or withhold your last paycheck. I’d even go so far as having someone for the company come out and inspect it, maintenance if at all possible, and video it so if they say it is good to go you got proof.
I think to give notice is on a case by case basis. Yes I’m an at will employee and my employer can terminate our relationship at any time without providing reason. But I also have values and that doesn’t always mean stooping down to the level of a soon to be ex employer. I gave 2 weeks notice at an employer because I had a real good working relationship with my dispatcher and I was more concerned about how he was going to handle things once I left than I was the company I was working for. Since we’re ‘at will’ employees, if the company I give notice to decides to retaliate by being petty or making my life hard, I can always say something to the effect of, “I don’t feel like you’re respecting the intent and purpose of the 2 weeks notice I gave you so I will be tendering my resignation today.” I’ll get off my soapbox now.
Whenever I left a place I always give a two week notice, and they always said I wish you the best of luck and if something changes and you want to come back I’ll be a spot for you… I’ve never had a problem
If it is in At-Will Employer no notice is needed. I learned long ago just wait till you get to your home terminal or yard where the truck is secured. Clean it out then let them know no need to dispatch you anymore. I give the truck back cleaner than I received it. I kept my mattress last company I worked at since it was new. That way If I go back on the road next company does not have to buy a mattress for me.
Hell, I will just park the truck in their terminal/yard, pack the bags, tell the dispatch your going on vacation.
When they call you two weeks later (you already been paid for all the work you did), tell them you don't want to drive for them anymore. Be courteous and polite but tell them you decided to quit.
@@jaeinnmoon3279 thats what I did with the last company took my vacation then quit.
Ty sir
I’ve heard the best time to put in a 2 week notice is at the terminal. Sometimes they’ll let you go and if you give an official notice and they fire you right away they have to pay you
Don't matter how you quit just make sure you got another job lined up
Absolutely! And the really good companies like swift,Werner etc. should be given 4!
Never jump off without a place to land. In this business it doesn’t matter. If you take your hand out of a bucket of water it doesn’t leave a hole. Just quit. Of course if you are leaving on good terms and your new job doesn’t work out, it’s nice to have a place to fall back into.
never go back they will never treat you the same go elsewhere.
Depends on the company your working for and how they treated you while you were their,and if you may want too come back later too work for them if you get in a bind or need a good reference of work history.Dont burn 🔥 your bridges.I done both quit on the spot at the terminal and 2weeks notice.But i usually give a 2week notice ,especially smaller companies that are short on drivers and they respected that.
I agree. If they treat you like crap, they must want you to treat them that way.
Exactly right
I don't think you have to give it 2 week notice they're not going to give you a two week notice if they decide to fire you so why should you give them a 2-week notice
Spot on!
Most companies act like if they fire you or you quit they will make up stories about you leaving them so it harder to find another company to hire you
I gave 2 weeks notice because the company treated me pretty well. I left for a company that offered to pay me double what i was making, and i wanted to have the option to go back if the grass wasn't actually greener on the other side.
No, especially at a mega carrier, i told jb hunt i needed to transfer because i didnt have anybody to watch my dog, i used the word emergency, and they still said i had to wait 90 days , i told them i would be looking for another job, still didnt care, i found a job where i could bring my dog with me and quit no notice
My last employer had "secrets". 😄 They dare not mess with me. I can report their secrets.
Keep that stuff forever!
let me guess, bad equipment and hos violations
at will employer not required union company maybe
Have heard at my place if you don't give a 2 weeks they can keep all of your PTO/Vacation time you have built up. Been trying to use mine, just in case 🤣
A 2 week notice is for an office job, where you actually physically SEE and KNOW folks around you... where you actually talk and mayhap share a coffee with a person.
You are in a tin can, weeks at a time.. you work with a PC box that is powerful enough to: On, Off, Sleeper, Driving.... Do not hold any illusions, you are just a cog that directs where the machine is going....
Take charge of your own life, you want to be somewhere else? Do it the best way it suits you. The video/photo advice is about all there it to it - film the truck, park it at the company's yard and that is it.
I am actually very surprised and pleasantly so! to hear a GOOD and REAL advice about this given in a video. A corp is NOT A PERSON, not a human, nor a being of any kind, just an idea.
