Im cooked. What happens now?

I said what I said.😂 I love my mother very much as the day i got "pulled out" btw😅 I literally just told her about this post and she cant stop laughing about it😂

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There's a shortage of drivers in our industry. You didn't flip the truck and you didn't hurt anybody else. You may get a ticket for blocking lanes of travel. Your employer will probably not fire you for sliding off the road and needing a tow unless they have you on camera doing something stupid at the time that caused it. If they do fire you, you'll find another job pretty quick. Like one poster above said, learn from it and keep on trucking

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oneshadeoff@reddit

There's a shortage of drivers in our industry.

There's people that still believe this bullshit?

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daemonescanem@reddit

Im 25 years in and that lie has been repeated every year of my career.

When you see an article talking about this. Its always some random truckers association. But if you look up that associations funding they are all bankrolled by trucking companies. IE astro-turfed.

By making it seem as if there is a driver shortage companies suppress drivers pay.

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DanimalPlanet42@reddit

If there was such a shortage id imagine no company driver would be paid under 1.00 a mile

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daemonescanem@reddit

Pay & benefits would sky rocket and working conditions would be very driver retention centric.

Remember when ELD was coming online? People freaked but ELD has made our time more valuable, not more cheating on logs to make ends meet.

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SH_SWH@reddit

There is no shortage of drivers. Period.

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skyfly89@reddit

My guy. You’ll be alright. I jack knifed myself into a Texas DOT and I’m still driving. Just depends on the situation

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ignoreme010101@reddit

jack knifed myself into a Texas DOT

are they ok?

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skyfly89@reddit

Yes fortunately no one was injured. He had just got back in his SUV like 30 seconds before. I had come up over a hill on an accident that had already happened involving another semi that had flipped.

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SovereignOfSelf7@reddit

I don’t think so, you might get fired but I don’t think this counts as a recordable DOT accident somebody correct me if I’m wrong

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Saaaaaaaammmmmmmm@reddit

I think it depends on if it’s towed or not

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nicerakk@reddit

Getting pulled out of the ditch isn't considered being towed

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RectumRavager69@reddit

Depends entirely on company policy and whether or not they report it as an accident on your record, although as long as a vehicle isn't disabled and nobody is injured it's not an accident as far as DOT cares.

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ignoreme010101@reddit

fingers crossed OP can drive off that scene!!

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FWD_to_twin_turbo@reddit

Damaging a highway barrier makes it recordable iirc.

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robexib@reddit

It's recordable if a vehicle is towed, an injury requiring medical attention, or a death happens.

That truck might get towed.

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Gr00veChild@reddit

I was told anything involving a "nurse, hearse or a tow" is a dot recordable. The tow meaning it is towed away due to damage, so I'd say 50/50

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GringoPanda@reddit

It is a recordable accident under DOT IF there is property damage or injury. If the cable barrier was damaged, it's property of the state.

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sparrow_42@reddit

Maybe don’t use the phrase “FIRST jackknife” in front of your boss or the insurance guy.

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Top_Roll_6136@reddit

Up to your company and their insurance. No one here knows. It really depends on accounting at the end of the day and your record with the company. I'm sure they will rollback the camera 😞 sh*t happens. No going back. Hoping the best. Sorry this happened.

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lemmeatem6969@reddit

Dude, you just get pulled out. It’s not a big deal. Happens to all of us

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Gilgamesh2000000@reddit

Stop being so scared. This shit happens all the time. Not the first time.

Go through the next step with the same confidence that put you in this situation in the first place.

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wavyyyybabyyyy@reddit

If you know anyone with a ford ranger, call em. They’ll get you out

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ILiftLightWeights@reddit

Dont admit fault act dumb

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Novel_Top_3260@reddit

Well you can still UBER... lol

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Diligent_Memory_755@reddit

Person where about to start driving flipped his truck and they just made him take a road test. This company has been great so far. Come out here!

