"Preventible" accident advice needed

This is new to me. Maybe the rails in Chicago area are different...

 

i only have experience in the ones in los angeles. Seriously, you ALWAYS see people hitting stuff. I dont because i take pride in my work.

 

Must be different unless I just don't happen to see it... 95% of the time I grab a empty chassis and then go get my box mounted, so not to much to hit. With Cameras all over I'm surprised people wouldn't pay little more attention.

 

It has to be different. Im talking about the 2nd most populated city in the nation, plus arguably the worst drivers in the nation, on top of it all out here rail containers are hauled almost exclusvely by mexicans and other foreigners. Not a good combination going on there for safe driving practices my friend.

 

I'm assuming since he said they all involved trailers. That it was probably a combination of bumping or side swiping parked trailers or dropping trailers while trying to hook causing damage to said trailers and possibly his tractor. I'm also curious how long you've been driving.

 

Trucking is a lot like baseball. Fundamentals young man, always master the fundamentals. GOAL, even though there is nothing back there, GOAL every time, every place. Which company did you break in with?

 

Don't buy your own until you learn to take care of other people's property. I read a few comments but, I'm going to assume there telling you the same thing. 1 times is okay. Stuff happens but, 3 more times after that shows that you're lacking common sense skill or the time to care

 

How did the company find out you bumped a trailer?

 

Find a trucking company that doesn't use trailers... seems that's the issue for you. Those pesky things! They only cost around $30k.. a mere fraction of what these big companies make... trucking companies should never be concerned about the damage that their drivers do on a daily basis. I mean.. getting upset with a driver who has damaged 4 trailers by backing or pulling forward into other trailers. (potentially damaging even more of those pesky, bothersome trailers).. is irrational.. they shouldn't be upset of even count accidents that driver's have until they start killing people or damaging the tractors I guess...

 

2 weeks ago the OP started a similar thread but only had. 2 preventables at the time. Seems to be on a roll.