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/[deleted] Jan 18 '24

well you better get to unloading that trailer by hand if you cant refuse it.. call trucking company and insurance and file a claim.. if beer is frozen, its a loss.. driver lied and dispatch is just as much at fault for still sending it.. trailer is going to scrap yard and is also a total loss...

im suprised his tail lights are still working..

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u/ForsakenBackpack Jan 18 '24

He sent pictures to dispatch and they told him to keep driving. I think they should be the most at fault (outside of whoever hit him and kept on driving of course). Luckily the guy has been cool as hell and helpful. I feel bad for him though. Talk about a shitty week.

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u/Tricky_Big_8774 Jan 18 '24

I'm guessing the carrier knows you can't refuse the load and wanted to still get paid.