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Where?

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Diligent_Memory_755@reddit

Millis transfer. Everyone in the company is really kind. They didn’t bs me about anything. So far they seem honest and for my first Cdl gig I’m starting off at .62 cpm doing regional 5 days out and two days home. Back Friday night leave Monday.

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Yeah heartless express owns them and I quit heartland because they suck.

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Diligent_Memory_755@reddit

You did? What was bad about them? I’ll know soon enough when I start with my trainer in two weeks.

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Pay is like $800 a week only 2,500 miles if your lucky. Some loads are short hauls but end up taking all day and you chase trailers. And you dont really get your two days off. They want you back in the truck like 2am monday morning basically a 34.

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Diligent_Memory_755@reddit

Interesting. What was your cpm pay? My recruiter did tell me at least what to expect miles wise. I respected the honesty. Plus I just want the experience and didn’t want to do prime, swift, western express.

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Mandrillll@reddit

You and a hundred other drivers had the same thing happen that day. Not everyone looses their job from one of those. Unless you were doing something really bad before it happened, like speeding, detracted, driving like a mad man. Doesn't look like alot of damage happened I'm sure you'll be fine.

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ignoreme010101@reddit

You and a hundred other drivers had the same thing happen that day

what day/area? hadn't heard of this yet

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Rascal_307@reddit

I’m guessing I-80 in Wyoming. It was a mess yesterday.

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DaSaw@reddit

Spring comes, and everyone thinks, "yay, I don't have to worry about snow any more!" Then the spring snows come...

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Rascal_307@reddit

Lol, exactly

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JackyOctavius@reddit

I mean, if you want to get real technical, a strict company would say that he was "driving too fast for conditions."

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1morepl8@reddit

Everyone would, but fucking up is a sliding scale.

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brandmonkey@reddit

Doesn't look like much damage If your company is half decent you should be fine.

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zillskillnillfrill@reddit

Once you've cooked you usually get eaten

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SlothyTendecies@reddit

Depends on how much damage there is from that cable. That's the only thing that kept you from flipping over so there is no telling if you'll have to be towed or not.

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STGC_1995@reddit

It looks like a scene from Highway Through Hell. A 45 ton wrecker will pull you out easily.

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Justcrusing416@reddit

You wait till the snow melts.

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kakarota@reddit

Lol no. Ass far as fuck ups go it can always be worse and this is one of the better ones. Depending on your employer and how they measure risk they might or might not fire you.

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Lifeofthedon@reddit

STFD

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cleanuponaisle4@reddit

I can almost hear all the CB “SIR YOU CAN’T PARK THEREs” in each of these photos.

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18-Spinning-Wheels@reddit

There are a lot of variables to a jack knife accident. Your career may not be in the shitter over this.

Your narrative to safety and what the cops say on top of any video evidence if your truck is equipped with cameras will all have an impact. Don't lie is all I can recommend.

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Cool_Thanks_4934@reddit

Probably depends on the cause?

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TheGirl333@reddit

Unless you caused harm to any human or vehicle you shouldn't be too concerned, good thing you are safe. Was it due to the slippery condition or what was the reason

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Slick road

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TheGirl333@reddit

most important thing you and others are safe, work is important but safety comes first. wishing you luck

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InsertCoinsToBegin@reddit

You’ll probably be fine

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jabber1990@reddit

i'm so glad you don't work for me, if you used the word "cooked" around me it would be your last day working for me

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jmd1612@reddit

Boomer weirdo man just cause you don’t talk like something doesn’t mean language doesn’t change over time. I’m sure you use slang too whether it’s country bumpkin bullshit or whatever I can think of 1 million other words besides cooked that would maybe change a hiring decision.

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jabber1990@reddit

you must not be a professional driver, because you have to act like one at ALL times,

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Im not interested in practicing “proper English “ 2/47 and my vernacular its pretty suburb.

