I really want to quit after this
Posted by AlcidzTV@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 187 comments
Posted by AlcidzTV@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 187 comments
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
Do you think all the experienced guys have never fucked up before? We've fucked up plenty, want to know how much a street light costs? All you can do is learn from it and move on with more knowledge than you started with. No one was hurt, except your pride a little bit.
Timely_Flow_3346@reddit
1st otr job i parked in a pay to park area and woke up to a boot 200$ to get it off. I took out a “ industrial mail box” that was 300$ , and i pushed in and broke another drivers headlight mounting points. Didn’t break the headlight itself funny enough. Oh and i broke the rear wind fearings off the back of my truck trying to hook up to a trailer that was too tall in the dark while it was pouring rain. All this was in 6 months of working for them. Needless to say they loved having me on board with them so much they gave me a extended vacation lol
u-Dull-Western9379@reddit
You mean you were fired for damaging trucks
RumbleDumblee@reddit
thank you for explaining the joke
EragonBromson925@reddit
No, they were given an extended vacation.
Bear_Scout@reddit
Some might say you were promoted to customer
Used-Chemistry1685@reddit
How much does a street light cost? Asking for a friend 😂
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
About 15 grand, lol
Status-Ad-83@reddit
Way less than a 12kv power line.
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
Ooof
Upstairs_Anywhere_19@reddit
The only time I fucked up was because she was the one in the driver seat
Redsoxdragon@reddit
I haven't. I've only ever fucked down 😎
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
Just make sure the rig stays shiny side up, and it's all good, driver 🤣
WrenChyan@reddit
Your right has a shiny side? Lucky
Salt_Bus2528@reddit
See once you unfuck that downfuckment is when you start fucking up like the rest of us
felixthecat59@reddit
I’ve fucked sideways once.
Lost-Astronaut-8280@reddit
This guy has no problem pissing with morning wood
disasterpokemon@reddit
I do wanna know how much a street lamp costs
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
About 15 grand...oops
W1D0WM4K3R@reddit
Mine only cost $3.5k
Learned to find an exit faster or as fast as finding the entrance. Making your own is expensive.
Lost-Astronaut-8280@reddit
I’ve had a trailer door unhook as I was backing into a dock and I crushed the top corner of it enough to keep it from closing. Found out it cost $12k. Oops😬
disasterpokemon@reddit
Oooooof
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
We even had a special safety meeting after and everything, I felt so loved! 🤣
A_RAND0M_J3W@reddit
I learned how much a fire hydrant costs. Turns out, quite a lot.
KoreanTrucking@reddit
The other day Im making a tight right turn, button hook and everything, and my trailer was l still on its way to hit the damn pole. Had to go over the curb to the other on coming lane to make the turn. It was my monthly reality check for sure
ChippinFlint@reddit
Cases like that where I’m not sure, I just make all of the road mine. I pull a 3 axle side dump through neighborhoods and a 45ft spread axle step deck out in the oilfield. Sometimes you just eat every bit drive-able surface just to be sure.
Crazy-Stop2808@reddit
💯💯💪🏽 players fuck up too!! I broke driver mirror alley docking into a pitch black hole with about 2inch clearance on each side at my first job hauling trash. 2yrs later got my own truck. In my OWN TRUCK took out my passenger steps on a yellow pole, and went head on with another Pete in my yard about 2yrs into being O/O. Just live and learn!
astro_skull@reddit
Shit buddy some epoxy and fiberglass and its as good as new.
derpmcturd@reddit
Ay imma tell u right now, mornings are the biggest accident times outside of bad weather times.
At least for me it is. After 5hrs of sleep, i feel like my head isnt really up and my body is just going through the motions without really paying attention to what im doing.
Anyway, you'll learn and you will be more aware next time. You probably wouldve been better off by just paying the guy like $500 cash on the spot to keep it off the record but thats just me.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
Officer said he wasn’t supposed to be called for this type of sht but other driver really wanted it to go on my records
TinkerTasker22@reddit
Other driver was a dick, did the cop write you a ticket? It would go on you daq report from your company anyway and be on your insurance record. As long as the cop dudnt write a ticket you wont get points from it. If he did fight the ticket to get the points off.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
Cop didn’t want to make a report since that wasn’t some serious and I didn’t get a ticket
mistakemaker3000@reddit
Damn that sucks. I did something similar but I caused probably $2/3 k worth of damage. I offered them cash but they said no, so I reported it to my company. 20 minutes later they changed their mind (I guess the owner did or whatever) but I had already reported it so it was too late 😑. AND that was my 3rd incident in 4 months so I got let go.
