Step up to the plate Swift trucking!

I agree but that's trucking for you.The only time companies and dispatchers care is when you're right there in the drivers seat picking up or delivering a load for them otherwise they don't have an ounce of compassion what happens to you nor will they do anything to try and make it right.Sad thing is they get with it because they're within the law.Well you know what,the law stinks because they're is'nt many in the drivers favor.Companies are the ones making huge revunue for states so of course the laws are more on their side.I don't think there is a law to help this poor driver out and make Swift pay is there?In trucking it's all about money.Companies are not here to win a good samaritan award.If you can't make them money then you might as well be as good as dead,they do not care.Which is why drivers are the way they are,not caring and helping each other.Companies and laws do not care about the drivers so why should drivers look out for one another.Sounds cold I know but it is what it is and as long as drivers don't unite as one,it will always be that way unfortunately.

 

Oh jesssus chrissssst in a handwoven hand basket! This MAN needs HELP! Please stop the truck stop philosophy on this topic!

Put yourself in his hospital bed!

I don't have the money to fly him home in life flight otherwise I would. Swift needs to be shamed in the media to do the right thing. I'm about to become their worst nightmare.

 

I'm sure they're "skeered" and quaking in their boots!

 

He needs to file a lawsuit against Swift, and the trainer. This could be considered negligence on Swifts part and the trainer. When I trained with another company I had to sign a document stating that the trainee was under my care as long as he or she was assigned to me. The right shister lawyer could make a case out of this, and really go after swift, because no jury is going to find a parylized guy at fault. Swift will probally settle out of court to keep this hush hush. Just my opinion take it for what its worth.

 

Also try the St. Christophers fund, google it

 

Thanks for your helpful input.

May nothing this bad ever happen to you or yours.

 

How's your friend doing now?

 

Maybe it would help if you called the media. Riverside Free Press Enterprise. Home > About Us
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And where is your "friend" from ? And where does he need to be if/when he gets out of the hospital ? This story has REALLY pissed me off. And I'm trying to look into resources that can get involved. It's one thing to be hurt (or be a victim of a crime at work), it's another entirely when your so called "employer" disavows any responsibility for their same employee. Swift can call it what they want, this man was an employee.