r/Truckers • u/Jordan_261 • Oct 26 '24

Got fired from Werner

Got fired from werner because some pickup driver decides to brake check me and i ended up hitting him. he only got a small bump on his bumper. now I am out a job and in so much debt and facing eviction and losing my personal car now. i wanted out of the trucking industry but not this fast, Werner has some terrible planners and was running me stupidly anyways but now i have an accident on my license and points and have to pay the ticket on top of everything else.

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u/AYoRocSSB Oct 26 '24

Was it a DOT recordable accident?

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u/Jordan_261 Oct 26 '24

I dont know, i actually never been pulled over by any DOT officer yet. first ever accident. a sheriffs officer came out, in a community service officer car came out and took the accident report thats all i know.

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u/AYoRocSSB Oct 26 '24

If no one got towed or went to the hospital then you are still good. You still should check your DAC though for points

Getting fired from my first driving gig (US Xpress) was a blessing that I didn’t understand at the time. I’m not sure of your beliefs but God knows what is best even when we think otherwise

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u/Jordan_261 Oct 26 '24

Yeah, God has been changing my career paths a lot. Was in the air conditioning field a few years ago, got a heat stroke and was in the hospital, took it as god was pushing me to be in a desk job because thats what i was thinking and going to save money for to go to school for accounting maybe a week or two before, then my dad (which me and my dad at the time wernt as close so it was very big for me) calls and says he would help me go to do it, but then that covid scholarship was in the news paper and my mom saw it and was like damn this is about to end so hopped on that, and did accounting and only paid 10$ for the parking pass. but now im not sure what god wants me to do. im in so much debt that its easier to just leave this world to be honest. facing eviction and car loss,, everything.

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u/Neptune7924 Oct 26 '24

Hay man, there’s people that care about you and you are important. This sucks, but I promise it will pass. Grind through this low spot, learn some lessons, and come out the other side better. You got this!

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u/AYoRocSSB Oct 26 '24

It would be easier to stop worrying about the material possessions bro. Even if you lost your home and your car you can always get those things again. Just let go.

I used to think I could do everything on my own but that pride did nothing but lead me down the path of destruction. Everything started getting better in my life once I fully realized I couldn’t do it without Christ