I am with Gray transportation in the driver manual it asks to give notice they also ask you to speak to management about any problems you have and try to work things out they value safe and dependable drivers
when i quit crete i took all of my vacation then when it was over i said i quit turned in the truck that day
Did you bring it to a terminal?
Depending on how they treat you
I agree.
And make sure that they settle out financially
That's funny I gave a 2 month notice and then 3 weeks in they hold me into the office and paid me to stay home for a month and a 1/2
Well, that would be great.
If the company treats me well then I have no issue giving them a notice. A lot of times, I’ll offer to drop their truck at the terminal nearest to my home. This always works out because they can get another few trips out of me and I’m saving on expenses/time. Plus, it burns no bridges. You never know where you’ll be in this industry.
Depends on the company. I've had decent experience with this this, and I've also been dropped at a truck stop in the middle of the night with my stuff.
No two week notice for a deck that's stackcd against you already they don't care about there driver's peroid none of them!
True
You so right AGAIN Marky Mark
2 weeks never works out for us big fat quitters. I never have an exit plan i just tell them to load me for the terminal cuz homey don't like lies, layovers .or no dock pay. The dog and o don't play dat.
Thanks Mark. Your trash Pilot and F.J. back lot vids are mild.
I walk the dog,( at truck stops) Pilots from Pacific to Atlantic and the crap o see makes me regret the food i just bought.
I think that is great advice. Especially if you aren't making good money where you are and aren't being treated right. 😏
Right, time to move on.
I've always enjoyed giving a two week notice. For once you can witness how painful it is for them. How mad they got and stupid. When I walk through the office; i can feel all the hurt. I try to have a face that says, can you feel me now?
I gave a two week notice they picked me up drove me to the airport and when I called to ask if I could come back they flew me back to a truck. Oh and when I turned the truck in they were waiting on me with my last check in hand.
Yep, just right.
I think it all depends. If you're on good terms with the company, yeah, do them the courtesy of a 2 week notice. But let's face it, a lot of places (my employer especially) will remind you that employment is at will, they can let you go at the drop of a hat, and you can leave them just the same. If my employer really did me wrong, and I had a plan B ready, need I say more?
Right
Yes. I would give two weeks’ notice. I do it out of courtesy if it is a good company. If it was a bad company, I would probably wouldn’t. I would probably go in to office and stated that I was quitting. Either after my shift ended or when it started.
Right.
Just a fair warning you must watch out for Bloom services that’s how they did me I tried to get a deer guard to put on the truck and take it out of my pay. next thing I know they’re putting a boot on the wheel and tell me it’s not gonna work out and I almost didn’t have a way home.
What about if you want a letter of recommendation/good word in your favor?… It might not be fair that you don’t get advance notice if you get fired but look at the big picture. It’s chess, not checkers
you dnt need that in trucking just a clean record and experience.
U DONT WANT TO BURN ALL OF UR BRIDGES...IF THE COMPANY KNOWS YOUR NAME AND HAVE TREATED U ....OK GIVE NOTICE....BUT IF YOUR A NUMBER AND THEY DINT CARE....SIMPLY LEAVE
Or if you are an end user.
never go back ever
I gaved them a two week notice and now six months later im applying for another job. My future employee says that the reports show that i was terminated from that driving job. How is that possible?
The couple times I gave a notice. The company routes you straight back without a load. My guess is if your quiting no point in keeping you and pissing you off
That works too. Better than being stuck somewhere.
Normally I would say yes give notice. However in the trucking industry. Drivers can be mistreated worse by giving notice. If you are going to quit a company. Don't give them any indication that you are quitting. Ask for a home run clear your truck out and then go to the yard. Give your key and the truck over to them and walk. A overnight bag is all you need at that point. Catch a plane or the bus home and start again.
Yes
Weiner, swift and Western Express dislike this video. 3 dislike this far lol
Last time I gave a two week notice they immediately dispatch me to New York City and then they had me wait three days to get me a load out and they won't allow me to leave New Jersey City dangerous truck stop
Only one company I’d go back to. I left for personal reasons but all others, as i always said (same as Mark) I don’t just cross a bridge i to burn it and then ask to be reimbursed for the toll. HA!
