Publix Wedged Under Bridge In Ringgold,GA

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  1. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Could be anything so I probably shouldn't have said what I did. Life happens and sometimes it affects you on the job.
     
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  3. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    I would be under the impression that Publix would have driver facing cameras as well as dashcams in their daycab fleet!
    Maybe the driver was a new hire that came off flatbed recently and forgot that reefer trailers and tractors were typically 13’6”-who knows?
    Either way the repairs aren’t going to be cheap!
     
  4. thatsright

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    They hire from the warehouse and train in house. Most are new to driving…. The warehouse near me always needs help. That says what kind of place it is.
     
  5. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Working in the DC isn't the same as driving the trucks. Those are good trucking jobs. That they take newbies from the warehouse internally and train them to drive the trucks doesn't mean they're turning out bad drivers or just looking for meat in the seats.
     
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  6. smokey12

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    As said above Publix hires from the warehouse. Talked to one of their drivers, he was with a trainer for 2 weeks and then on his own driving downtown city streets. ..in freak out mode at that. Nice.guy but he wasn't ready for what he was doing.
     
  7. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    No it doesn’t necessarily mean that, but that’s exactly what Publix does.
     
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  8. Chinatown

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    Doubt he'll be fired; probably sent back to the warehouse. Publix drivers are former warehouse workers.
     
  9. thatsright

    thatsright Light Load Member

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    Yea thats pretty much it. Training about like megas..
     
  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Would have to be to make such a colossal screwup as this.

    How is it possible that even the slightest thought that there might be a potential issue with this bridge doesn’t enter a driver’s brain? o_O
     
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  11. ElmerFudpucker

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    He probably got his flip flop stuck on the dash and was unable to hit the brakes in time
     
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