To Haul or Not To Haul – Overweights

March 11, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · 5 Comments

Can a company fire an employee for refusing to haul an overweight load?
Can the company make me haul a load that is overweight?

Can the dispatcher make me drive in bad weather?
Can the company make me pull an unsafe trailer or drive a truck that is not safe?
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Filed under Truck Driver Industry · Tagged with bad weather, CAT, company, dispatcher, DON, driver, exhaustion, load, overweight, shipper, tandems, tractor trailers

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