leversole Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 FIrst a little background...we have at our plant over 100 trailer slots...Our people load the flatbeds, tarping company secures the load and jockeys them to a trailer slot outside...where they are backed into the slot.Normally, the drivers bring in an empty, drop it in an empties slot, back under a load and off they go....works pretty smooth...So the other night the state police are at our gate because a truck driver says he was the victim of a hit and run. He said that while he was sleeping (against the rules!), some other driver backed into his truck and damaged the front of his truck and his radiator. As the tale was told to the police it just wasnt adding up, as the driver did not see anything, or get out of his sleeper in time, when he looked there were no other trucks on the property...etc...etc...the police, the driver, and our loading supervisor did an inspection of the other trailers, loaded and not, and could find damage or other evidence of any collision on the backs of the trailers. When they got back to the guys truck, the state police and our loading supervisor examined the damage closer and found a glad hand stuck in the radiator!!! Further questioning of the truck driver could produce no answer as to how someone backed into his truck and left an object that is between a truck and a tractor! Our loading supervisor and the trooper did a another inspection of all of the trailers... Now that they knew where to look, they found a trailer with scrapes and paint that matched the damaged truck, on closer inspection, it was found that this trailer had a different style of glad hands than all of the others of this companys trailers! And did not even match from side to side, AND looked obviously like it was new compared to the other one.So (no proof, but this is what the officer wrote in his report), not only did the truck driver victim actually run into a parked trailer and broke off the glad hand in his radiator, he got one from his stash and replaced the one he broke, (different style) but did not think to look for the one in his radiator!The officer filed charges of filing a false police report, and giving false testimony. His truck had to be towed, and he was banned from our site. The driver has another tractor and driver so we banned them both from our site because we would not be able to guarantee that the first driver was not onsite. The freight company fired him and his other driver, and he has to go to court to answer the charges!!!Would have been a lot easier to 'fess up I think... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21566-dumb-a/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Whether you are a truck driver or the head coach at Penn State the lessons all the same; Tell the truth and face the consequences. Nuff said! Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21566-dumb-a/#findComment-90590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Geez, I'd be lost if'n I has to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but th truth cause it was just "Yesterday, I told a hundred lies, and that's the truth", (Lilly Tomlin, ie. Laugh In).Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21566-dumb-a/#findComment-90591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joes mack Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 i thought you were talking about me at first when i was reading the caption. ive been called that and a lot more in the last 2 weeks because i wont back up for cars in the middle of intresections when they run in on me when its my turn to go and they try to run the stop signs and cant go any where because im in the middle of the intersection...joe Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21566-dumb-a/#findComment-90628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 You should get out of the truck and look for a mysterious problem for a couple fo minutes, that'll teach em! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21566-dumb-a/#findComment-90662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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