Luckily there was no damage on the trailer.
To be fair, I can't really blame my partner after getting all the facts. Turns out, about a week prior to this incident he dropped the trailer and took the truck to a mechanic. He went into the store at Morton's, asking to pay the $10 for the trailer drop and the kid working there told him not to worry about it. He said a few hours was no big deal and if it's left for more than a day, they usually just put the sticker on the trailer asking to come in and pay. If the trailer is left for more than a couple of days after that they would tow it.
So this time, knowing this information, my partner didn't bother coming in and simply dropped the trailer as he was going to be gone less than a day. The trailer was unhooked at 9am and towed at 3pm. So pretty much Morton's ####ed us big time. They had a lot of screaming and yelling going on and the ####### manager that got 24 trailers towed simply vanished and left truck stop employees to deal with furious truck drivers.
My reefer got towed!
Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by Silver Bear, Jan 4, 2018.
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Doesn’t that just suck. It cost you but at least you got your trailer back in one piece.
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Lesson for the OP: If someone tells you its "ok" to not follow company rules, get their name. If you're going to fight it, it sounds far better to say that "Mr Richard Wilson told me that I could leave it for less than a day" than saying "one of your employees told me I could leave it for a day." Yes, he could deny ever having told you that, but if you have a name, it sounds far more believable because how would you know his name unless you talked to him?
As a dispatcher, I was ALWAYS getting people's names who told me stuff, or told me that my driver needed to place our units (we rented port o lets) in a certain location. That way if someone else called to complain, we could give a name of who told us to place it there. This was a common problem when we rented units for construction sites. One guy would call and order it and tell us where to put it and someone else would call and ask why we put it there. With a hefty fee for relocation, they usually never bothered us again once we told them the name of the person who ordered it. They figured a way to move it themselves on site.Last edited: Jan 10, 2018
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Yes I know exactly what you need to do.
First, go to yard and look for signs that are at curbside entrances. Take pics.
Second, find statute in the state that covers private towing from the premises.
Third, find out if the local authorities were informed of the tow in a timely manner.
Fourth, DON’T pay until you know your vehicle is not broken. Ask to hook up in the yard where it’s stored and then pay it.
Fifth, fine your partner the fees and he should understand.
Sixth, if the towing co is not licensed to tow from that county, you should not have to pay for it.
Seventh, sign my petition please and let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
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