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Hope your week is better. 4 accidents for our drivers.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Ridgeline, Jan 11, 2019.

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  1. Jan 11, 2019 #11
    Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    No I won't look for a new one, 11 years now with this one. the insurance is doing their job, they haven't raised the rates yet and I don't expect them to. The last one the girl is now facing charges for her behavior, she went to the hospital because they had to extract her out of her BMW suv.
     
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  3. Jan 11, 2019 #12
    Chinatown

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    Do your trucks have forward facing cameras?
     
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  4. Jan 11, 2019 #13
    Hulld

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    I would definitely have a backup plan
    I have recently seen owner operators canceled with no accidents.
    Insurance is becoming harder and harder to maintain with no incidents let alone four accidents in a week no matter who was at fault.
    I have had the same insurance co for 15 years with zero claims and I Shake in my boots every year at renewal time wondering if this is the year.
     
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  5. Jan 11, 2019 #14
    Largecar359

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    That’s a rough start to 2019. How bad is the damage to the 4 trucks? I’m sure things will smooth out for you in the upcoming weeks.
     
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  7. Jan 11, 2019 #15
    Accidental Trucker

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    Yeah, that sucks. I have nightmares about things like that.
     
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  8. Jan 11, 2019 #16
    D.Tibbitt

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    Lol i dont get ppl break checking other ppl like ok yeab i
    Well that about narrows it down lol
     
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  9. Jan 11, 2019 #17
    D.Tibbitt

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    didnt mean to post that first one, dont know where it come from, i hate computers
     
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  10. Jan 11, 2019 #18
    Sharky88

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    That sucks! Well truck in the shop for a month now waiting on a part but I guess that's better then an accident
     
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  11. Jan 12, 2019 #19
    Opendeckin

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    jfc... how many trucks do you have to rack up that many crashes in a week.
     
    Opendeckin, Jan 12, 2019
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  12. Jan 12, 2019 #20
    Ridgeline

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    Yep, almost all of them have dash cams, a bunch have 360 degree systems that show everything.

    The amount of trucks I have, they work with me, they have someone come in every year and helps review problems and look for solutions

    I have had no issues with them for the time I've had them.

    Been there with one truck, the dealer kept delaying and delaying so I found a junk truck, bought it and sent someone to get the parts off of it, then sold the truck. If it wasn't for the fact this was one of my heavy haul trucks, I would not have done that, too much work lined up for it.

    More than 100. I won't post the exact number but it is more than 100
     
    Ridgeline, Jan 12, 2019
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