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jmd1612@reddit

I am a professional driver and I don’t say the word cooked I’m just saying it’s modern time slang some people do talk like that. My point is cooked is not a bad slang in for you to say like that it can affect your job is weird He’s just a young kid in a bad situation asking for advice on Reddit he’s not sitting in a meeting with his boss, talking slang I guarantee a lot of of your employees if you are an employer or if you were say a lot worse things than cooked even though I’m not gonna control nobody’s speech, whether I own a company and have employees or not, but I would fire somebody for cursing, which I’m sure every one of your employees you have would or has done at some point before I fired somebody for saying cooked

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Free-Big-8709@reddit

Did you hit anyone

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Free-Big-8709@reddit

Also did you receive any citations

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lottanadatosay@reddit

Did you get cited by the highway patrol for anything?

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Obstruction of traffic

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lottanadatosay@reddit

It’s not going to harm you getting a new job, unless there was a chain requirement and you weren’t chained. The company might can you, but they can fire anyone for anything. But shouldn’t hurt future job opportunities. Accidents happen in rough weather that are out of your control.

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nicerakk@reddit

Learn how to fall on the sword real good. You might have a chance at keeping your job. Hopefully you have good standing and are known for being an easy going, punctual money maker for them. It also helps if you have passing roadside inspections under your belt. No over speeds, distracted driving, HOS violations or anything else negative from their driver monitoring.

It pays to be a top tier driver with your company. Be known for the guy they can call to ensure a load gets done when they need someone to save the company's ass. That's how you don't get fired when accidents happen. Their impression of you as a driver matters. If you are always complaining and difficult to work with, you will be dropped like a bad habit

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ignoreme010101@reddit

good standing and are known for being an easy going, punctual money maker for them. It also helps if you have passing roadside inspections under your belt. No over speeds, distracted driving, HOS violations or anything else negative from their driver monitoring.

It pays to be a top tier driver with your company. Be known for the guy they can call to ensure a load gets done when they need someone to save the company's ass. That's how you don't get fired when accidents happen. Their impression of you as a driver matters. If you are always complaining and difficult to work with, you will be dropped like a bad habit

also seems to help with being treated well in general, getting accommodated for time off, helps REAL well with getting preferential loads....always amazes me how many people are unreliable and/or have attitude with the office/dispatch, always seemed like such a low-hanging fruit so far as making life better at work which is most of your existence if you're OTR lol

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driverman42@reddit

What happens depends on company policy, insurance company policy, your record, how long you've been with the company, what you were doing at the time, how much damage to the unit, andcwesther conditions.
Getting ticketed will also have a bearing on the company's decision.

Good luck.

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kurt_cobainqc@reddit

Bruh like it your fault. I mean yeahh but it not like you meant it 😭

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WolvTheHero@reddit

How many accidents are there where the person meant it?

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kurt_cobainqc@reddit

You would be suprised

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meizhong@reddit

Once, in my first year, I put the truck into some deep mud and was stuck in there real good. I called a tow truck to pull me out and the company never new shit. Another time that same year, I got my open trailer doors too close to the trailer doors in the next dock I was backing into, and scratched their shit all up, I gave that driver a couple bills and the company never heard about that one either.

Of course, it may be beyond the average driver's budget to get out of the particular mess you seem to be in, but if you can just be pulled out back onto the road.........

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

I got fired yall. So western express? Swift? What are my chances?

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WaywardKingJ@reddit

How much experience do you have?

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NoCommunicationPro@reddit

Sorry to hear that. Curious about how the conversation went? Did they just terminate you without explanation?

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Basically said “i dint eant to have this conversation “ if need a reference I can help” so I said im fired i figured that and that was the call

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Yes

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lord_nuker@reddit

That sucks, everyone can and should be allowed to do mistakes as long as it doesn’t hurts other people or totaling the load, truck and trailer. Was there any damage to the truck or trailer, or was in an condition to just be dragged out of the ditch and driven again?

