leaving the scene of an accident?

Discussion in 'Trucking Jobs' started by theroadagain3, Jan 15, 2007.

know anyone hiring with a leaving the scene

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    no

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    yes, and I will tell u somehow

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    no, and get lost

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  1. theroadagain3

    theroadagain3 Light Load Member

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    I got a leaving the scene of an accident ticket a few years back and just went and got my CDL back after a 1 year suspension and was disappointed to find out not many people will hire me for another 3 years . Know anyone who will hire my lowliness?
     
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  3. panhandlepat

    panhandlepat Road Train Member

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    i cant' imagine anyone that would. seems like that may be worse of a charge than DWI. ]
    BUT I WOULD KEEP TRYING EVERY CO. I COULD
     
  4. Ducks

    Ducks "Token Four-Wheeler"

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    i cant' imagine anyone that would. seems like that may be worse of a charge than DWI.
    Please remember here that I am not a trucker, and some of you may shake your head or roll your eyes at my question. Feel free. I do that sometimes myself. :)

    Evidently, this violation is taken very seriously by trucking companies. Do they ever review the circumstances or the severity of the accident the trucker fled?

    Specifically, I am thinking of a personal incident a few years ago:

    Our house is located right outside a pretty good curve... and if a driver misjudges his speed or the road conditions are poor, s/he sometimes winds up passing through or spinning out in our front yard. (I probably should buy stock in those places that manufacture mailboxes. LOL)

    A few years ago, a tractor-trailer misjudged his speed, and from what witnesses said, his driver side wheels left the road. He clipped a telephone pole in the neighbor's yard which momentarily bounced him back on all fours (or 18's?) again. On the rebound, he started leaning again and wound up coming through my front yard. The people who stopped said it was miraculous that he didn't roll, which would have taken out the front of the house. He did, however, take out cable and phone lines.

    The van directly behind the truck followed him to get a number while several other vehicles pulled over to gawk/talk. The van driver returned with the drivers numbers, called the trucking company from which he was dispatched (which is a mile from our house), and said that the guy stopped at the dairy up the road, tossed the wires from his rig, and continuned on.

    A management-type person came to the house, talked to the van driver, and promised to make good on the damage to our property. (They wanted to replace our entire front "lawn", but living in the country, we just took some dirt from the garden and filled in the rather sizable track marks left by the truck. The service lines were promptly replaced without any action on our part, so I assume the trucking company made the arrangements and picked up the tab. And we finished the "prune job" on the trees ourselves -- very minor.)

    Later in the day, we got a call from the trucking company advising us that the trucker, who was based in Ohio, was picked up at the entrance to the Pennsylvania Turnpike... and would most likely lose his license for leaving the scene.

    Yeah, it's a long story. BUT -- I had really mixed feelings about this. From what the other drivers said about the lean of the truck, I thought the driver was either very lucky or very skilled to keep it upright and recover on a soft earth surface. And frankly, "lucky" and "skilled" are two traits I would hope most good truckers possess. The guy made a mistake... misjudged the curve... but I couldn't help but to be impressed by his ability to recover.

    Yes, he was wrong to continue on, and it was especially gutsy since he had to stop to discard the lines he'd taken out. But to possibly end a person's career over something like this? I'm not sure.

    I don't know this particular driver's record... and what happened to him, specifically, isn't my point. I'm just curious if there is any sort of review process for these events.
     
  5. bubbavirus

    bubbavirus Medium Load Member

    avoided drug test and permanent revocation of class A. we know, the experienced see shoddy work 8 hours a day, (drive bus now, heh, no more 20 hour days).
     
  6. Brickman

    Brickman Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I don't know if there is a review process, but that guy knew all the consequences of leaving and chose to do so any way. The government has had to crack down because of this and worse.

    There are a lot of rights that CDL drivers give up by driving a truck.
     
  7. luvmyhubby

    luvmyhubby Road Train Member

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    You didnt mention what your suspension was for, so its hard to answer your question...and how many years ago was the leaving the scene of an accident ticket? The violation and the number of years ago that it occured are really necessary if you want honest answers....IMO
     
  8. Bucks Owin

    Bucks Owin Bobtail Member

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    How about some details about "the accident"? Anyone hurt, any property damage? Define the "accident" you fled and maybe someone can be of more help....A 1 year suspension sounds kinda serious!

    BO
     
  9. supertrucker

    supertrucker Light Load Member

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    What state was that in that seems kind of severe or were you involved?
     
  10. theroadagain3

    theroadagain3 Light Load Member

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    I backed into a parked car after delivering to Alcoa in W. Allis, WI. I don't think houdini himselft could have got out of there without damaging some stuff. I heard like a screeching noise and I was running a little behind to go get my next load, so I said screw it and went on then my qualcomm started buzzing at me a few miles down the road. Apparently this wasn't considered that serious at the time since they let me drive for another 6 months before they finally decided to suspend it. Anyway from what I know companies don't really take into consideration the details around this particular accident. They just need to figure out if it is covered under their insurance or not. And for about the first 30 companies I've tried it's not until at least 3 years have gone by.
     
  11. Bucks Owin

    Bucks Owin Bobtail Member

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    Sounds like you should contact USIS and get a look at your DAC. Maybe the info on there is why you are being "shunned"......
    Maybe you can get this incident removed?

    JMO,

    BO
     
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