No second chances

If my memory serves me I want to remember commenting on this subject in another thread. You have to remember when a driver comes in here with their tales of woe your only getting part of the whole picture. People have a tendency to downplay or leave out things. I have seen carriers give 2, 3 or 4 chances before they terminate a driver. About 15 years ago I was seeing a girl some when I was home. She had told me all these stories about how her ex had treated her. I believed her till the day I happened to have a chance to speak to her ex and get the rest of the story. I felt bad for that guy and resolved then to never make or form an opinion about anything till I have heard both sides. I suggest that you also practice this in regard to all these tales of woe coming from new drivers and new (or returning in new accounts) members.

 

^^^this^^^
If theres a chance your gonna cost them money, then nope...If theres the remotest chance of you generating a wrongfull death lawsuit, then nope...

So many guys are at big places that do all the online checks and stuff screwing up then going to other big places that do checks...I dont get it

Go mess up a small guys equipment, then go to another small guys outfit and screw his stuff up...you'll make it further, but eventually you'll have to shop which companies have the crappier insurance carriers as they will become your stumbling block...

 

glad to see you back around....always value your input, XRMan

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Depends how many days youve been up on it....

 

I think it depends on the situation. I'd be willing to bet that there's more to the story of most of the people who get terminated. It costs a lot of money to hire people and anytime an employer can salvage a current employee vs. hiring a replacement they will save money.

When I had people working for me, we had a pretty well known policy in our organization that if you screwed up and tried to hide it you were gone, right now, no mercy, no exceptions. However if you screwed up and fessed up immediately we took the opportunity to make it a learning experience and either teach others how to properly do the job or just improve the process. The guy who screwed up usually got some crap from the rest of us for a day or two but I think everyone understood the value in doing it this way. We never really had anything tragic happen, most was just minor incidents, but some had the potential to be expensive or dangerous to people. And yes, I screwed up too, and fessed up. Not fun, but you have to practice what you preach.

 

This isn't about a "second" chance.. more like after 3 or more preventable accidents in a short period of time.. how much damage is enough before a company is no longer a bad company for getting rid of a bad driver?? Its normally a 4th or 5th chance..

 

Depends on the company.
I went to work for First express out of Nashville , Tn.
In oreintation I had a bad feeling when they said the driver was responsible for first $1000 for incident/accident. If you didnt inspect trailer they said you would be charged if damage found.
I put in 2 week notice after 30 days. Lasted 6 weeks.

 

In general I would say yes. However I rarely got out if I could clearly see the area I was backing into and I had a good lane line to follow, even if it was dark. When you do your basic alley dock as you come up to the space you can see the area your backing into out your driver side window. Some drivers get out every time some don't. I did not and I never had a backing accident. If it was very dark I got out. If I was blind side backing I got out. If I had any kind of a doubt I got out. I have had several situations where I had to back out of a bad situation and back several hundred feet. You learn how to do this. Some drivers don't get out for much of anything. When the situation called for it I got out. If not I backed slowly and carefully.

 

Carolina Cargo is the easiest for giving second chances.
Florida Beauty Express is pretty good also.
Both companies bend the rules on their own websites.