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Chingasupinchemadre@reddit

You’ll be fine bud. The industry is a lot more forgiving (unless death happened) than people make it out to be. You may have lowered your options as far as companies that will take you, but trust and believe, someone out there will hire you. Even the worst of the worst get jobs at shady af companies.

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Robots_Never_Die@reddit

Had a few drivers explode a dry van hitting a bridge and not lose their job at FedEx Frieght so you're probably ok.

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xur_ntte@reddit

It’s bad weather it’s not a dot and it just going to be nerves and how you feel about driving again

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

What are the OK second chance companies BESIDES WE?

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NoCommunicationPro@reddit

I heard in trucking school covenant is one but they mainly do teams as far as I know.

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RoadAegis@reddit

Nah you're fine. The company will certainly drug test you, pretty standard for Crashes. As long as you pass the Drug screen you're fine.

Most companies will Hire you even IF your company drops you and that's probably not too likely. It's a jacknife, the cab will need a Tow and some work but it should mostly be salvageable.

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Retireegeorge@reddit

You handled it well.

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Sterling_____Archer@reddit

They’re in the ditch

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Retireegeorge@reddit

They is alive

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MoPuff@reddit

Well you didn’t flip it so that should help a bit

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Whend6796@reddit

But caused damage to highway barrier.

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nicerakk@reddit

Good eyes. I didn't see the cable. It's hard to tell where the cable is past the rip in the hood. Definitely damaged it tho. This is gonna cost the company even more. Most likely on OP record because of it. "Western Express here I come"

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wtf_1s_happening_rn@reddit

I started at western express. Almost quit the industry because of it. OPs better off finding a construction trucking job that will take him

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groovyinutah@reddit

I'd flip burgers before I went back to Western Express ...

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Buster_335@reddit

Often better pay too

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Whend6796@reddit

Not only great pay, but mine gives me great benefits.

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Buster_335@reddit

I cant complain about the benefits either

Tack truck operator for a paving company in the northeast, the hours arent bad and we get winters off, pay is fantastic

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LuffysRubberNuts@reddit

Damn I need to get in on that

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robexib@reddit

Is your career over? Probably not, but you're going to have a rough time in the short term if you're fired. If a singular jack knife was enough to end careers, there'd be far fewer truckers out there right now. A lot of folks here might have a hard time admitting it, but a very large proportion of us have definitely jack knifed at least once.

Take it as a lesson to slow the fuck down in bad weather and do not be afraid to say no to driving in dangerous conditions.

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ignoreme010101@reddit

If a singular jack knife was enough to end careers, there'd be far fewer truckers out there right now. A lot of folks here might have a hard time admitting it, but a very large proportion of us have definitely jack knifed at least once.

am not trying to emphasize it as worse than it is, but cmon 99% of drivers never jackknife i mean i can make winter runs from coast to coast and only see a couple incidences, more often is seeing zero jack knifes, if it's an awful storm maybe a few.... Maybe you're regional in WA or something that skews things but strictly by the #'s there is no way #drivers-jackknifed is >1%

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robexib@reddit

Considering that by the FMSCA's own stats, literally thousands happen per year, I think it's more like you've been statistically lucky more than anything.

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MssMoodi@reddit

1 800 Tow MyAss

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Semi__Competent@reddit

I knew a lady at JB Hunt that had offed two people and still had a job. You’ll be alright…

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mikebanetbc@reddit

Main question: how much truck driving experience do you have?

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

4yrs

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SkintagK@reddit

Whats next? I would say a wrecker is in order

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edsavage404@reddit

Where tf is it still snowing?

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SicnissVI@reddit

Wyoming

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zerofox2046@reddit

Yup the last two days at Elk Mountain were fun.

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SicnissVI@reddit

I bet. They shut us down. Luckily it's my weekend.

