I'll probably get bashed on this one!!! ANYWAY.........

Lesson one. NEVER say something happened. If someone gives me the finger or does that kind of crap, I back off and stay back and let the four wheeler act like a fool all they want.

The second you have a story to tell your boss, it's over. You're guilty.

 

You say you've been trucking for 33 years, you should know that most 4 wheelers can't drive.. I had one lady pull out on me and say i was driving to fast... But good luck finding another job..

 

I thought I was getting fired from my last job due to call ins. I had 3 in one day with in an hr of each other. Beep Qualcomm message "call "x" in safety". I called he told me where and when. I was lucky because I wasn't in any of the three locations, he said this person says you were swerving in and out of traffic on the bypass. I told safety to pull my Qualcomm gps I wasn't I'm the bypass. The call ins were the week or so after a bunch of lay offs of office people due to a merger.

People like to call in and tell big fat lies for some reason.

I had a call in at the last company. I called safety per message. Safety man asks me if anything happened today I said yes Sir a car "x" color "x" state "x" plate with "x" number of people in it came around and attempted to pass me on the shoulder while I was passing another vehicle. I explained my lane change and mirror checks per smith system. Safety's reply okay stat safe out there. I'm always honest. If I screw up I admit it. The care claim I ran them off the shoulder.


I have a dash cam now by the way.

Couple weeks ago a big truck was driving in my lane beside me putting me half on the shoulder. I called at him on the radio, he claims I was in his lane and he was getting even. Didn't make sense to me, but okay. Anyway he gets nasty and biligerant so I said well I can reply my dash cam video for you. He tried to explain to me well if the dash cam shows anything, but what he said happened that it lies. Lol. I explained that I have it positioned to catch both hood mirrors as well. If I crossed the line it would show it. Well well well the video lies. Lol. He shut up finally. I should have sent the video to the company, but I behaved.

 

I only work for employers who realize 4 wheelers are crappy drivers and blow off bs calls like this. Makes life much simpler, I commend you guys on the level of BS you deal with in these aspects because I couldn't do it ... got no patience for that crap.

I've had a few call-ins, I explain what happened to the boss of the day and they usually give a courtesy call to the complainer explaining what they did wrong and how they should behave around trucks lol.

I would never put anyone in danger but sometimes people don't realize the position they are putting themselves in. Stay beside me for more than 15 seconds on an empty hwy, show no sign of trying pass safely and I'll start coming into your lane (unless it's a truck were all locked at 65). Pass or slow down, don't stay beside me ... it annoys me and it's dangerous. Say what you will but squeezing them a little and getting them away from my truck is a bitter-sweet kinda thing. 5 second risk to get them out of the way is worth saving the minute they would spend beside me in a danger zone. The ones with QC plates are bad for that.

Example : Pre trips are fine and dandy but tires can blow anytime without warning, regardless of their condition and have enough ooomph to cause a car to hit the ditch.

Guess what most of my call ins were about ...

 

Glad to see I'm not the only one that does this. The Northeast drivers are bad for it, but they seem to take it in stride when you crowd them to get them to move. Most times, the ones that match your speed are the ones that are talking on the phone or texting.

 

i got called in to supervisors office and he said someone called in saying i made a unlawful left turn. caller claimed i made a left in the right lane(haskell offramp from eb 101fwy).i just laughed. told sup. lets go in ur car and i,ll show you that lane is left turn lane also.####### drivers lmao!

 

I got called in once by another driver, and it was total b.s. Says i cut him off.

 

Another way of saying this is.....YOU have the right to remain silent...... There is also that amendment thingy about incriminating yourself.