I love trucking and I love OTR so I'm grateful for being back on the road and taking it slow and careful. G.O.A.L!!!
Tiparuski@reddit
3 incidents in 4 months? Brother put the keys in the box
mistakemaker3000@reddit
On my third day, driving through redwood forest, I didn't realize on some of the winding roads I would have to drive in the oncoming lane, clipped the trailer wheel on a tree.
One month later I picked up a loaded trailer and forgot to move the tandems forward. Got to the destination and the back of the trailer clipped a traffic light on a tight right turn into a single lane with cars waiting in the oncoming left turn lane. Traffic pole was dented but still straight up.
Four months in, backing into a spot rushing because I was running out of time and tired. The truck stop was all diagonal parking and I still have trouble backing into diagonal spots, my DOT bar got a big scratch on another rigs fender.
Watch your back cause I'm not giving up nine months in now.
Thepopethroway@reddit
I wouldn't have reported any of that shit. No witnesses = never happened.
mistakemaker3000@reddit
For the first 2, the rim was bent and the tire was just dangling 😭. I had to call to get it fixed. I probably could've blamed a pothole for the first one though
u-Dull-Western9379@reddit
To many accidents you you get fired ??
Mistakemaker3000
BluePocket@reddit
And the other driver was right. He has to cover his ass man. Its a minor offense though. Everyone else is right. Early on we all make mistakes. Rubbed something for damage.
But what others aren't saying is yiu are a stabd up dude. Many drivers would cause damage and bounce. You are taking credit. Props to you on that. Thats a rare breed.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
State trooper said I could of just said i don’t know what happened and he would let me go since other driver moved from the scene
shuckit401@reddit
Other drivers an asshole. It seems , to me, that a lot of guys forgot they were new once.
The dirty looks and middle fingers and straight up signs of aggression I’ve seen. As I’ve struggled to get into a dock or park at a service plaza. Some guys seem to want to get physical. Because I “almost” hit them.
I just smile. The more aggressive they get, the more I smile. I’ve gotten out the truck a couple times, to address their dissatisfaction. Never has anyone wanted to speak.
Even the trainer I had was a loud mouthed screaming asshole. He would get so pissed if he perceived a slight by another driver.
Thats why I go slow! There always something to learn and there are others out there who are worse than you. Take it easy on yourself. I understand that’s not so easy for some people.
You got this. This is how you learn. Chalk it up to a lesson and move on.!
Ninja-Storyteller@reddit
Carriers always want a police report. Police hate being bothered by this junk.
pingus3233@reddit
It's not a DOT reportable, so there's that.
Summersong2262@reddit
He sounds spiteful, at best. I want to be charitable and assume that maybe the other guy's had this happen to him a bunch of times, and he's had a bad day and just generally inclined to lash out. Officer has the right of it, though.
Virel_360@reddit
You should have a copy of his drivers license when you exchanged information. If the guy was being a real asshole like he took it personal on you you have enough information to be an asshole back to him at a different time in the future should you choose.
Momo1882@reddit
It’s a rough day, but at the end of the day it’s not an “I would have beat the train across the tracks if it weren’t for that damned pole trailer I was dragging.” Kind of bad day
Greg0692@reddit
I did the exact same thing in June of '21. My guy was a hazmat carrier too. The key: I haven't done it again since. Live. Learn. Keep living.
Vegetable-Drawer7476@reddit
Either he was tired, not paying attention, or really a new driver. Not monitoring where the trailor was in his side mirrors. If you catch in time, blast that country horn long and loud!
AndarielAloy@reddit
Ive been OTR for almost 2 months and barely jumped a curb once...yall make me feel better about my driving 😂
Many-Strain-7225@reddit
Try LTL. I curb surf all the time 😂
backtosleepplz@reddit
Garbage truck driver. Second day driving solo without a trainer, a part of my tailgate frame clipped the wheel well of a utility trailer that a yard work/landscaping company owned. Small business, dude didn't care, didn't even file a claim, he fixed it himself.