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yak_danielz@reddit

no fn way i would be out there

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ANeb_25@reddit

First jackknife does not mean your career is over. There are MANY circumstances that your company will look at. Especially if you have inward facing cams. Only thing I can tell is winter weather. -Trucking Safety Director 10+ years

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ANeb_25@reddit

Also- attitude is EVERYTHING. Take blame if it’s due and most importantly be respectful and own your responsibility. That goes a long way!!

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dsntcheckout@reddit

What happens now is you go back home to your family , hug them and give thanks that you’re still alive to hug them another day. And the search for another job. You’re alive and that’s what matters. God bless

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DiegoPapi6@reddit

Just curious to know., where are you my guy? Canada or Alaska? 🥶

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Handies@reddit

He’s in Wyoming.

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DiegoPapi6@reddit

Daaaaaaaang🥶. Still getting storms up there is wild 😮‍💨

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A_Little_Wyrd@reddit

probably ND as they have a terminal there, we are having a winter storm today...

on a side note i got my bike out of storage two weeks go as the weather hit 50 and its been in the freaking 30's ever since so i haven't had the chance to go out for a ride...

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lord_nuker@reddit

Shit happens, as long as there is just material damage everything will be fine.

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CrashingTiger@reddit

Depends on how it happened. Did you do this by yourself or were you avoiding an accident? Get hit by another car? Details matter.

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Upstairs_Anywhere_19@reddit

I think your fine. Just report it remain chill and wait for tow truck.

As long as you weren’t on the cell phone while it happened then you’re good. Perfect understandable circumstances of what happened due to bad weather. Did you know that you can refuse a job due to bad weather conditions and can’t get Penalized. Anyway, Company may file an Insurance claim. Nobody hurt, that truck wasn’t destroyed and is still rolling.

All good bro.

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realgrasputin@reddit

Just put it in sleeper, get a reset, and start rolling again.

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Bacon021@reddit

We just had a driver total a truck from a steer tire blowing (due to his lack of doing a pretrip) and he's was given a new truck and sent on his way the next day.

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Lopsided-Bath-8404@reddit

Tow

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NewSinner_2021@reddit

Live to drive another day

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mapenstein@reddit

Get outta the kitchen.

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BigBadgooz@reddit

It’s upright it’s better than most

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nanneryeeter@reddit

Probably not career ending. I work with a guy who rolled a truck and he was driving for the same company after he healed up.

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Kenworthsteve@reddit

I know a guy that rolled over in a ditch a couple weeks ago. Big truck and trailer damage. He was in another truck the next day same company.

OP likely to be ok unless he was doing something stupid.

OP, good luck. Keep us posted.

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Ok_Application_2292@reddit

I let a guy go for Rolling truck he had worked here 2 months. He thought he would be cute a year later he bought his own truck then called me crying because he couldn’t get insurance. Saying he had put 5k down and was gonna loose it. I said that is on you. Insurance keeps track of those things

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angelofragnarok@reddit

Depends on the company. It also depends on whether they have cameras, what the conditions were, and what you were doing at the time it happened.

I had an incident once where a 40 mph wind kicked my empty trailer tires off the road and into a muddy shoulder, which then pulled me into a ditch off the shoulder. Spooked the hell out of me, threw my wife around in the cab, and we ended up jackknifed about ten feet from a tree. I thought my career was over. Police and fire were called, the road was blocked while we got pulled out. The officer and I were hiking in muddy slop checking for damage to the truck or trailer. By some miracle I jackknifed it perfectly to where, aside from deep mud, there was no damage. The officer wrote me a “citizen’s assistance” ticket as proof that something happened, and I reported everything as it happened to my dispatcher.

End result was no injuries, no damages, no hit to my CDL, and I kept driving for them. Still do, actually.

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wtf_1s_happening_rn@reddit

Not over necessarily but its definitely gonna be rough going for a minute

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HexDanTHEWHALE@reddit

Comments seem really supportive. Which is good. But in reality what (probably) happens now is most likely you should start looking for a new job like yesterday.

