Prime accident policy?

Just had a buddy get into an accident where he bent the bullbar on another truck. He’s worried he’s going to get fired. I told him I seriously doubt it.

this is his first week solo, anyone want to share stories/the accident policy at prime to make him feel better?

he did sign up for the lease purchase despite me advising against it. Shouldn’t change anything but it might.

 

(Shouldn’t change anything but it might.) Lol, why yes it does.

 

Yeah I figure prime would rather not lose that 1500$/week payment lmao. Or the 200% return investment on the truck itself, on top of the what 30% freight bill?

got any insight you’d like to add?

 

Probably keep his job. Prime will gladly deduct damage repairs to both vehicles( you don’t bend a bull bumper without damaging what hit it), man hours to deal with problem ( job burden), + 20-30% profit. I’m just guessing, that’s what I would do to a sub.

 

Share stories to make him feel better?

How will that change what the company will do?
It is what it is. Feel good stories will change nothing.

 

If they didnt fire him the moment they found out, they wont.

 

I had hoped to hear from other prime drivers who’d had a preventable to show him what to expect.

 

You can never expect to know what will happen when you have a preventable accident.
Preventable usually means bad, by the way. It means you did something wrong.

 

Yeah that’s the dumbest #### I’ve heard for a while now. Looks like I won’t be coming back here after all.

You feel like doing anything else other then being a smart ###?

 

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