Step up to the plate Swift trucking!

Swift has forgotten his name and moved on.

 

I disagree. Although you have an off-duty meal exemption which allows you to leave the truck and go off duty to eat this does not mitigate his being under the load enroute to delivery. His is still a Swift employee working to deliver the load. Any competent lawyer will have a field day with this. Swift is just doing what every company does in these days of ski high legal fights, trying to not be responsible. A good lawyer won't take long to settle this for your friend.

 

I'd like to see some media attention on this. Truck drivers are portrayed at times as vicious killers on 18 wheels or worse. Regardless of the tenure of that driver, he was brutally attacked and left horrifically incapacitated, then abandoned by his own employer.

I hate its been so long, but that lends to the outrage. I'm getting ready to stir up some poop with this.

 

I think we should ban a group of our brother truckers and see what we can do. It dosent matter who you drive for he was wanting to become a member of a brotherhood that few understand about. Vets, Newbies, Wannabes we all need to stand by each and everyone of us. Truckers are a rare breed that only they understand. Anyone got some suggestions what we can do?

 

So sorry about your friend.I'm praying for him.

 

I agree.Back in the day long before I started driving and there was no such thing as logs,truckers were helping one another and with open arms.But now unfortunately it's every driver for him or her self.You can't even get 2 drivers to agree on what color the sky is.

 

That area of Perris is a crime infested rat hole, loaded with the local version of crack heads. If he was in a company truck, performing any sort of function, "off duty" or not, then Swift will be liable. I would run, not walk to an attorney. A "tattoo" really ? Some "mentor", probably had all of 6 months experience. The bottom feeders strike again. If the Dodgers have to pay millions for Brian Stow (severely injured during a Dodgers game by gang members because of a lack of security) while Brian was "off duty", then this will be a slam dunk for a good lawyer. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Timeline-Bryan-Stow-Case-122459754.html

 

I will forward this on to my Union Local (IBT) and see if maybe there is anything they can or would do. Maybe not, but if they did, perhaps some good could come out of it for all sides.