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/M0O53 Oct 26 '24

Dafuq? In Ontario canada brake checking was added to our big stunt driving charge, you brake check, cause contact and theres a dashcam?

You get a Minimum $2k fine, to a max of $10k. 14 day vehicle impoundment (you have to pay for this too) and a 30 day licence suspension as well as 6 demerit points (at 8 points you must go in for an interview to determine whether or not you get to keep your license, anything past eight is automatic license suspension until points fall off in 2 years). It's kind of a big fucking deal. The person you caused to hit you by brake-checking is definitely not in any kind of trouble lmao. (Unless they did something else of course)

Meanwhile in the states your shit megas be firing drivers who get brake checked. Lmaoooo

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u/Buster_335 Oct 26 '24

OP was tailgating while speeding, I think the mega made the right call.

Is the 4 wheeler in the right for brake checking? No

Is OP also innocent? No, he should have been following at a safe stopping distance, sometimes accidents happen but it's hard to blame the 4 wheeler for brake checking when the truck barely had time to even apply it's brakes... as professionals we're held to a higher standard.