need advice after rollover

So I take your company fired you? I think you'll have to list all that information on the next job application. I know we always wanted to know if a driver was ever fired from a job. I don't think your company can list the details but like you said they reported it as a violation of their zero policy. If I were you I'd down load all the trucking companies in your area and start banging on the doors. You've got experience so you're not limited there. You've just got this accident to hurdle over. I think you'll find something if you go out and look. Good Luck.

 

you rolled a tractor? no trailer? no load? how embarassing! that's like, hitting a parked car embarassing. I usually try to be encouraging to people who make mistakes, but rolling a bobtail - sorry. you might want to start buying lottery tickets.

 

I was just kidding. buying lottery tickets is just another tax on the poor and ignorant. but getting another trucking gig after rolling a bobtail - whew!! good luck.

 

That was a low blow...........i hope he saved the fuel

 

Chief, what gives? If you bash this guy, at least give him some advice he can use. The sweepstakes van ain't comin'. He knows it. You know it. It's clear he's a genuine driver with a common problem.

Bonzai, you should look into getting some other kind of training. That's my advice. Don't handcuff yourself to trucking.
If I were you, I'd look into driving a bus or maybe getting training to operate heavy equipment.

Good luck.

 

like I said, I'm all for giving people the benefit of the doubt and second chances, but let me ask you something, if YOU were the owner of a company, and someone applied to drive, and had already demonstrated that they were willing and able to demolish a $100,000 truck, would YOU hire them and put them behind the wheel, knowing that if they destroyed another one, $100,000 or even $5,000 would come out of YOUR pocket to replace or repair it? truck companies (even large ones) have multimillion dollar deductibles, so insurance does NOT cover this stuff. that's why most companies have a mandatory termination policy for guys who can't keep their rigs upright. he says it was only a $5,000 repair. I wonder if he offered to reimburse them? usually it adds up to 10s of thousands after the tractor, trailer and freight are cleaned up and all the fines are paid.