Should we just give up?

Could he of went slower to avoid this situation? Only way I see it is if he wasnt at fault.

 

Sounds like he panicked, sorry it doesnt look too good.

 

You might try CR England. They have a really bad reputation, but he might be able to get on. I can remember when rolling over was not the death penalty it is now in regards to employment. But with the economy and everything, rolling over or any moving serious accident can be a major problem.

The fact that a deer was involved could help some. Even though he should have hit the deer, some company might be more prone to cut him some slack in this situation.

 

wow Jen it doesnt look too good....rolling to avoid killing a person is one thing but to avoid a deer......ouch. I'm not sure if it's completely over driving wise for him but it will be harder for him I'm sorry to say

 

one should never swerve to avoid hitting an animal.........most times, when a student is at the trucking company for orientation, this is brought up, at least when i first started out, and i always tell my students to NEVER swerve........

it's not going to be good for him for quite some time, if ever. he is as you say 2 months shy of 1 years experience. each and every application asks if he was in an accidents.........he has to tell the truth on this as we all know......

his chances of a job are none to none, rather than slim to none.........

it is as you basically said an employers market. this crash will now be not only on his DMV report, but now his DAC and the CSA2010/2011 file, which will stay with him for 36 months.........(on the CSA file)

so any new employer will now see he has had a crash and this will affect thier decision to hire him. this wreck he has just had, will stay with his previous employer now for 24 months.........i don't see them giving him any good references now knowing they are screwed for his actions.

yes, best to just try something else........maybe for the next 36 to 48 months from now, till his record will be clear of this.

frankly, if it were me, and i owned a company..........and he came in looking for a job..???......i'd make sure i show him the way out the door.........

sorry.........but its a cold world...............

from a link i will provide:


Q: Will violations, citations, or warnings issued against a driver while driving his/her personal vehicle be placed into the driver's data in CSA 2010?

A: No. The only data that will be placed into the CSA 2010 database related to drivers will be violations noted on a roadside inspection report (this is only completed when a commercial vehicle and/or the driver of a commercial vehicle is inspected) and crashes that the driver is involved in while operating a commercial vehicle.




and here is the link:


http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucks_at_work/2010/03/04/

 

Never ever, ever, ever, ever, SWERVE! Do not swerve for anything! Deer, rabbits, mice, old ladies, bigfoot! Unless it is another big rig, HIT IT! Sounds harsh, but your chances of killing yourself or the chances of killing many others is much greater when that truck is upside-down sliding sideways through on coming traffic! I am very sorry for you and your family however your husband is alive so thank god and hit the classifieds. I don't think your husband will be driving big rigs anymore. I hope some of the newbies will read this and take it as real life advice.

 

Definitely! I never swerve to dodge a deer in my in my personal car, but I had no clue it was a THAT bad of a thing to avoid one.

 

Then don't let him give up.

Sounds like he thought he would be OK on the shoulder, lesson learned. It may be hard getting someone to give him a chance but someone will.