Unspoken truth...company I used to work for...if you gave notice...you would end up wherever they needed a truck...and a bus ticket home...of course you can't get everything you have in a truck on bus...so....you end up either having to do a "fire sale" on your property or giving it away.
For me, I always put in a 2 week notice if possible because I am a professional and that’s what professionals do. If the company are scumbags and my miles dwindle upon my pending departure, that’s another story.
I give them what they give people who they fire.
I give a week notice I find it's good enough and normally they will hire you back
I gave 2 week notice to a company, and they said to go. They didn’t “fire” me, just accepted my moving on immediately. In fairness, they gave me good remarks when the new company called about me. You just don’t know what will happen.
A recruiter told me 3 days is the norm in trucking
0 days is ok its best just to go when ready
If it's a big impersonal carrier I say no two week notice
Right.
This might be the first video you put out that I agree with without needing to give any thought...
Don't never give them 2 wks notice in this trucking industry. Vast majority of the trucking companies think and treat you like an animal if not a slave. They always want you to do stuff for them for free. They take advantage of you all the time. They lie to you all the time....
They cheat your pay by not paying you all the miles you drove, why would you give them the 2 wks???
If you work for the state of Tennessee hourly employees must give a 2 week notice or you CANNOT be considered for ANY state job ever again. Salary employees are to give a minimum of 30 days but they prefer a 60 day notice or you cannot apply for another state job. When you retire that notice is bumped up to 3 MONTHS !!! That’s over 43,000 employees !
Wow, Still, I always say burn your bridges. There is always a better opportunity for those that seek it.
Just because the company sucks doesn't mean you should too.
They get what they give.
At will employment meaning they can fire u at anytime for whatever reason. So who's the scumbag now??
The point about holding up a picture of a newspaper to prove you brought the truck back on a certain day doesn't make any sense because you could be holding up a 3 day old newspaper. Better rethink that one. Maybe film yourself holding your cellphone when it is showing the date and time. Cellphones always show the correct date and time.
If I am leaving the company and they were good to me and respectful I give them two weeks if I'm leaving because they are an absolute s*** show absolutely not
They kept my last two weeks pay.
Sweet.
If you were the hiring manager, would you want to hire someone that quit without notice?
If you were that manager would you fire someone without a 2 week notice?
I guess if I didn't have enough drivers and there was a driver shortage... sure why not? I need drivers!
it's different in trucking, recruiters in trucking dont mind poaching you while you are driving for another company
I set up my application and got conditionally hired by one company while I was employed by another. I cleaned the truck out and then called the dispatch supervisor to notify of immediate resignation at the terminal.
I was hired and had hotel, uber, and orientation setup with the new co the next hour.
the condition for the hire was that I had to resign, and not get fired, so as far as I could tell it was important for me to give them absolutely 0 notification prior to resignation
@@M0M0M0M0MThat’s changed. Now it’s a carrier’s market not a driver’s. It used to be if you had a pulse and a CDL you could get started tomorrow. Now good carriers are picky.
A Driver quits one day, a day or so later, a new body is in the seat
I’ve always given 2 weeks notice, you could always use that employer as a reference. Only one time did I walk off a job but that was because the guy was an A-hole and he deserved it.
It's best to leave a company on good terms. Why make enemies if they are going to be irrelevant and behind you after you leave?
Mega carriers already see you as a number, not as an enemy or friend😂.
I worked for a truck Co . That made me sign a paper saying if I did not give them a 2 week notice they would pay me minimum wage for what ever they still owed me ! So F up ! I don't know if this is legal ? I made them fire me after 30 days cause they r a S co. !! 😀
Two wrongs never make a right.
I have a no 2 week notice. The company is already treating you like crap. My current employer got me a rental car to flee GP Transco In Illinois! True Story.
You left gp transco? I thought they were the cats meow?
@@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489 You do realize the people who say it are paid to promote the company on RUclips. It’s definitely a crap company.
@@johnj8840 $500 paychecks and Live Crap loads and they give out your number to the broker for tracking.