liked my job till now, any good lawers out there?....

Sorry my ABRIEVIATED POST translator is in the shop , love how they sort of sparsely post details and hope you can fill in the blanks .

 

Just try to work with them, explain your situation. Don't get mad or defensive, just be calm.

 

I agree with you there but if the company doesnt do what they are supposed to do who's responsibility is it to hold them accountable? I believe if you caused the damages intentionally or not and didnt report them when they happened and takes pictures, write a statement etc etc you are responsible and at the companies mercy. Its unfortunate but this is the real world drivers have to learn to protect themselves through documentation. mom n pops small company or huge corporate company.. they are only in business for one reason TO MAKE MONEY. that dont leave room for protecting me and you and making our job easier or fair

 

The op didn't explain himself very well but from what I gather he caused all that damage.Company had enough.They're very much in the right for asking him to sign a paper saying hes responsible while the equipment is in his care.Companies spend thousands a yr because of what drivers did to their equipment.Drivers needs to start paying attention and start doing their dam pretrips.If a driver sees something then report it immediatey so you won't be responsible for what another driver did.I have a feeling this isn't the first time hes done damage with this company.

 

I won't pretend I have had a truck of any kind in a tight spot in a city of any sorts. But I have had my double bunk log trailer on some bad landings. My 52 foot cow trailer (have been scolded for calling it a pot) thru barns and around corners with narrow gates. I have crossed low water creeks, and terraces while turning to the up hill side. So far I have been lucky of course when you own the truck you watch a little closer cause its you that pays to fix it or suffer the loss of not fixing it. I remember a time when a driver treated his assigned rig like he owned it cause it pays his salary.

 

Just imagine if YOU hadn't hit anything, we wouldn't be having this lively discussion.

 

Years ago I had a sweet OTR job. Nice truck, good money. Then the owner decided to blow a 10 million dollar contract out the door. He had a second business going delivering office supplies around Chicago.All the road drivers left but me. I stuck because I liked the guy and figured he'd either find another place for me and the truck OTR, or he'd get me a day cab. Neither happened. So I was doing exactly what the OP was and is doing. Local P&D in a way to large road truck. It sure did sharpen my skills to the max. What it also did was afford me to keep running into the same drivers for different companies every day on different docks.

That led to conversations ( as it always does) about companies and money. Through that I landed a sweet local union job.Although some on here would say no-no, One day I took that sweet truck to a company, parked in their yard to pick up an application. 2 weeks later I did the same thing to go do the road test. I hated leaving my original boss. It all worked out for the best though.

To the OP, use your time on all these docks to network with the local guys if you want to stay local. That sweet truck your driving will become a distant memory.

As a side note. I worked local in Chicago for 10 years. Back out on the road for the last several years but I'll tell you. I haven't seen a dock or anyplace I can't get into now.

 

Go find another job that changing the rules on the fly is a pretty big clue that and it is not really kosher to make an employee pay to keep job

 

Really?

As long as you're happy.

Uh-Oh.

What's not to like?

Whud they say?

Bummers!
How's that workin' out for you?

Destruction Derby?

So, ......... 'cause you didn't sign anything or acknowledge your responsibility to avoid damaging the equipment, that responsibility gets ignored?
Hmmmmmmm, -----

If you let someone use your car and they returned it with a bad tire, no bumper and a crumpled fender, you'd let it slide?

If mom an' pop don't provide an incentive for you to quit damaging their equipment, how long would it take for you to stop hittin' thangs? Imagine if they didn't ask for your signature, --- what would that sweet ride look like in, ........ oh, ...... let's say another year?

Run Forrest, RUN!!
Don't look now Roll'in, ........ but you've just admitted you can't avoid damaging equipment and won't accept responsibility for the damage you cause. And, to make matters worse, you don't seem to think damaging equipment is a big deal. It's more than damaged equipment, --- it's a damaged attitude that's most troubling.
Mom an' pop probably can't afford an employee like that, --- not knowin' how serious the damage could get.

There are some Big truck truck drivers who would become very upset with themselves if they even put a scratch in the paint of their assigned Big truck. And some of those would insist on paying for their error out-of-pocket. They'd rather slide down razor blades into a van of alcohol than have others see the scratch and figure the driver is sub-standard.

Repeatedly damaging equipment IS a big deal and gives insight as to what to expect in the future from such a driver. More of the same, .......... unless there's some incentive to stop .
What would that incentive need to be?

Anyone? :smt075

 

That's evil