Am I responsible for truck damage?

Don’t pay it. It’s not your truck. Bad judgment but your not responsible.

 

They are not paying you legally, what makes you think they care about any other laws?

Kiss you last paycheck goodbye and go get a job that's legal. You won't have to worry about stuff like this.

 

at a company in which i was the yardman/boss, (in fact, both Ryder and then Lily) from time to time, we had to have temp drivers.

temp drivers were never charged with any damages to equipment or freight.

however, we would never call the temp agency again, and request that particular driver.

 

Speed sensor/cruise control is typically located on the top of the transmission tailshaft. It would be nearly 99.9% impossible for the forklift to break it, and its not a $2000 part. Even if it was a wheel speed sensor, its still nowhere near that much.

 

Is Ryder responsible?

 

He broke the radar up front which is tied into the cruise I suspect

 

Ahh, that makes a lot more sense. So it will be awhile before that truck can slam its brakes on when it sees a shadow.

 

It is the companies problem, just walk away.

And a couple lessons ...


Never take a 1099 job ... even it is a temp job .... if you do, make sure there is a contract

And never ever let a fork lift driver touch a truck outside of loading/unloading it ...

In this case the forklift driver and the place who employees him are really responsible for the damages.