Hey guys I’m a newer driver and I messed up. The right side of my front bumper (underneath part) I scratched pretty badly. I was making an unexpected turn and I guess there was a little curb I didn’t see and/or notice. Bottom line is I messed up. I work at Werner and my question is. Does that count as an accident on my part and do they make me pay for it ?…
Scratched my front bumper pretty badly
Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by GettingToIt27, Sep 6, 2023.
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Spray paint the scratches and get to work.
Lots of drivers will bash me for this; don't report it. Cover the scratches with some spray paint. Later smear some mud on it.
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I'm with Chinatown on this one.
If you're describing what I think you are --these so-called "bumpers" are really just black plastic wrap-around aero "skirts" that extend practically to the ground, anyway. How lame can that possibly be?
Those things are just a "booby trap" for situations just like yours.
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If it’s on the underside, it’ll be up to them to prove it wasn’t there when you were issued the truck. I really doubt they have any pics of the bottom of the bumper, before you got the truck.
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,, well, I never thought,,you sly dog, to GettingTolt, if a well respected person like Chinatown gives ANY advice, you'd best take it. Doesn't happen often, mostly job postings and cute Asian women on a bus seat,,oops, I mean, generally, I don't hear advice from him like this, but I too would put this in the "lesson learned" file, and no real damage. It's how new trucks get to be old trucks, companies know full well this stuff happens.Best course of action here would be, "gee boss, I have no idea, it was like that when I got the truck",,,might stick, point is, you got lucky this time, please be more careful.
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Once a driver gets pegged for being a liar, they'll never trust him again.Last edited: Sep 7, 2023
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This thread reminds me of the scene in the movie "Caddyshack"....where Rodney Dangerfield sez...."hey, you scratched my anchor"
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