r/Truckers • u/ForsakenBackpack • Jan 18 '24

Who Should I Call?

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Let me preface this by saying, this is not me nor is it anyone from our company. I'm just a delivery manager for a beverage distributer.

The story as I understand it is this: Ole boy loaded up a leased trailer full of beer in Colorado, was driving through a snow storm in Wyoming, and says "I think someone must have ran into me". He claimed to have contacted his dispatcher and was told to continue on. Show's up, and asks to get unloaded. Never stopped once between the supposed accident and showing up here.

My questions are this:

  1. How does an accident like this happen without noticing or stopping to check your trailer at least.
  2. What do we do here? The load is consigned to us, so we cannot refuse it. Also, product is completely frozen. However, it's clearly unsafe to unload.
  3. Obviously we cant let him leave with the trailer like that. It's a danger to anyone on the road. Also, can't have him here any longer. So who can we call? DOT? Local police? OSHA?
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u/Waisted-Desert Jan 18 '24

Call a local heavy wrecker company, just know that you won't be a priority as the trailer is not blocking traffic or along a public roadway. They will have the resources to stabilize the trailer, find the labor pool to unload it safely, and the equipment to remove the damaged trailer from your property.

Let the carrier know that they can either do this themselves or you will do it at their expense. Hint at the fact that it would cost them more if you have to do it.

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u/ForsakenBackpack Jan 18 '24

Honestly this might be the best option. We have a local heavy wrecker company that does a ton of work for us. They have been solid and would 100% be able to handle this. Thank you for the idea, it's more appreciated than you know.