I live and drive on long island and its not a fun place to drive(so many crazy drivers especially during rush hours), and the many companies have...
Very simple fix would be to require trucking companies to provide hotel/motel rooms for truck drivers like they do for flight...
Hourly pay for every second in the truck, overtime after 40, small per hour pay while not working but away from home(think flight attendants),...
Thanks everyone for advice and feedback, really a great outlet here to discuss whats going on in my head, and have a happy and safe holiday to all.
I did the day it happened.
So talked to my boss again today, he wanted me to fill out a sheet for the 3 days I was at home, saying it was without pay, I refused to sign. I...
So I went for retraining today, I explained what happened and they asked me what could I have done differently, my reply was besides taking a...
Ya, my union trying to fight it, its pretty weak imo sometimes.
Yes on the ride back to my job with my boss in the car, I told him it was 100% not my fault as the other car drove into my lane, his response was...
Ya possibly but then the swing of your back on the box, if someone is too close on the left lane turning as well can hit them too, and need to go...
At my job accidents don't go on your record, but if you get too many accidents of course they can fire you.
I am good on experience, and I like my job a lot, just a lot of rules and any chance they get they like to give it to the drivers.
Because there is a rule no video taping on federal property and the truck is considered federal property
I think the police report would help for court(could go for the 3 days I missed from work), they did an investigation with the safety team at my...
3 days no pay, then I go 1 day for retraining.
Ya I thought about that before but they are prohibited at my job, as well as a gps.
Ya my boss has pictures, but he won't give them to me. Ya I went to 2 police stations, do you think I should get a police report>?
It was a very busy road, and the cars behind us just speed around, I don't know if you know traffic in some parts of ny, its dangerous to just get...
it was about 40-50 feet after the intersection so I was completely going straight at the time of the person hitting my truck, the person probably...
The accident didn't occur when turning it occurred a few seconds after the turn was complete my steering wheel was completely straight.
