So here's a thought, what is "an accident"?

For the most part unless you where drunk and killed a car load of old ladies on their way to play bridge, most companies will consider you after 5 years. There are even major companies that will take you after a positive drug test after 5 years have past with no other positive test.

I remember a time when you could jack knife on Monday, if you got fired have a job on Tuesday, rollover on Wednesday have another job on Thursday. I know those days are long gone. Just watch though as the economy picks up drivers who couldn't buy a job yesterday will be able to get a job tomorrow.

 

Yeah, you don't want to let anything happen that can prevent you from getting back into it, if you change your mind. And believe me, if you do, you won't be the first. I've known a heck of a lot of hands that "quit trucking forever," only to get back into it after a few years.

Man, now that just sucks! I suppose these "safety guys" were just trying to justify their job. But it brings up the age old question of "who is watching the watchers," or something like that.

 

Yeah, I didn't say anything about a time frame in my post on the Knight policy, because I don't remember if they had one, and what it was if they did.

 

There is a difference between an accident and an incident. It is generally considered an accident if there are injuries or any vehicle has to be towed othwise its considered an incident however a company can send anything to DAC that it wants to

 

There is a major ethical problem with dollar general's distributing methods.

Why the hell do you own a store that you KNOW that is NOT SAFE to deliver with an 18 wheeler, and expect them to deliver 500 cartons there? Which could easily fit on a straight truck?
To save money.

which would be fine if it wasnt destroying the drivers lives.

 

Safety doesn't matter to the customer. They expect the carrier they contracted to deliver the goods. They don't usually give a flying heap of manure about the vehicle used to get them there.

On the other hand, carriers are stupid and think a condo tractor and 53' trailer fits everywhere. That's what you get when ignorant pencil pushers are in charge of logistics. One size does not fit all.

 

Honestly, it doesnt bother me so much that dollar general does their freight this way. What bothers me is the way the carrier acts when something gets damaged. They know its a risky account and they know crap is gonna get torn up, and they agreed to that risk when they took the account on.

I watched drivers get written up for omg putting a rut through some grass or whatever. Trailers are loaded like crap, you get hurt you get written up.

I hauled one load one time, first stop was 500 pieces and was 30 miles from the DC. No reason that cant go on a straight truck!

 

how else would the rich people who own the store sell cheap chinese crap to poor people?

 

###### hand that was great lol. Still laughin'!