I self reported bc it was day 2 and my first CDL job. I was mortified. Before then I had never hit a single object. Thankfully, it's not even in my record because damage cost was $0.
Turned out that the dude who owns the trailer and the landscaping company's house is also on that route. I still see him whenever he's outside his house when I come to pick up his yard waste. He still gives me shit for it
LPsandhills@reddit
Been there - done that. Join the party
Necessary_Shirt6393@reddit
My first day ever I ran over a light pole in Wichita Falls TX, first day and first company.
Pass_Me_That_Phone@reddit
First time alone yesterday, fucked up after getting distracted by a manager asking me to move over a inch. I had the landing gear down and everything. Forgot I disconnected the kingpin thing. So when I pulled forward trailer landed on tires. And hours before that it took me two hours to park successfully at my first stop. So much went wrong yesterday. I ran out of time. Stuck in Charlotte at a Home Depot. Sleepy. But I didn’t come this far just to shred my CDL over hardships. It will get easier with time I just know it will. Keep your head up
ExpensiveRain4934@reddit
Keep your head up! Take your time and learn from your mistakes. Remember to G.O.A.L., even when you think you don’t have time. A lot of drivers will be more inclined to help if they see you actively trying.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I’ve been running solo for about a month now all over the west and now east and I don’t know how I ended up in this kinda stupid situation But yea I will learn from it
Discount_Sugardaddy@reddit
I drive a mixer and have had a pretty wild accident. Was back in the same truck in a few days and catch hell all the time for being new or that I need to learn to drive. Truth is all those fuckers giving me shit have more than one incident themselves that were entirely avoidable. Learn from it and figure out how to not fall into too much self doubt.
TinkerTasker22@reddit
I have definitky screwed up, i almost took a mirror off the other day thankfully there was no damage not even a scratch and the driver honked his horn before it could get that far. But i felt like a failure, and like giving up. But i took it as a lesson learned. This is a small mistake in The grand scheme of things.
Always_Shifting_4459@reddit
That ain't shit dude! Suck it up and keep driving! Least you didn't rip his whole bumper off or total his truck 🤣
TaperingRanger9@reddit
Made it a year and a half without an accident and thought I was an amazing driver who would never fuck up. Then about 4 months ago I wasn't paying attention and destroyed a reefer unit. $3k claim. Mistakes happen. Learn from it and be extra cautious from now on. Complacency is what causes this shit.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I was doing fine ever since I got a chip on my windshield it is been going downhill
RedlineM5@reddit
You'll be fine. I had a student rip the side out of a trailer and he still had a job. Learn from this. Why did it happen and how you can prevent it from happening again.
u-Dull-Western9379@reddit
He shouldlh have been fired
RedlineM5@reddit
He did but for different reasons.
TheG00seface@reddit
The chrome bumper on a vato’d out lowrider S-10 pickup is a surprising $7k. I would have never have guessed that they are that expensive. And their lowrider lift on the front end is $22k. #s most people would never guess. I didn’t have to guess, insurance adjuster gave the answer I always wanted to know.
Shyjuan@reddit
Oof. That's bad, but if it makes you feel better I've seen way waaay worse.
StrangeReason@reddit
Wait. So you did a little hood damage to the KW??? Is this all the damage?? Seriously, that's nothing.
Never be in a hurry, always know where your tandems are, in the present moment headspace (I know these things because I caused $17,000 worth of damage my second week!!!!)
Like take a moment and take some breaths if you need to. Reboot your confidence and learn from your mistakes.
ToxiKanadian19@reddit
Don't worry bro. I'm only a year and a half in and I've hit 3 trailers backing up, totaled a car (guy was fine) hit 2 yellow pole things oh and hit a wall with the trailer trying to turn around in a tight space. You learn as you go! Just don't kill someone or you're fucked lol
anabundanceofland@reddit
Look, everyone makes mistakes. As long as nobody's dead or seriously injured, you'll be okay. All you gotta do is let this teach you how to be a better driver going forward
Molten_Baco@reddit
Pull ups are free and if you even imagine a doubt get out and look. We all have done something wrong, just learn from it.
fakeologist@reddit
My first day took a tight driveway and rear wheels touched a guidwire base to a pole. Hydro line wobbled a bit and the whole factory was watching and called the office. Nothing broken or fell but it made the company news.
