what happes if you damage your load?

Guess that would depend on your company and the circumstances. Pretty sure they cant charge you unless you signed a paper stating that they could (which most companies require you to do when hired).

 

If you are a company driver you should not be charged for damaging a load. You may be fired. If you are an independent contractor, you will be responsible for any damage that occurs to your load.

 

depends on how it was damaged. your fault or bad equipment;ie, holes in trailer,ect..

 

If the damage was obviously your fault the company may charge you the deductible. Most carriers require new drivers to sign a contract. It comes down to what is in the contract.

 

When you accept the load it becomes your responsibility. That is why you or the company have cargo insurance. Company policy dictates any further discipline/charge.

 

In all these years Ive never been charged with a damaged load. Ive worry about it. Your company should have load insurance, if your the company you pay the deductible.

 

One time I picked up a sealed trailer so I couldn't see how it was loaded. I took it up the street for an hour and when I was about to dock at the receiver and opened the doors, I noticed a pallet tipped over since the lumper stacked a pallet on another on the left side with nothing on the right to support it. No load locks or anything. I wasn't blamed for it, just had to take pics of the damaged product and get the product code off the box to the safety department. They tell me that I can throw it away or do whatever I want with it afterwards. One time I had a Tyson product that was rejected and was told to meet up with a guy to donate it to a rehab center in KY.

Heh, that reminds me of one time while waiting in line at a Walmart DC, one of the employees showed pics of a trucker's load who was standing beside me and man he had a lot of tipped over pallents and crushed boxes everywhere lol. It looked like a bomb went off in his truck.