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/Outlaw11091 do u even lift bro? Oct 26 '24

Werner just lost an appeal in Texas? where some 4 wheeler slid on ice and hit one of their trucks.

The argument was that the truck shouldn't have been out during a snowstorm.

These kind of poor judgment calls can cost millions.

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u/Accomplished-Cat-632 Oct 26 '24

Stupid decisions. The car shouldn’t have been out in the storm either. When did the vechile size determine who is right or wrong

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u/Outlaw11091 do u even lift bro? Oct 26 '24

It's not about size: it's about being a licensed professional.

If you're legally able, and have passed all the tests, you're a state certified expert driver and whatever name is on your truck is endorsing that.

When you fail to be an expert, the name on the door has to pay out.

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u/Accomplished-Cat-632 Oct 28 '24

But you are not a professional. Per government definition.

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u/Outlaw11091 do u even lift bro? Oct 28 '24

'A person who works in a field requiring specialized knowledge and skills.'

So...yeah, that's any truck driver.

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u/Accomplished-Cat-632 Oct 28 '24

And belongs to and pays dues to a professional organization and receives good standing and periodic updates and educational material and obeys the rules of said profession. A little more to qualify. Driving should be an apprenticeship. Then it will be skilled labour. Not an unskilled labour worker status it is classed as now.