How many preventables before disciplinary action?

How long has he been driving for Prime? Two preventables in how much time?
Honestly, with 2 preventables, he would be gone from most companies, or at least at the edge of the cliff.
Sorry, but don't expect a 3rd "chance".

 

I have heard mentioned that they send people back to safety training, have to drive with a trainer again for a period of time. Don't know if they would on incidents like this or not. If they do use this as an option, he would have to give up the truck he is in. Hope they aren't too hard on him.

It most likely will be put on his DAC too and won't roll off for 3 yrs.

 

two preventables means he will now have to be a L/P driver or be asked to quit if he refuses

 

I would expect they'll put him back with a trainer for at least a day or two. He has six months experience now and can start looking for something local, home every night, LTL, combo driver/dock worker, yard hostler. He should treat these incidents as taps on the shoulder by the Big Lady in the Sky, the Universe. Some time with a trainer looking at his driving would be wise.

After taking a year-and-half off trucking I hooked up with a 'starter' company (Gordon--because I had only 10 months showing in 3 years--a prior job 'fell off') and found myself in trouble with no QualComm experience, a 65 mph speed limit so I had to brake going downhill and a huge network to learn, compared with the dedicated work I was used to, not toughened up to the 80-100 hour work week and sleeping in the truck. The result?

Two minor incidents in my first week on my own. One scraping a trailer against a pole and the other had no actual 'contact' but I let the rig roll backwards in traffic. I was very afraid of a third shoe to drop and ready to walk away and chuck it. Gordon put me with a trainer for sort of a 24-hour 'stress' test. That brought my confidence back. If Prime doesn't put him with a trainer, I recommend he move on anyway.

Don't 'buy' a truck to keep the job IMO. Lots of better options.

 

I expect he'll get a written write-up, reprimand. It's coming.

 

The best policy is "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Don't ever snitch on yourself. Protect your job; good guys finish last. I've seen too many drivers fired for thinking they're doing the right thing. Put a scratch on a trailer & can't wait to call in and report it. Hit a curb and blow a tire and immediately admit guilt, instead of protecting their job by saying they hit road debris. Saw one driver knock a fender mirror off, so to protect his job, he picked up an old muffler on the roadside and said the muffler fell off a car and bounced up and knocked the mirror off. The damage is already done in these incidents, that can't be reversed, so no need going down with the ship.