Preventable accident today

Way way back when I was in training, lol. My trainer was driving and I was in the sleeper. She was so sleepy she couldn't back into the dock. She woke me up and asked me to. I was off center maybe 4-6 inches but she franticly waved me back even though I wanted to do a pull up.
The dock had a worn out weather guard around it. The top was ripped and hanging halfway down. I continued backing because of my trainer. Anyways, the weather guard was jury rigged on one side with a 2' piece of 2x4 to hold the canvas out. I cracked that 2x4 is all. Less than $2 damage.
They called my company before I even knew about it and I got charged with it. I explained it just happened and the whole scenario.
I didn't get fired but did have to pay $400 for a new weather guard. I knew I was ripped off but what can you do? I still had a job. Moral of the story, be honest, man up and use a little vaseline to ease the pain. I was responsible even though my trainer cohearsed me into it. But that company used me to get a new one is the booger.

Any curve you go around, pinhook the right way and have them eyes on your trailer. Never assume. If you hit the building, you weren't looking.

 

I'd take good pictures and complete documentation (copy of bill, logs and whatever else you can copy)proving what trailer you were draggin behind you so if a problem does come up with DAC you can defend yourself. Dac is a proove yourself innocent system, not a system in which a Company has to prove guilty. If it's reported your guilty! CYA my friend CYA!!!

 

If you have heard nothing back then how do you know that you have been "thrown to the wolves"?

 

Yes, that response seems crazy to me.

 

...NO, NO, NO....

it's not throwing you to the wolves.....

they "throw you to the wolves" when they give you a truck, no training whatsoever, and tell you to go....


what they did was, "throw you under a bus".....when they attack you or accuse you of wrong doing....

ok...???

i did my part...

g'night everyone......!!....

 

Hopefully they're not waiting for you to earn/be owed enough to cover the 'damages' then tell you something you don't want to hear...