Has Anyone ever hit something at a Shipper/Receiver?

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  1. Catrachotrucker

    Catrachotrucker Light Load Member

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    have any of you guys hit anything at a shipper/receiver and not reported it? And if you did, did you get away with it?
     
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  3. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    Yes I hit a nice new reefer at the Kroger dairy plant in Indianapolis .

    Yes I Fricked up the back corner of my tanker real Nice.

    Yes no one saw me do it.

    Yes I called the head of safety at 3:30 am and told him what happened.

    Yes he told me to take a bunch of pics and find the head Of Security and have them fill out a report.

    Yes I got dragged into safety when I got back to the yard 4 days later and had to write a report.

    Yes it was an expensive fix for the self insured company I worked for.

    Yes I kept my job.

    Honesty and Integrity is hard to argue with. .
     
  4. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Let's see.
    Don't report it and get caught means your fired.
    Report it and you have a minor wreck on your record. As long as you don't keep hitting stuff you'll be fine.

    To me it's not even a question.
     
  5. bonder45

    bonder45 Road Train Member

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    The pretty girl behind the counter ? Does that count ?!?
     
  6. Catrachotrucker

    Catrachotrucker Light Load Member

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    What if it’s something that has already been hit many times and has multiple dents
     
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  7. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Same answer. Like tommy said. Integrity matters.
    Plus with cameras everywhere were you really not seen doing it?
     
  8. Catrachotrucker

    Catrachotrucker Light Load Member

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    I know what you mean. The forklift driver saw me but he didn’t care, it was a metal wall panel that was already dented everywhere, so that’s why I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to pay for damage that was already there, I didn’t see any damage from my trailer. The metal wall said reserved parking on it for people waiting for a dock
     
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  9. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    dont be mad if i get the door before you.
     
  10. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    No not that i know of. Been close to punching a propane jockey a time or two , but thats about it lol
     
  11. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    I will tell you what to do.
    If you hit it then pretend that you don't see it.
    Keep in mind, I am a big hypocrite and you can be like me too.


    Poem written by TallJoe himself .
     
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