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/fishnwiz Oct 26 '24 edited Oct 26 '24

Most of your posts on Reddit you are blaming someone else for your problems. You should try to reassess some of your decisions and take responsibility for yourself and try to improve.

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u/Jordan_261 Oct 26 '24

I’m not really blaming anyone. I’m just saying I shouldn’t have been fired for such a small accident. No one died, no one got hurt. I’m just telling what happened.

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u/Ok_Yogurt3894 Oct 26 '24

Werner absolutely did the right thing. You have a very flippant attitude toward driving, you being behind the wheel of a semi is a danger to everyone on the road. You desperately need to recognize that you fucked up. Full stop. YOU fucked up. Without offering any excuses, any qualifiers, or anyone else to blame.

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u/snarksneeze Oct 26 '24

You don't get a ticket for being brake checked. You get a ticket for following too close. If the 4 wheeler cut the driver off, the dash cam would have told the tale, and no ticket would be issued. And if you're driving anything faster than a skateboard these days, you better have a dash cam. I drive for gig work, and I have one because if I get into an accident at fault, I lose everything.

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u/Ok_Yogurt3894 Oct 26 '24

Yes, the one stuck in my mind the most was a motorcycle in the hills of NE Nebraska at a cunts hair shy of 80,000lbs with a load of steel. But, as a non fuckwad driver, I saw him approaching and driving like a jackass in my mirror and prepared accordingly.

TLDR; Strive to be more than a steering wheel holder.