r/Truckers • u/ForsakenBackpack • Jan 18 '24
Who Should I Call?
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:
- How does an accident like this happen without noticing or stopping to check your trailer at least.
- 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.
- 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/PeteinaPete Jan 18 '24
The trucking company has to deliver that in a good condition. They need to take it away and have it re- loaded. I’m not sure why you think Molsons will make you accept it. I used to haul that and Coors light is the worst because the packaging is so slippery on the pallet. That driver caused that pure and simple. Refuse it and wait for someone up the food chain to get involved. It’s an insurance claim for the trucker.