Qestion about getting stuck in your own driveway?

ok, this so far is your second "what if" question regarding trucking. you make me wonder why you are asking these questions. are you about to get into trucking yourelf? i just don't understand your line(s) of questions. have you been this driver "stuck in the mud"..?? have you been the driver "parked behind the walmart store"?? if so, then just say so, rather than "driver" did this or does that...............

here is your other "what if question, in case you forgot".......

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...17150-question-about-driving-on-hometime.html



now in regards to THIS "what if" question, the driver may be liable for the towing, not in dollars, but in an "incident report" made to DAC, especially now since he already has one "tow" incident on his record, with a previous employer.


now, if you are not "the driver", then where in God's name are you getting these "questions from".........?? someone you know, or from hearing about them from another web site for truckers.....?????

time to "fess up" ......................

 

i care. he (or she) keeps saying "driver" does this or "driver" does that. if this person is the one to have "done" these things, then just say so. he (or she) has annoynimity(sp?) as we don't know the real person. to continually say "driver" puts this person in the seat of the problem. why be embaressed to admit one's own fault.......???

either that, or some "flunky" friend of his (or hers) is asking these questions and is the real "driver" that has committed these infractions.

inquiring minds want to know. at least i do, as it puts some "reality" to the questions, and not suppositions to the questions for answers.

 

I agree with Mack, what difference does it make? Geeezzz maybe some people have learned the hard way what its like to get raked over the coals by other members of a board if they post questions in the manner that YOU want them to...so they use generalizations instead, there's NOTHING wrong with that, and if YOU have a problem with it DONT answer their question, simple as that. There are people on boards like this all the time looking to get drivers in trouble, so keeping the company and your identity hidden for such simple questions is NOT a bad idea. When the posting police network is formed then we can worry about how a simple question is phrased, until then no harm, no penalty, no PROBLEM.

 

The short answer... Depends on company policy.

Some companies will regard that as a "preventable" and it will go on your report. If you get stuck and you are somewhere trucks don't normally go (normal being a truck stop, shipper/receiver etc) and they need to call a tow, the driver could be responsible for the cost. Running out of fuel is another one of the preventables that they could nail the driver on. Cost of the fuel and truck and a preventable on your record.

 

LoL. I don't see what difference it makes on the "what if" deal either Dreamer. No harm, no foul. Maybe I'm naiive, but I can't see why stuck in mud would be on his DAC. Unless it was negligence. (ie: he went offroading with his bobtail). As yer question stands.... I don't think it'd be a negative on him with the new company. If anything, I figure his fleet manager might tell him to "watch it", and keep an eye on him. General rule of thumb: The longer he's been driving, the more leeway his manager will be likely to give him in such circumstances.

 

Pretty much. Where I work, that would merit a few things: one, he'd hear about it (from the other drivers & probably the office guys) for a while. Two, he'd be told in very plain terms to not park there again. Three, if the truck was covered in mud/dirty snow from the extraction, he'd be expected to have it washed (which I would consider reasonable)--the company would pay for it. Four, he might get a phone call if we're in a bind & need someone to cover on a Saturday.

We had someone get hung up on snow this past winter (parked, spent an hour loading, & the truck basically settled six inches), & this is exactly what happened. Nothing "official" ever came of it.

 

Sounds like werner. They're always stuck. Normally though it involves a jack knife