Got Fired Due To Accident, Who Can Help

it seriously bugs me when i see trucks passing when theirs snow on the ground. you cant stop a truck in snow for crap. yesterday i got on the highway to head back home, and was going slow about 15/20, i tapped the brakes pretty hard like i always do in less the ideal conditions to see how slick the roads are. it was shear ice. a few moments later a big 53' tractor trailer comes by going about 50. i dunno, it just really gets me mad. its not safe.

 

I agree. The guy that done the rear ending should be charged for following to closely or some sort of charge like Driving without due care and attention.

 

Man, I'm a week from making a final decision whether or not to get into this industry and I have to read this thread...

Seriously, I've been practicing defensive driving the past 6 months or so. Leaving plenty of following distance while moving, enough room to see the road between me and the car in front of me at a stop, getting out and looking before I back in or pull in anywhere there may be something to hit, using spotters, etc, etc...

I've been driving a 24' flatbed for 3 years now and, knock on wood, no incidents or accidents.

I've always been a relatively safe driver, but it seems to have gone to extremes these days. It's kind of frightening. I plan on playing it very safe, but the truth is you never know what can happen. Granted, you can greatly decrease your odds of having an accident.

 

i know in Fl. each driver is USUALLY responsible for the vehicle THEY hit. reasoning i think is.. say at a redlight you are supposed to be stopped a carlength or so behind the vehicle in front of you to avoid this. OF COURSE... if there is excessive speed involved in the rearmost vehicle, that may be thrown out the window. not sure how the details all work out though.

 

That's good Matt. That's the way you should be.

If you drive for a living, you have to learn to read traffic a far and drive where you always have an out. Every person in a wreck thought it wouldn't happen to them, but it did. Even the best driver can take his eyes off the road two seconds and the inevitable nightmare can happen. All people drive with habits. Learn the good habits and they become second nature.
You can watch an over aggressive driver weaving in and out, tailgating etc. Ten miles down the road they are still just seconds ahead of you. Is all that crap really worth it? Driving is alot like poker. You have to put the odds in your favor to be good and safe at it.

 

Try companies like P.A.M. or Prime Inc, you meet their requirments if you have no more then.

NO MORE than 3 jobs in the last 12 months without approval-
NO Abandonment's or terminations from your last job or last driving job
NO Felonies in last 7 yrs (must have been off paper for at least 7 yrs to be considered)
NO Misdemeanor convictions involving, dishonesty, theft or fraud
NO failed or refused drug or alcohol in the last 3 yrs
NO controlled substance events in the last 7 years
NOT fired from last job / driving job
NO reckless convictions in the last 3 yrs
NO suspensions for moving violations or accidents in last 3 yrs
NO incarceration within the last 5 yrs.
NO MORE than 2 moving violations in the last 12 mo ~~ or 4 moving violations
&/or accidents in last 3 yrs
NO back child support, you MUST BE CURRENT on past payments or you will not be able to obtain a passport
NO MORE thank 5 months of unemployment in the last 3 years without approval

I have had 4 jobs in 12 months, and they approved me. Just present yourself over the phone well and you will be fine. Good luck! The pay is good even to start and teams after 80,000 miles make .40 cpm

 

Get a lawyer, pal.

 

Who can afford a lawyer?

 

You're answering a question asked almost 3 years ago.

Hellooooooooo.............

 

lol.....this was really from that long ago??? AHAHA