2 preventable.

your career is not over.....yet.....but your current job may be.......

what's your problem..??

don't you know to G.O.A.L....????

getting out and LOOKING, helps avoid many possible accident situations.

good luck in your future.

 

Keep your license clean and your PSP report clean.

Other than that, @#^%$ em

 

Those flaps are called fairings. Most likely this will be handled internally as an incident. However in the future watch when your doing 180s. Yes, also try to remember to get out and check your clearances. Saves those trips to safety.

 

G.O.A.L., check your mirrors and have your head on a swivel.

You're not driving a car, you have a 53' trailer behind you, and until you know the physics of what the rear of that trailer can do or not do while you are turning, backing or attempting a u-turn, be very careful and turn slow and check your mirrors and if you're still not confident, G.O.A.L.

The rear overhang swing of a 53' trailer can do some major damage if you're not careful.

 

The fairings are also called rear cab extenders.

 

Yes, the single most thing that gets new drivers in trouble is these angles. When you are going down the road you don't see much of that trailer. However that sucker is 53 foot long. It takes a while to see this.

 

I know a director of safety and a shop manager that calls them tattletales.

 

Yeah, they definitely will not lie if the trailer makes contact with them.