My first accident.

so yesterday I had my first screw up. To avoid a head on collision with a small car I went in to the ditch and ultimately got stuck. I had to be towed out but there is no damage on the trailer and only minor cosmetic damage on the back of the sleeper. I called the police but the officer was less than helpful and declined to take my statement (written or verbal) and "might" get around to doing a police report next week. My company says this was a preventable accident and I was at fault. They said I should of slowed down (which I already was hence why I just got stuck and didn't roll it) and let the person hit me. So now I'm worried for my job and my future in the trucking industry if it goes on my DAC report. I've only been solo for about theee weeks. Any advice would be great.

 

I don't have cameras on my truck unfortunately. I would rather not say company name until everything is settled. They are being extremely critical of me though. It sucks a lot.

 

Yes and there wasn't a shoulder for me to go to to try to get out of the way.

 

I've discussed it with safety and my regular fleet manager. I was told to go ahead with my route and go on my already scheduled hometime and we would discuss what happens next on Monday.