RumbleDumblee@reddit
Gotta do what I did, bend a stop sign all the way around in my first month
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I was doing so fine man
Rare_Indication_3811@reddit
my husband hit a ditch after over 20 years no accidents 😅 move on dont look back
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
Will take me some time to move 😹
Live-Door3408@reddit
You are one of thousands to get into an accident today lol. You’ll be fine. Looks pretty minor
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I hope not because it is driving me crazy
Legitimate_Speed_926@reddit
Can someone explain what happened I can’t tell if purple truck hit him or if he swiped the purple truck I’m also in aw how the bullbar cleared underneath
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I swiped purple truck I was tryna get into a spot a security pointed out and whole time I forgot about my trailer
AroundGoesThe18@reddit
Shit happens. Ive bumped a few things in my years - as long as its a bump and not a hit or collision, you'll be fine. Learn from it and welcome to the hell of being lectured by safety department workers that have never even sat in a truck.
bubble353@reddit
Do it , quit and drive a box truck or find something elso to do. I am sorry but i wont sugarcoat this, people can get offended all day dont care, but this mistake is literally lack of paying attention how in the world on driver side do you not see that you are about to hit something People that do these kind of mistakes tend to repeat them. 7 years of trucking ( company driver,oo,fleet manager etc) has thought me that.
Fyi the repair on the hood on that KW is damn near 15000$ , i get it physical insurance will cover it but it also ends up as a claim on the company , this is 2500$ deductible and increases premiums for all of us.
Get out and fcking look its not that hard.. And if you are bad at backing in just drive into the parking spot damn it..
Terrible mistake
Imagine being a business owner and waking up to this. People just have lost all respect for other people’s equipment yet the demand to be paid like they own part of the company, smh trucking has become a 🤡🌎.
BroDawg1776@reddit
Purple semis are bad luck. It’s an old school bad luck charm.
Fatapiller62@reddit
We ALL fucked up. Hell I still occasionally fuck up and i have 10 years. You don't quit. You learn from it and move on
yamahamama61@reddit
You don't have to worry about quitting. You'll get fired.
Jimjam916@reddit
This probably isn't even the worst accident Prime had to deal with today. They'll have you sign some paper saying that you're really sorry and watch some videos. As long as you're not making a habit of this, you'll be just fine
Urrckaa@reddit
That makes me so sad for the Purple cab. That's a beautiful purple. 💜
Oersch@reddit
I backed into the brand new Suburban of the facility manager of the warehouse I was delivering to. She was sitting in it at the time. Fun’t. She was cool but apparently, a Suburban bumper with sensors and all that is 7k from the dealership. My safety guy was shitting bricks.
Fearless_Promise_909@reddit
You guys making actual decent income out there? I am a company driver so many short loads 150-450 miles. Where are the long haul loads like Washington taking apples to Page NC Walmart like back in the day
Rag3QuitnRob3rtGame@reddit
Hey, I took down a power line in my first year, gotta learn somehow. Shit happens, collect his insurance and carry on
machinehead3413@reddit
I’m not sure if this varies from state to state but in my state all lines are supposed to be 15ft off the ground to allow for us to pass under. If you snag one it’s the responsibility of the utility and not the driver.
Rag3QuitnRob3rtGame@reddit
It was in NJ and it was a sloped line. I came in the truck exit for the shipping center I was delivering to because I missed the entrance due to the property owner letting out overgrow and the side I would've come out on was high enough, but the side I was coming in on wasn't. Felt the truck lurch and didn't even realize I took it down until the store flagged me down. It was dark and between street lights, so I couldn't see it.
machinehead3413@reddit
I don’t know the laws in NJ but I’m going to blame them.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
He called state trooper the trooper said that wasn’t some serious but driver still wanted to make a report
JustAGuyTrynaSurvive@reddit
$4k - $8k depending on possible damage that's not visible.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
Guy cursed me out on every way possible just for that
remembenohorny@reddit
Well for a PRIME driver I'd say you're doing pretty good.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I was doing good lmaoo 🥲 after my windshield got chipped everything is going downhill
RH00794@reddit
Always know where your ass ia. Think of it as if you're in prison. Would you bend over to pick up the soap?
