Act of moral turpitude need help

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  1. Tripp68

    Tripp68 Bobtail Member

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    If your to stupid to fill in the blanks and give correct advice about the question asked please stay off the thread
     
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  3. Tripp68

    Tripp68 Bobtail Member

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    Right my ? Was he has no grounds to call it abandoned right I stayed with it and gave the tow company the key
     
  4. Tripp68

    Tripp68 Bobtail Member

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    He can not force me to drive an unsafe piece of equipment and I offered to drive it back and finish my load if he would fix the tire he chose to tow it instead
     
  5. runningman0661

    runningman0661 Road Train Member

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    I’m just telling you how this industry works. He can put both issues on a DAC report (hireright) and the only way you can fight it is right a rebuttal into (hireright). But it sounds like you choose to work for small fly by night companies, so maybe you won’t have an issue finding a new employer.
     
  6. Tripp68

    Tripp68 Bobtail Member

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    People like you who drive on #### like that put yourself in danger and everyone around you the safe and responsible thing to do when your driver and truck are practically insight of a truck tire repair facility is change the tire out and keep your equipment and staff safe
     
  7. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    REO6205 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    The tire wear isn't all that bad. I would have limped it to the nearest tire shop and got it changed.

    What I'd be more concerned about was the "tire wabble". If that was visible from the cab while you were driving it should be checked. Was it just a single tire wabbling or the set?
    Also, I can't figure out why your boss would spend the bucks for a wrecker when it sounds like a portable tire truck could have solved your problem a lot cheaper.

    Also, how is what the boss did considered moral turpitude?
     
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  9. merv85

    merv85 Light Load Member

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    @Tripp68 did the right thing about protecting his CDL. if the company was ready to sent the road side service if he had blowout then they could have also send road service when OP pointed out the safety issue.

    The owner and dispatcher wanted to gamble with OP's CDL

    @Tripp68, document everthing and for @ future driving jobs interview tell the recruiters all the details.

    Also if I was in your position, I could have not moved the truck but also could not have quit. and when the company could have sent the tow truck, i could had traveled with the tow truck to the yard and then quit.
     
  10. LTL Bull

    LTL Bull Road Train Member

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    it’s flat, can’t run it down the road with 47k in the box

    you over reacted and screwed your self
     
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  11. mustang190

    mustang190 Road Train Member

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    Over 40 years of OTR driving I’m still trying to figure out what “tire wabble “ is ???
     
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  12. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    I'm glad you had the balls to stand up for yourself. Many don't.

    However, you overreacted. You could have problems with DOT regarding minimum tread depth, but that tire had plenty of life to make it.

    And you DID abandon the truck. It was under contract, and now it's in the middle of nowhere without a driver, correct? Doesn't matter if you babysat it until the end. You quit under load.
     
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