Is a Blown tire causing truck to leave the roadway and crash into trees a "not at fault accident"

Hard to say with blown tires. Companies all look at that differently. One company said I drove for said if we hit a deer would never count aganist us. Other company said drop it in a ditch before we hit a deer. That was the safety director. Told him cones to it mr deer is getting blow to smithereenies. He didnt like that too well.

 

Better pull your Dac report. It will be on there.

 

It's also a DOT reportable if a wrecker had to pull you out. You weren't asked to drug test?

 

That'd be a tough one for the office people,
Did the driver have both hands on the wheel or did he have his foot on the dash, a phone in one hand trying to catch Pikashu and the other hand scratching himself and the other knee against the steering wheel?

 

Unless somebody here is a US Xpress office person I doubt we can answer your question. Regardless, the opinion of law enforcement trumps what a trucking company says. If US Xpress lets you go then you can always go somewhere else. Best of luck driver.

That's crazy that the safety guy told you to wipe out a truck into a ditch rather than hit the deer.

 

Yep. Outside of Memphis rush hour I 40 heading to I55 to drop my load in MS. Im following another truck. Keeping the standard 6 sec distance there is a gator (blown tire tread) mostly in the exit lane. Truck in front of me hits it. Kicks it in my lane. Im in far right lane. Have cars next to me. 3 options. 1) swerve left and take oit cars. 2) put it in a ditch. 3) run over it. Obviously I took option 3. When I did knocked the valve off one of my airlines going to break drums. Breaks locked up but was able to drag trailer to side of the road. Service call comes out fixes fitting. Guy told me fitting cost like $1.

Had to report to company cause I was going to be late and needed service call. Week later same safety guy asks what happens. Review it with him. He tells me its a preventable. Wtf? Aint my fault it was in my lane. Asked him if he wanted me to take out the cars. He says no. I said want me to ditch it. He actually said might be better than the damage I did. Again, wtf? Told him about the fitting being the only damage. He said oh, well still it is a preventable. I was like whatever. Checked my DAC they have that I hit a stationary object.

 

That's ridiculous. What company was this? If you don't want to share I understand.

 

I really dont want to share but it was a mega.