Have to keep an eye on that ass at all times.
Jazzlike_Blueberry_1@reddit
It seems you forgot to look
Cutmeinfor25@reddit
How did you miss his whole cattle guard, bumper and headlight and only catch the front of his passenger side hood? Honestly Sir, I am impressed and think you should get a pass on this mistake.
TheXMagus@reddit
I’m 2 months in and had a Chicago run, yeesh. GPS took me down a low clearance road and took a right turn and got stuck on a light pole, it happens. Just learn from it and look forward.
Gijinbrotha@reddit
Shit happens. Do better next time.
Dahbaldguy@reddit
I'm 8 years into trucking. I had an accident my first week in a truck stop from being overly tired. I wanted to quit then but I didn't. Now I kind of wish I did and got into another career. I'd be 8 years into it by now. Now I have two kids, a house, and too much at stake to switch careers and feel stuck trucking for the foreseeable future. If i could go back I'd quit that day.
TruckinTuba@reddit
Thats not bad! I once jack knife my trailer into the ditch of i90, had to get towed out, sleeper was pretty dented but I still drove away
legollama88@reddit
i have been driving a year now. fucked up plenty. PLENTY i have made so many mistakes wasted my time others time got in dangerous situations. but you learn and grow. i know better now. and i still learn every day! i am proud of where i have come from. don’t give up
TruckerBiscuit@reddit
Hang in there buddy. Unless it's an egregious fuck up the boys at Rancho Roberto will hang with you, especially considering how many rookies we have.
Lord_B33zus@reddit
That ain’t even that bad man. My first one was similar. Fully load with cat food, tandems to the rear, turtle head poking, 5am so low light, crowded Pilot in WV. Didn’t swing wide enough for my tandems and chewed up the corner of a drivers rig while he was sleeping. Shit happens sometimes, but it’ll remind you to be more alert and cautious in the future.
ShoeStunning@reddit
bruh im 3 years in and still scared of tailswing. backing doesnt even phase me anymore.
25_Unknown_Devices@reddit
if we’re being totally honest.
We all have 2 list of our fuck ups.
The ones we had to own and the ones only we know about.
Little_Dikk@reddit
It will buff out
25_Unknown_Devices@reddit
Oh buddy. I picked up a 2 meg generator a few months ago. About a 90k lbs trailer. Don’t even want to think of how expensive the damn thing is. I picked it up, backed under it, gave it a good thud. Hooked my hoses up, cranked up the landing gear. Kicked some tires, built up my air. And started rolling. 10 ft into moving I had to turn. And as I turned, the trailer didn’t. It just kept going straight. Tore my wheels up, bent my hydraulic tank, then started to roll when the lowered landing gear finally hit, punched a hole in the ground and stopped. Tilted like it’s about to fall over. Had to get a tow truck to pick it back up just so I could get out from under it and crank the gear back down.
Had to get 4 tires replaced.. roadside. And they still let me hook back up and run it. Mistakes happen. Don’t make mistakes in vein, learn something from it.
In my case, it was the first time smacking the trailer didn’t fully lock the kingpin. And had I paid attention.. I would’ve noticed the release bar was only half in. Now I always double check the release pin, and crouch under it and see that it’s fully locked.
My “got lucky” situation was already a nightmare. I hate to think of what the outcome would’ve been had the trailer actually rolled over.
25_Unknown_Devices@reddit
Like all I wanted to do as soon as it happened was crawl in a hole and die. So much shame and embarrassment. But I had to handle my fuck up. I had to get out and face the plant supervisor and the rest of the big wigs after calling my boss to tell him how bad I just screwed the pooch.
I could’ve stood there with my hands up and din nothing. But I got on the phone, got trucks in route, a mechanic. So when those big wigs made it to me, and you know they’re on the way out, I had something more to say than just oops.
25_Unknown_Devices@reddit
Point is, sometimes we make mistakes and believe others will think less of us. But when you face that mistake head on, learn from it and grow. That actually makes people think far better of us. Like wow, he’s a stand up guy even when he totally fucks up
Surrxxchef@reddit
I didn't check the kingpin and dropped a trailer in the yard, took out a stop sign or two, took out a DEF pump with my bumper guard, bent a dock plate with the corner of the trailer, and those are just the things that were definitely my fault, there's been much more that were questionable or someone else's fault.
