I need a solution PLZ

If that is what the SD really said.. an you could get a copy of swift policy..that states the same.. then I have a feeling that crap would hit the fan..I mean if a truck is worth more then a life.. and if that is a policy.. I knew i avoided SWIFT trucks for a reason.. lol .. yea hitting a deer is better then rolling a truck..but a human..no matter how dumb.. But it still dont sound right.. seems like it was maybe an excuse to get rid of you.. but my papi always said.. there are 3 versions to a story.. yours, theirs an the truth..

 

was there cargo damage from your hard braking?

 

Did you throw a urine bomb at the car that cut you off?

 

I agree something is missing here. The QC does not, repeat DOES NOT report hard breaking. Hard breaking is something that happens to all of us. No company is going to fire you for that. So there is more to this.

 

The onboard computer though does report hard braking, or sudden stops. I was told that I had one sudden stop in the last 15,000 miles. But I can't imagine anyone getting fired for this unless there were other things.

There could be other issues the OP is not thinking of like being late, refusing loads, arguing with DM, or not cooperating in any variety of ways. I'm not saying the OP is guilty of these things, but as has already been stated here, it is hard for the majority of us to believe that hard braking alone was the firing offense. I would say that it is possible, so as not to say the OP is lying, but highly unlikely.

As far as getting rehired somewhere. Swift is not going tell another company that this is why you were fired. All they will say is that you were terminated. So you need to order a copy of your DAC so you will know exactly how to explain yourself to prospective employers. If you explain that you were braking to avoid collisions, and it's true that this did not happen often with you, then you should have a good case.

 

No one would/is call you a liar.. lol.. But we just find it hard to grasp that a company would fire you over a hard brake.. Hard braking is something every driver has done.. an will do.. more then once! .. I have hit my brakes so hard that the crap in the sleeper has hit the floor.. sometime it just can not be helped.. Like I said if you can get a copy of the swift policy that states , a driver is not to hard brake to avoid running over a 4wheeler.. you might have something to stand on.. I know some really bad swift drivers, that have worked and is working for swift for several years.. but had never got fired for anything like hard braking..

 

Back in 2006, Swift upgraded their QComm to monitor braking conditions, "hard breaking", as they were getting an abundance of "following to close" complaints, and drivers ticketed...especially in the NY, NJ, CN, PA zone. It is one of the things that the Mentor is supposed to cover with you when you are in training. Need I say more on this "Mentor instructing" his student issue?

As for company policy...that is a good joke...at Swift company policy changes as much as the wind changes outside the front door of the Phoenix terminal...and if some VP wants to "have his/her way" and cause some problems. the company policies included in the Swift Manual are intentionally very vague, and open ended, and many policies aren't published, just passed along in e-mails to the FM's and then DM's and finally to the drivers, if the DM is passing information along at all.

pittsburghpa...I don't doubt your word, or find anything out of line with your story and how Swift handles their operation. As for what you can do...I couldn't tell you, since as I said, Swift doesn't publish the newest "policies", leaving them an open door for denial when things go wrong on their issues. When "safety" is the factor in terminating a driver...the driver is really screwed...the sad part is, they don't care one Iota!