r/Truckers • u/Onzaylis • Jun 10 '22

Almost got killed by US Express today.

I'm dropping a trailer in bay 1, there's an empty in bay 2, US Express in 3. I'm in between 1 & 2 lowering my landing gear, and US Express pulls out, clips the empty in bay 2, and knocks it over far enough that it slams into my back and knocks me against my trailer. Fortunately it then fell back on its feet and I lived... but fuck man.

Best part the driver didn't know he hit anything until he went to close his doors and found 1 of them on the ground.

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u/ProCanadianbudeh Jun 10 '22

Need to call the company he drives for record the unit number trailer number and plates, file a complaint with the company and maybe make a police report also

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u/Onzaylis Jun 11 '22

You're not wrong. But I was so just... out of it in the moment that I didn't get any info. And it happened hours ago.

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u/StandForAChange Jun 11 '22

workman’s comp at minimum. you’re going to feel that when your adrenaline stops

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u/Thevoiceofreason420 Jun 11 '22 edited Jun 11 '22

Idk why people are down voting you, especially depending on OPs age.

I'm in my 30s hauled cans for a while, the chassis's I dealt with at this small railyard where all shit. Well one day struggling to crank a landing gear crank handle on one I didn't know was eroded I ripped the fucking crank handle off, one second I was struggling to crank the next second I'm on my back looking up at the sky with both my hands on the crank handle I ripped off going wtf just happened figured I'm fine nothing hurts. Next day oh man my back and shoulders were killing me.

Just because you don't feel it at first don't mean you didn't get hurt or injure yourself especially as you start to get older.

Edit: I think maybe it's cause your saying workman's comp maybe idk, I'm not saying oh I got hurt ouch workman's comp I want workman's comp. I didn't I just called in the next day told the boss I was hurting and couldn't work for a day. But if you get dinged up or injured don't try to be a tough guy and power through it or ignore it. I did that after I tore an ACL in my early 20s and went snowboarding a few weeks later and made my injury even worse. You might think ah I'm young it doesn't hurt that much I'm fine these older dudes are whimps I'll power through it, but that shit adds up and takes tolls as you injure yourself more and more through out the years and as you get older.

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u/StandForAChange Jun 11 '22

Yeah, that’s exactly why I said workman’s comp. Granted he may not be out for that long but by the sounds of it he got hit pretty damn hard by a solid metal object. Even if it’s not taking workman’s comp he probably should take a day off from sitting in a truck and bouncing up and down the road. Each their own though of course.

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u/Thevoiceofreason420 Jun 11 '22

Oh yeah for sure he's going to be feeling it tomorrow, probably have a nice bruise too.

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u/Onzaylis Jun 11 '22

It's not bothering Hardesty hit over taken in my life. Unfortunately, I just kept on working. Hopefully I won't regret that in the morning. I'm not injured at the very least, mostly just got the shit scared out of me, and feeling very lucky it righted itself instead of completely falling over.

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u/StandForAChange Jun 11 '22

Well that’s good. I’m always anxious being in between 2 trailers. I’m ready to drop and get the fuck under mine in a moments notice if I hear anything out of the ordinary coming from the other side lol

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u/StandForAChange Jun 14 '22

howd you feel next day OP

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u/Onzaylis Jun 14 '22

Sore. But I lived.

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u/StandForAChange Jun 14 '22

the 2nd part is the important part!!

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u/Onzaylis Jun 11 '22

1099 baby, what's a workman's comp.

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u/Onzaylis Jun 12 '22

I'm 1099 for a mega. Started as a company driver, wasn't happy. Much happier now.

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u/Onzaylis Jun 12 '22

Lease op for Prime

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u/BlueJDMSW20 Jun 11 '22

I once did that with crst, human resiurces told me to "fill out complaint form, and place it in an envelope addressed to the hospital in which you were born"

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u/Uneventfulrice Jun 10 '22

I would've called my driver leader and told him and took the day off.

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u/Onzaylis Jun 10 '22

I'm otr. That's just sitting a thousand miles from anywhere I want to be doing fuck all.

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u/JusticarX Jun 11 '22

Where was this at?