You'll be fine my boy
WeirdTruckGuy@reddit
Own your fuck up man. And you literally have. All you can do in these situations and pay closer attention. Guy backed into me on Monday and he manned up and owned it. Makes you a true driver in the end when you can admit to the fuck ups
M_i_L_0_@reddit
I'm honestly kind of impressed that it fucked up the plastic but not the cattle guard? Talk about defying logic and physics lmao.
Summersong2262@reddit
Looking at it, I think the cattle guard went under the tray, while the swiper's tray grazed the corner. The specific angle it was at was what did it.
M_i_L_0_@reddit
Well, you see, the problem with that is that you're making too much sense and it's destroying my sense of childlike wonder so I'm going to choose to ignore it and say you're wrong lmao jk
Summersong2262@reddit
You're right, this whole thing was a con job. Purple took his shower spot, so Blue went after his truck with a rake.
vanilla_o_connor@reddit
Quit!!!
Summersong2262@reddit
I always feel like total shit after a road incident. I'm sorry you had to be in this situation. Everyone makes mistakes, you'll learn from it and do better next time. In the meantime, nobody was hurt, everyone's vehicle is fully functional, your delivery can continue. Might be a financial hit, but that won't be anything you can't handle even if it sucks in the sort term.
Just give yourself time, have a hot shower, get some food and water in your system, and just handle things as they come. You'll bounce back from this, probably quicker than you think. You're not a bad driver, you wouldn't be driving non rigid if you were. Just a bad day and a shitty experience.
amazingmaple@reddit
How? Do you not look at your mirror? I just don't see how this can be done unless you're not paying attention.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I always look at my mirrors but I really don’t know where my head was this morning
egamm@reddit
Take your time. Take your time. Take your time. Be gentle. Be gentle with yourself. Be gentle driving. Get into the habit of patience is key. F**k everyone else around you who acts like they're in a rush to lick their bosses' balls. Don't rush. Never rush. As soon as you think you need to rush, take it slower. No one is pressuring you. and the ball lickers are exactly that, just licking balls so never ever let anyone pressure you into rushing. I believe in you! You got this! All you need to do is learn from your mistakes, take your time, and be gentle. See you out here driver! We all need to help each other, and be less negative and mean to each other! 🫶🏽
myount314@reddit
You seem like a wonderful person! Your kind and gentle words made me smile and excellent advice as well
GreyGhost878@reddit
We all have days like that and we all get into a few dings and scrapes in our first year or so. I took out a whole gate at a shipper (brand new and automated) because I was following old pavement markings and forgot I had a trailer.
Just be glad this damage was minor, brush yourself off, learn the lesson to be more careful next time. It's really okay. Companies handle accidents all the time and this was not even a bad one, mostly cosmetic. Their insurance will cover it. You're not a bad driver. Just had a bad day.
mrockracing@reddit
Despite the impression this sub will give you, mistakes happen all of the time, and learning from them is key to getting good at what you do.
King0Horse@reddit
I'm a carhauler, hauling 4-10 cars at a time. Last place I was at we hauled new Corvettes from the plant. $1-1.5 Million in product on every truck. You had to be good, best of the best drivers to do that job.
Just kidding! We had MF backing into buildings, side swipe concrete poles, catch the truck on fire, fucking everything happened at that place.
Shit happens dude. You'll be fine.
Late_Potential_5693@reddit
I left that cartel a year ago.. man I miss the hard work ngl. Loading, making height, weight, choosing the “clean” routes lmao. How is business lately? Drive safe brother
Victorious1MOB@reddit
OP are you the blue or purple driver?
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
Blue
DRFANTA@reddit
Can’t park there
NameThatDrug@reddit
Always check your mirrors. I still do it even if there is a gap the size of the Grand Canyon you never know when a truck appears out of nowhere.
PShubbs91@reddit
It happens and you just gotta learn from. It. I've done it before too.
forkystabbyveggie@reddit
Pfft, I've done worse
TemporaryOk9310@reddit
Ive deroofed a couple pizza places when i was a rook. Itll be ok
kscountryboy85@reddit
Just learn from the mistake. Its just metal and plastic. No one got hurt.
