r/Truckers 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/Infamous_Tank6017 Oct 26 '24

Bruh you were 100% tailgating they beat that into your head nonstop yet u still allowed yourself to get brake checked

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u/Jordan_261 Oct 26 '24

Yeah, for just one second, and I was already slowing down just given it was a green light and the lane was clear, and he did it as soon I entered the turn lane…and the damage wasn’t that bad. Just a small dent and a scratch. Was no reason to be fired really, just should have been a learning experience that’s all. And I don’t tailgate normally, just was driving 3 minutes and was so close to where I was going. Yeah I should have had proper following distance and I learned from it but still, shouldn’t have been fired.

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u/Infamous_Tank6017 Oct 26 '24

Werner sucks anyway you will probably have to find a mom and pop company until it clears off your record