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Maximum_Activity_138@reddit

Unemployment

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Chill_Dude8813@reddit

As long as it's your third day, you’ll be fine

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probablydeadsooon@reddit

Directly go to Swift

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Numinak@reddit

Nah, he didn't flip it, they wouldn't take him.

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Dangerous_Ingenuity1@reddit

Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Sorry, monopoly joke...

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RudeOrSarcasticPt2@reddit

Same thing.

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mtf250@reddit

Lear to put your chains on.

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AlphaFox616@reddit

If the cable is damage it might get reported as a DOT recordable accident. But other then that you are good, winch out and you’ll be on your way

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WallAdventurous7276@reddit

That’s what insurance is for. If you were fucking around and have a driver facing camera you’re probably cooked. Road conditions look a little shitty so that’s in your favor. Many drivers jackknife on warm summer days so play that on your side. Appears outside lane is hard pack. Probably should’ve been slower going instead of racing the clock but I wasn’t there idk what happened

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AsphaltPirate74@reddit

Believe it or not, straight to jail

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AlphaFox616@reddit

After he’s in jail, he gets put into a torture chamber

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Emergency_Steak9413@reddit

FIrst pick kinda looks like travis scott fish

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Queasy_Safe_5266@reddit

Our delivery is hours behind schedule. Were you heading to a Walgreens?

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Capital-Sorbet652@reddit

At most bigger companies this would be a phone call from safety. Followed my an in person visit where they’ll make you do online training videos. And then you’ll be back on the road. I wouldn’t worry too hard.

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hackingmule@reddit

well, on the plus side, you were brave enough to drive in those conditions, but on the downside, you were dumb enough to drive in those conditions

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Defiant_Network_3069@reddit

Order from DoorDash and wait for a tow

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Smart-Jeweler2284@reddit

Well, advice slow down!!!

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Confident_Season1207@reddit

Drive slower on ice. Semi tires suck on slick surfaces

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Dronotank@reddit

Yo! I work for the same company. They sent out a company-wide warning about the weather forecast in this area at 12:24 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Your career probably isn't over, but you should probably be sending out applications while you're waiting to get fixed. I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself or anyone else. You should have parked it today.

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december151791@reddit

Same here. Sure is a small world

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Str8Lurkn_@reddit (OP)

Brother I fucked up big time.

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Dronotank@reddit

Yeah you did. At least nobody got hurt. I hope you learn and are able to move on.

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truckersmc116@reddit

Now they throw you under the bus and betray you… as all companies do

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TaperingRanger9@reddit

North Dakota?

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biotox1n@reddit

looks worse than it is, pullout should be fine and easy, damage doesn't look too bad, odds are you're not fired unless you were speeding or on phone.

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Environmental-Pear40@reddit

Well, first you have to tell your boss and they're going to bitch you out. Afterwards whatever law enforcement is there has to by law take you to the back of the trailer and just put one in your head. It's kind of like with race horses that break a leg. Though if you're cool with them they'll at least give you a cigarette first. Horses don't get that, the tyranny of thumbs.

Nah but for real it's not the end of a career. Unless you killed someone, then you're fucked. It is going to look bad on you for a little bit and it might restrict your ability to get jobs. As far as I know all weather accidents are considered preventable.

If you have any evidence that you where pressured to drive in unsafe conditions by your dispatch you should definitely save them now and text him to someone you know you can trust like your family, so that there is a copy.

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Significant-Put7060@reddit

Get a up n atomizer and aim for the front right side of the truck.

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Jmersh59@reddit

Get a application for SHIFT tracking.

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NeptuneRealized@reddit

Now you get da big bill.

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GarrisonWhite2@reddit

I swear I’ve seen this exact scenario 50 times on that tow truck show on The Weather Channel.

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HowlingWolven@reddit

Well, you’re gonna get yanked out and straightened up by the tow driver to statt

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IgnoringHisAge@reddit

Does Brian Seng have more than one truck?

