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I did it!I hit the trailer!

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by diesel drinker, Mar 28, 2017.

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  1. Mar 29, 2017 #51
    Kyle G.

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    I believe he is also the same guy who was bragging about passing all the slow trucks, and how he brake checks the ones who get in his way. Karma is hard at work here.
     
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  3. Apr 13, 2017 #52
    diesel drinker

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    EPILOGUE
    I am sure you guys are all dying to find out how my story ended so here it is.
    OK first of all I was trolling a little bit as I never worried about being fired.I am basically indispensable and probably would have to purposely set truck and cargo on fire in order to be fired.
    Now to the point,couple of days after the incident I spoke with my boss and he said they already got repair estimate for $500 and insurance won't be involved,he will use credit card to pay it.
    Mind we didn't discuss who is going to pay for the repair.
    So,on Saturday I am picking up my paycheck and guess what,there is -$480 with trl repair remark.
    I immediately got upset,called my boss and told him that I am quitting,right here,right now.
    He asked what happened? I said I don't make enough money to pay for everything I break. He then offered me 50/50 deal and I reluctantly agreed but now I think I was too soft and should have insisted on not paying anything. After all it's $240 out of my pocket.
     
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  4. Apr 13, 2017 #53
    joesmoothdog

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    q: What would you do if you were me?
    a: Kill myself.
     
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  5. Apr 13, 2017 #54
    Big Don

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    a. Don't screw up again! We all know folks who claim, "I ain't NEVER done NOTHIN' wrong!" Just be like them.:p:D
     
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  7. Apr 13, 2017 #55
    RedRover

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    TBH, you really shouldn't be such a douche about having to pay for what you damaged. You damaged it, after all.
     
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  8. Apr 13, 2017 #56
    diesel drinker

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    Thank you for your input but do you really think that company driver on rather meager pay should be held financially responsible for such damages?
     
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  9. Apr 13, 2017 #57
    Big Don

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    Hey dd, this is a perfectly serious, (I know that is unusual,) opinion from me. Under ordinary circumstance I don't believe any employee should be held financially responsible for damage they cause by a mistake, in the normal course of their job. Crap happens, we all know it. It happens to all of us.
    But I am kind of two minds about charging employees for damages they did. If it is a good employee who makes a mistake now and then, definitely not. OTOH, if it is Joe IDON'TGIVEADAMN that is constantly making mistakes there needs to be corrective action taken. And here is where I am of two minds.
    Do you start charging the guy for what he damages, or do you tie the tin can to his tail and send him down the road.
    I can see charging someone for damage as a "wake the hell up" call. But if that doesn't work, and you've got somebody who is always damaging something, I'd say just get rid of him.
    Careless employees are a danger to everyone, including the boss's finances.
     
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  10. Apr 13, 2017 #58
    chalupa

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    Lol...really? What does the agreed wage have to do with damaging a trailer at a dock?
     
    chalupa, Apr 13, 2017
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  11. Apr 13, 2017 #59
    diesel drinker

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    I totally agree with you Don but I am not Joe I don'tgiveadamn and I do my best on the job.Therefore it would be nice of the employer to show some appreciation in situation like this.Obviously if I was hitting something every week he wouldn't keep me.
     
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  12. Apr 13, 2017 #60
    diesel drinker

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    Yes, really.The risk of causing damage is higher in Trucking than in other professions but the pay don't reflect this simple fact.
     
    diesel drinker, Apr 13, 2017
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