Small incident with huge ramifications

The accident will be recorded as "preventable" in your employee file. That information may be released to DAC/USIS once your employment ends with your current company.

Your current company may decide to simply hold this "accident" over your head to keep you in line and keep you beholden to them for overlooking your screw up.

If they do fire you over this I seriously doubt you will have ANY reputable company even consider your application let alone hire you. There are just too many seasoned drivers available to choose from now a days.

 

The next time you encounter a ruptured tank, unless it's on fire, try to plug the hole with a rag or a shirt. Anything to slow the leak. You may be able to salvage some fuel. If not at least you tried, and that looks better than standing there watching a full tank go down the drain. Which brings me to this.

Unless that "private drain" goes to a private cistern, you've also created a small enviormental disaster. I don't think cities treat their storm water anyway. So when it goes down "the drain", it ends up in the enviorment somewhere.

Say your foot slipped off the clutch?? Don't tell them you were wearing flipflops. I can just imagine you were already nervous with such a tight spot and just wanting to get er done and it all happened so fast but, never ever tell them your foot slipped off the pedal. Always say "it made a horrible noise and everything just went to hel from there. Mechanical failure is always preferable to operator error. CYA man. Learn it. Know it. Live it.

 

Sorry Swiftey, please let us know the outcome. I hope you don't lose your job out of the incident.

 

A piece of wood is also a good plug for a fuel tank.
A tree limb, piece of a pallet, anything made of wood.
No sparks so you can force it in there and seal the hole.
To answer your question, only the company can decide what will happen.
They hired a brand new driver and may have expected a few mishaps.
Keep your fingers crossed and be more carefull from now on.

 

Depends on your co.- no other vehicle involved it might be listed as an incident, rather than an accident.

 

If they don't use DAC, makes a difference also.

Or if they Do use DAC and your next company doesn't use DAC,

could minimize the effects.......


No police report right ?

 

Not really a "small" incident. Might have been if not for the ruptured fuel tank, but it's a preventable either way.
What happened after the fact? Was any kind of cleanup done? Diesel fuel is not only undesirable going down a storm drain, but it also does a good job of destroying asphalt, as well. And if it was on concrete, there'll be a very obvious stain which they can't simply wash off. Every business is accountable to their state's environmental services department (whatever name it goes by). Should one of them show up at that business, notice a very large diesel fuel stain on concrete, and not be able to find any instances of such a spill being reported by that company, it's very, very bad news for that company. So, most likely, even if not a police report, there's a report of some type out there.

 

You don't list your location. I assume since you spoke of kg and CVOR that you may be from Canada. Is this the case? If so I doubt what we are telling you with respect to the U.S. will be much help.

There is an area here for Canadian Truckers:

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/canadian-truckers-forum/

In addition, if that is the case you could list your location and other drivers that know the laws could chime in. Where did this happen?

Please don't misunderstand, I'm not suggesting you shouldn't post here you are very welcome in this section too. Just trying to help you get some correct info. If I'm confused please just disregard my rambling, that is what my wife does.