Today I had my worst day in trucking in my almost 10 year career(accident related)

No judgement here friend, truly hope it works out for what you need..

 

This was your only mistake.

All the other stuff isn't germane.

From the pictures you posted, it looks like there's plenty of space between getting the truck off the street and putting the trailer into the covered portion of the dock. Even if there wasn't, there's no shame in popping the brakes and walking the area before setting up. I know it's stressful blocking traffic, but you need to do what you need to do to protect yourself.

 

Bull. It's a fixed object which countless other trucks have avoided.

 

That's crunchy.

 

Do you have a picture of the driver side of the dock?

 

Well most trucks have a roll door trailer that pick up here.
The issue was the metal bar that was hanging out.

If you have swing doors there’s no way to not hit that bar brother… not with where the dock plate is located.
The only way to avoid it would have been them assigning me another dock

 

Thoughts and prayers.....

 

We don't know how many have nailed that steel bar. It might be 2-3 a week.

 

Your trying to do the right thing, by not tying up traffic, asking for help. You still get burned. Doors are not super expensive. No one else had damage(cars, people). A "decent/good" accident to have.

 

yep, it is on them, 100%. I would tell them that they will be responsible for the damages and downtime to the trailer. I can tell you for sure, their costs will be a lot more than if they repaired the problem properly, a lot more.