GlomBastic@reddit
I'm pocketing the claim and buff that shit out. Scuffed rig? DGAF
SlowCryptographer178@reddit
That will take a new hood 10k or more in damages not counting the down time to get an estimate and have the hood put on. Hopefully he didn't dislodge the radiator that's another 3k
AcanthisittaNo7338@reddit
No puddle, rads fine.
Ornery_Ads@reddit
Who buys a new hood?
If its just the hood and grill, less than $2k for a like new takeoff, $500 for paint, then maybe 4 hours to install. Easily done on hometime.
Sure, if they're mechanical damage, that's another thing altogether.
SlowCryptographer178@reddit
Insurance pays for a new hood. There's no way in hell I'd put a takeoff hood on my western star
ChipChurp@reddit
I've ran over a hydrant and put one in a ditch happens. Ro everyone. Most experienced guy driven 40 years that I know said in his 2nd year of driving he was making a right turn at a light and a car got in between him to his right. The cop said truck driver at fault. And he still thinks about it 40 years later really bothers him then next year he smoked a deer in Nebraska I80 lmao . It's accidents they happen to everyone just have to slow down be more mindful fucking pay attention. Glad no one's hurt have seen way worse
OilRunner6@reddit
Collect yourself. Then get back to trucking. Use this mistake as a lessob
Kortobowden@reddit
Ah, the ol brain forgot the traile offset moment. It’s happened to many drivers. Take it as a reminder you’re driving for your trailer too.
PrinceOfZzyzx@reddit
Dude try getting written up for covering the inward camera long enough to take a piss while driving a day cab delivering fuel at 3am in places where nothing is open but cameras are everywhere.
32 years of experience here as well.
bhmonmtb@reddit
Shiiiit. I once took a hood off of a truck parked next to mine because of a moment of distraction. Shit happens. Learn from it and get the fuck down the road.
spyder7723@reddit
So easy for you to say shit happens and it's no big deal cause you have almost no consequences from it. But for the owner of the truck or can easily be a loss of thirty freaking thousand dollars.
rrider1998-@reddit
Oh really? That, in addition to paying for it through insurance, is nonsense in the career of any professional. Don't spend time thinking about it.
plynnjr92@reddit
I swiped my trailer across another truck's hood, backed into and knocked down a light pole, put my empty trailer into a ditch, backed into an unoccupied car shoving it 3ft into the street, and knocked a car's headlight out when my trailer swung into their lane at an intersection.
All in my first 5 years of driving. I'm now 12 years in and accident free for the last 7. Didn't get fired at any of those jobs. You shouldn't lose yours. Take the L (because we all have them), learn your lesson and strive to be safe and vigilant every day.
You got this ✊🏾
Gilgamesh2000000@reddit
You were with western express? Or swift?
plynnjr92@reddit
Started at Werner
randyranderson619@reddit
I started my career with Werner. Ran through Heartland Express, JB Hunt, a local gas tanker gig, Yellow Corp, Estes, leased with Schneider, Crete and now I've been with Old Dominion for 5 years.
mistakemaker3000@reddit
I've still never made the same mistake twice. There's just so much room for errors 😭.
1morepl8@reddit
I always tell my guys that I expect them to find new and creative ways to fuck up, but I'll be pissed if it's the same thing twice lol
Lopsided-Move6309@reddit
You got a point, we all make mistakes those first few years. You'll learn from them, you just get better with experience.
MostlyUseful@reddit
It’s ok to have the fleeting thought about wanting to quit. What separates the weak from the strong is not giving in to those thought and not bailing when things get tough. We’ve all made mistakes. This is an opportunity for you to learn and improve…or be weak and give up.
Top_Recognition_1775@reddit
They should give you an award for managing to swipe the truck without ripping off the bull bars, how is that even possible according to the laws of physics.
The accident itself is no big deal.
But it takes an extreme lack of depth perception or carelessness to get in that situation in a parking lot, I dunno about you but when I'm 2 feet away from a car or truck my sphincter automatically clenches.
Either get new glasses prescription or slow way down in parking lots, %99 of trucking is cake when you take it SLOW, it's literally impossible to hit anything if you're creeping forward at 2 mph.
I encourage you NOT to quit but to take it as a personal challenge to be a safer driver.
poutinelover6@reddit
I whacked stuff left and right during my first year. After the 1st year I haven't hit anything. It's been 8 years now. Shit happens man, not a big deal.
