Update on this.
The reason it was ruled an accident was the tow company said they pulled me out.
Now I need to consider my options because the invoice to schneider shows a tow and my record is being damaged.
Ruled a preventable accident, but it really wasn't.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Mauriciojar1, Feb 20, 2023.
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Update on this.
My errors with the gps and all that aside.
They ruled it a preventable accident because the tow company invoiced them saying I was towed out.
This is a lie. -
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Then yes, you were "towed out".
You have two options. The first is to learn from this mistake, keep your nose clean for 6 months to a year, then reevaluate what you'd like to do. The second is to try and find a new job and explain this incident. -
It's not the gps fault. It's not the tow company fault. It's the fault of the person (you) that didn't read signs and then was too scared to back out of the area you drove forward into.
Man up and figure out what you did wrong. Only once you do that can you move forward.Last edited: Mar 1, 2023
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Im not leaving the job but when the time comes where i need to explain this I will say the tow company lied bc they did not tow me.
Otherwise I dont think its a big deal but . Will be trying to investigate this further -
I get these bills weekly, it does not detail what is done unless I tell the driver when they call to get them to detail their bill.Mauriciojar1 Thanks this. -
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That's all you needed to say when they brought you in for the post incident review. The safety critter would have shook your hand and told you to have a nice day.
If you start playing semantic games of "yeah, the tow truck driver helped me but he didn't actually hook on so it's not a tow so it shouldn't be on my record" you sound like a guy who won't take responsibility for his actions and one that doesn't learn.
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