Notice this gentleman has gone beyond " a scrape". By his own admission there has been at least three incidents that the company paid for. He was...
The company doesnt pay for insurance so drivers can tear up trucks because they are either not paying attention or working above their competence...
Very true. Keep in mind though that the $250/wk should still be set aside to take care of breakdowns. Thegood side is that you would control it...
Enough with the entitlement mentality already. Nobody claimed to be perfect as your straw argument claimed. All of us have made mistakes. The big...
Havent dealt with lone mountian but the bs about not accepting trucks from them would have me running from ptl. Dont forget that anytime their...
If he is a great employee they should be making an effort to keep him but they arent under any obligation to do so. I suspect that theres more to...
Like I said before...if ya cant do the job with the equipment provided dont take the job. That eliminates all of the drama
Fine. Just make it nice and easy. Just fire him and hire someone who can back into a dock without hitting things. The employer giveshim a chance...
If you cant drive the truck provided donttake the job. Simple as that
So employers insurance should go up because the driver cant back into a dock without hitting things? No. Thats not what insurance is for.
Having people damage company equipment is not an "operating cost". Its the driver not being able to do what he was hired to do that being to get...
So true about the containers. Even the trailer pools at the big carriers are problems sometimes
Exactly. Always pays to be prepared
I never said "in leiu of" did I?. Id rather not get caught at a scale because something goes wrong on the road or I happened to hook to a trailer...
He said hes already tried different cords and another trailer. The ground strap is useful when the contacts on the cord are a little corroded.
I have seen bad ground wires cause that exact problem. Either the large white wire is not making connection or the 5th wheel ground cable is...
Duplicate post. My mistake
My first thought would be to check the connector plugs going into the cab for corrosion. That would explain the voltage drop. Aloo check your...
Any Ideas on why my p/w switch on the drivers side stopped working but the pass. Side works great? Tried several switches with no luck and traced...
No warning that if you caused damage to the equipment you would be held responsible? That seems obvious to me. You are being paid to drive the...