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A_Little_Wyrd@reddit

Does Brian Seng have more than one truck?

they have about 150 i think with a terminal in grand forks, ND running under S&S transport but keep the brian seng name on the side as well.

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kurt_cobainqc@reddit

You probably wont lose your career but the boss and gonna like u you fucked the trailer skirt 🥲

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RoamingNomadSoul@reddit

Did you go over black ice?

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joelmooner@reddit

How fast were you going and what were the roads like? Did you have cruise control on? What lead to the accident ?

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stevenmacarthur@reddit

Call your dispatcher and a wrecker; get pulled out, keep on Truckin'.

The last part was from one of my instructors back in 1989.

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Parking_Exit2297@reddit

I had my 1st in 39 years of driving in December thx to xpo getting sideways with triples, mover over to avoid him hit ice and it came around me F XPO drivers

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clanlornac@reddit

Looks not too bad, get towed out. Respect that ice just a tad more, you'll be good

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Effective-Quantity-2@reddit

You just need pulled out. You'll be fine, learn and don't repeat.

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Pitiful_Yogurt_5276@reddit

You need pulled out.

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Effective-Quantity-2@reddit

Maybe 🤣

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BigBishopU@reddit

A tow

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kingsnow18@reddit

Idk bro. I've always wondered this only happens if you're going fast?

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Extension_Win1114@reddit

Now you have experience

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homucifer666@reddit

Depending on the circumstances, you might not be fired. If you are lucky enough to keep your job, consider yourself on thin ice for the next six months if not a year.

Far more likely you're fired though. You're looking at either applying for a second chance company like Western Express or finding a new line of work.

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truckingon@reddit

The last place this driver needs to be is on thin ice.

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bumblesski@reddit

Like everyone else is saying, get yourself winched out, get towed if it isn't safe to drive. Let the boss know exactly what happened, and right now, not tomorrow. Like others said, you'll probably still have a job, but on thin ice. Maybe start looking.

And slow TF down in bad weather. If you can't handle it, don't drive in it. No shame in shutting down, at least nothing like you're feeling now.

If you learned your lesson today, good. You'll be a better driver. Your boss might be thinking the same. If he thinks you're an idiot that'll do this again, we'll...

Be smart. Good luck! You'll be fine.

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MemphisMane901@reddit

Go straight to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200

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Allie_Lane@reddit

Mistakes are part of the business. You lost control in slippery weather; shit happens. This doesn't make you a bad driver, and it doesn't mean you will get fired. Every employer has their "hard limits" on accidents they won't tolerate. My company, for example, will immediately terminate you if you rear end anyone, even if you barely tap them. So I can't speak to your company's hard limits. But if they do fire you, assuming this is your first big mistake, just keep applying.

From this point forward, my advice is to not be too hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. I have been driving for 12 years. In my first nine months I bumped a pole with the side of my trailer because I didn't turn out wide enough, and I backed over the hood of a car behind me because I didn't see them pull up. I didn't get fired for either scenario. I owned up to both, and learned. Now I am home every day and make six figures a year. So use me as an example and don't let this define your career.

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Large_Spinach6069@reddit

You're cooked. The increased cost of insurance for a driver with a massive claim will price you out of the industry.

You're now a higher risk driver with higher premiums. Lots of other drivers without accidents will out compete you for employment.

Sorry OP. It's the end of the road for now.

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bullpupsquishy@reddit

Hope you got enough money for a ticket home

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nicerakk@reddit

It's still on the wheels. Call the wrecker and make sure there's no major damage. If not, make your delivery a day late.

Your company will likely frown on this. Check your telemetrics. Determine you were at fault then make their decision.

In the future, if you can't see the black on the interstate, shut down and tell dispatch. If you feel uncomfortable driving in adverse conditions, shut down and call dispatch. Always explain every decision you make is for SAFETY.

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