AlbeitTrue@reddit
@AlcidzTV. We all mess up. I’ve had my CDL for more than 15 years. You can do everything to be safe and still. A few months ago, while negotiating a tough turn, I ran into a bum
Financial-Prize9691@reddit
Dude, the only time I have ever hit a truck he was parked on a curve, my ICT knocked of his hub seal and his metal bumper popped one of my tires. No other damage. I parked and we did the insurance things and I waited for roadside.
I was beating myself up just like you and was worried I would get fired and the dude chatted with me for a while and offered me a job. He was just like this shit happenes, you stopped and did the right thing by me and that's all he cared about.
Forward_Day_8850@reddit
Man I had my first (AND LAST) backing accident 2 weeks ago & I understand that feeling. I’m just glad the dude was able to laugh it off and helped me calm down. It sucks but you can bet your ass I’m gonna be doing better from here on out.
Troubador222@reddit
My rookie year I once went 100 miles the wrong way on I 80 in Wyoming before I figured it out. Hadn’t had my coffee yet and got on the wrong exit.
It’s not the end of the world OP. Best of luck to you!
TruckerChet1973@reddit
The fact that you're beating yourself up over it tells me you'll do better in the future. Take your time and as everyone is saying just learn from it. We need more drivers that actually care and continually improving.
Sada_Yukinaga_2@reddit
Its all good dude my first accident was taking a taillight off a expedition with swift trying to make a left turn in the suicide lane
Minimum-Jacket-705@reddit
C’mon Prime. Do better. Next time take off the whole front bumper like I did back in 1999
swigginwhiskey@reddit
Am I missing something? Looks like no damage done? So what you fucked up a swing, been there done that. You're good
bealiobealio@reddit
Front side of the purple truck
swigginwhiskey@reddit
Yeah saw it shortly after. Honestly OP didn't take dudes whole hood off so win in my book. Seen way worse. He didn't just "keep going" lol. Like damn, why isn't my truck going? Better gas it more! Type shit. Lol
InsaneAdam@reddit
When in doubt, gas it out. -A rookie driver somewhere, right now.
swigginwhiskey@reddit
When in doubt, gas it out only applies to adverse weather, especially snow and especially in straight shift trucks ... lol. But yeah, you probably right 🤣
swigginwhiskey@reddit
Oh wait I see it now lol my bad. Still. You're good dude.
Gonzotrucker1@reddit
Probably should.
AlcidzTV@reddit (OP)
I will
Little-Trucker@reddit
Shake it off, you'll be fine
TimothyLux@reddit
This didn't happen to you, it happened for you. What an excellent learning experience! No injuries? Terrific. Things happen. Mistakes happen.
You just learned a tremendous amount for a really cheap cost. This happened For You.
Take a breath. You will be fine.
RickAstleyGaveUp@reddit
Exactly, well said. You're gonna hit something eventually. Nobody got hurt, the most important thing. This is a learning experience. Op will be more careful next time. Newbies gonna newb.
Playful-Excuse-272@reddit
Shit happens…
Gonzotrucker1@reddit
Great.
Playful-Excuse-272@reddit
😑Have my downvote, negative Nelly.
Gonzotrucker1@reddit
I’d quit too if I worked for them.
Zestyclose_Village68@reddit
Your good dude, I legit side swiped a pickup truck on my first week driving solo: https://imgur.com/a/rjTZ38V
It’s part of the gig, and everyone for the most part is understanding and fair about it. You learned a very valuable lesson about spatial awareness from this. So it can’t be all bad.
edsavage404@reddit
I'm sorry but, do you not have eyes?
Bman_Fx@reddit
Never give up never surrender 💪
Rekt-Kapital@reddit
Fk it. I quit today. Werner kiss my arse
k11ng_vi5chu5@reddit
Everything will be Ok, every job has its moment where you learn from, and this is a Learning Moment, you stopped, and didn’t leave, so the Other Driver is Grateful for that alone. Just pay more attention, and when ever you feel like you are moving too fast, or Rushing, just slow things down, move on YOUR time, and at YOUR speed, don’t feel rushed by anyone..
whoisdat223@reddit
Yeah, the main thing is that you stopped before causing damage.