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I've driven tri-axle dumps for quite a few years over the course of my career and I've had plenty of loads that were loaded to one side or the other. The key is to take turns and corners SLOWER than normal.

How is it someone else's mistake? You were the one driving the truck.

 

A rollover is often worse than a DUI for drivers... You may be able to get another job, but it may take a few years, or if your company lets you stay on board, stick with them for many years to gain more experience for your next job. It is easy to blame others, but your are always the one in charge of the truck you are driving at the time... If you don't like how it is loaded, change it before going down the road. Think about the safety of yourself, and others on the road way. Be glad no one was hurt or killed in the rollover, and learn from it. Take your time around corners, turns, lane changes, etc. Dump trucks are a different beast, and you found out the hard way, sadly. I drove a tri axle, and now drive a tanker. They both have the ability to rollover easier than other trucks, but only if you let them. They don't rollover on their own... Best of luck, I hope it works out for the best.

 

Your load your responsibility.

 

the sliding of 200 feet on its side is a dead giveaway, to fast for road conditions plain and simple.

 

This is a chicken vs egg argument: Did the truck roll becuase the load magically shifted or Did the speed cause the load to magically shift. Either way, there are a lot of companies that will use rollovers as a disqualifying factor in hiring as just as rear ending someone.. there is just no way to prove that you are not at fault and rollovers and rear end collisions are the most costly to insure.

 

This says almost everything I was going to say except, 22 is the first year to grow up and take responsibility of your actions, I hope the show truck will be fixable and that the boss just wanted a new truck, With that said, if they let you go, you will be hard pressed to find someone else to take you, now if the accident for some odd reason is not recorded on the public record of your MVR or DAC you may have a leg to stand on, I am not exactly sure what you should disclose as to why you left this other company. As stated above Good Luck.

 

No big deal. I dropped a brand new dump trailer after the Boss who owned it & the truck told me to. Box cite is nasty stuff. Alcoa ask me to leave and not come back. The wind was to strong. He gave me a better run. Don't worry about it.

 

A load shift (in a tri-axle) is caused by one thing, driving too fast. Your mistake bud, hate to tell you.

 

You may not get fired; the boss knows that from now on, you will be the most cautious driver he has.

 

I guess you're not ready to haul fuel in the mountains.