Fair warning to all drivers. Walts Drive Away you need to stay away from! Had a non preventable accident. I was smart enough to get a copy of the accident report and when I quit this company they put it on the DAC report that it was preventable. I called the Indiana State Police where the accident happened they stated that it was preventable. Called the safety coordinator was told they didnt get a copy of accident report. NO they didnt cause they didnt call to request one. He told me that any IDIOT would know that if you rear end someone it was preventable. You be the judge: 10:30pm, Speed 60mph, 4 lane highway, black pick up on side of road, no tail lights or head lights pulls into my lane of traffic at slow rate of speed, cannot get into hammer lane there is traffic. Hit the brakes, hit him in the rear end. Was 1,000,000 mile safe driver till NOW! Thanks Walts! Now how much clearer can it be??? Not to mention make almost 60,000 grand one year and less then 40,000 the following year with this company...DRIVERS beware of these guys!!!
Happy trucking!
Walts Drive Away (you to the poor house)
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This is exactely why I think every driver should have a camera on their dash when they drive to CYA. The company sure isn't going to cover it for you. And if you had that video to show the police after the accident, the other driver would probably be in jail for that.
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You'd be surprised what gets ruled preventable . I just read an article where a 4 wheeler passed a truck on the right , pulled in too soon , and clipped the trucks bumper . National Saety Bureau ruled it preventable because the driver should have anticipated the 4 wheeler's move and slowed down . http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=77775 Third article in Safety column
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They'd never rule a rear end accident non-preventable. Doesn't matter if the fourwheeler had no taillights. If your headlights illuminate something in the road at night you shouldn't be rolling so fast that you can't stop for whatever they illuminate.
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Its amazing your doing 60 mph a car on the side of the road pulls out in front of you driving slow and you got to hit the brakes hard risk other people and yourself trying to avoid an accident because of some foolish driver. I rolled my truck back in 08 to avoid a head on because some one came into my lane, one lane and I was top heavy caring pipe at night. I thank God I was not injured and the pipe help me because the truck rolled with it. Im thankful the witnesses stuck around for me and the cops to give a statement. If not I get blamed and could have lost my life for some idiot not any more if your dumb enough to get in front of a fast moving vehicle at 80k its on you.
There is no need for others to suffer because of your dumb actions. I want to go home at night. The sad part for hardwrknman2 is he gets the short end of the stick trying to avoid an idoit driver. Train operators are not blamed when you think your going to beat the train and dont make it. Trying to stop on the dime with that much freight doesnt work and dont expect trucks to do it. We see here and we know that, the traveling along public expects us to be able to do miracles to defy physics. -
We have a lot of incentive to be observant, safe and to drive as far down the road as possible all the while being completely aware of our immediate surroundings. It's highly unlikely that your company is gonna go to bat for you in any accident situation.
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