In training, had an accident :(

Ive had entire front ends torn off my rig with me in it. It's a ride. I am not the one on the firing block.

Ive had new drivers do a bit of property damage in many places and a goodly percentage will have been fired.

You are going to spend a life time trucking getting close to other trucks while backing, you are going to have to GOAL when backing as those trailer wheels come around. Always get out and check that thing just before trying to fit it in.

Shake it off. You can be sure of one thing. All trucking companies keep a folder with a name of driver on it. In that folder goes incidents, bad things, accidents etc. When it gets heavy enough you are terminated.

Drivers are a dime a dozen. Always put away a percentage of your pay against a bad day in which you are fired, stranded, jailed and have to make bond etc. Or whatever might come down on you.

I don't mind a busted mirrior or headlight etc. so long you pay up. I have. Some things never see light of company office.

I say this. Whenever you are tired like that stop where you are and get rested. Cut your losses for the day. Stopping to get rested in a condition of being too tired to drive very well makes sure that nothing bad will happen later.

I have been so tired that they hand me 22 docks to back into in a pure empty 4 acre parking lot and choose a dock. I could not do it, I paid a jockey or worker at the warehouse to put it in for me. When you are tired, it is the same as being drunk or even worse because your brain does not process clearly that thump and scream.

 

You're officially a Swiftie now.

From what I've read and heard this shouldn't get you fired.

Learn from it and move on.

 

You'll be fine. Just pay better attention.

 

Enjoy your pay raise. And I hope you like sharing a truck because you'll probably be a trainer next week yourself. Congrats are in order!

 

Oh just relax man. If you think you're the first student that rearranged some poor SOBs hood for them, you're crazy. There is nothing new under the sun there. Sleep easy.

 

This will go on your DAC report but you won't get fired. Trainees have had much worse things happen and they didn't get fired.You live and learn and you feel sick about it which is a good thing because from this day moving forward you'll be more alert and more cautious.

 

Some will say don't worry about it, it's no big deal, it happens all the time etc.

It is a big deal, it was a stupid mistake. It seems you realize that which is good. It's hard to learn from mistakes if you don't take them seriously.

Never rush, especially when you feeling tired. You don't relax and shutdown until the brakes are set.

Best of luck.

 

You'll be fine.
Watch your ### (trailer) - and if you've lost it in the mirror on a right hand turn AND you'd had doubts about that turn to start: Stop; GOAL.
Soon.... maybe.... you'll be able to shift, smoke, eat a sandwich, scratch your nads, turn right and chase the questionable tandem glide into the turn with your electronic mirror adjustor.

Don't overwhelm yourself. If you feel like you're about to screw up - STOP. Get a lay of the land and figure out how to correct it.

You can have 13,345 late JIT's. So what?
But 1 roll-over.....

Minor junk AR Tiger. A wise fellow needs to learn a lesson only once. Are you him?