I once stopped for an accident on I-68 in WV. As I sat motionless on a slight incline, the whole set slid off the road because of the ice and wind and hill. Was I going too fast?
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I once stopped for an accident on I-68 in WV. As I sat motionless on a slight incline, the whole set slid off the road because of the ice and wind and hill. Was I going too fast?
blah..blah..blah...everybody that has gotten into an accident is the greatest driver there's ever been..glad he's ok..if he's been at fed ex for a long time, he isn t going anywhere. That's fed expolicy as far as i can tell. Douchy?...Ya... what the hell....I'm a douchebag and damn proud of it....get off your soapbox and get to work..
Not every wreck in the winter is caused by driving to fast. If you believe that you must be a regional safety person.
Glad to hear he kept his job!
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Fact is if you wreck they don't know you plain and simple. That's why I always err on the side of caution to the extreme and even then I feel like I'm in jeopardy. We are all just one step from losing a job anymore!
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what was the decision by safety? Knowing these yahoos, if you are even remotely near the vehicle it's your fault
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We had a 6 yr. city Driver out of Salt Lake City that just left the yard out of the Wal-mart distribution center in Grantsville, Utah pulling a empty Long van and one of those strong gusts of wind just happened to catch him a few miles before getting back on the I80 east freeway along the Great Salt Lake, heading back to salt lake city terminal and he rolled to his right going as they said, pretty fast. The speed limit is 60mph, which safety said was too fast for the conditions, or he could have called dispatch and bob tailed back to the yard which is 47miles. He was Ok, just a little banged up and shaken a bit, and they at Fedex freight gave him a 3 year critical probation. The Kenworth Tractor is Totaled, and the trailer has a dent in the upper top and scratched along the right side. He was very lucky. The first thing the highway patrol did was check his cellphone to see if he was texting, which he wasn't. The Highway patrol did write in his report that there was nothing that he could done, other then not be there at that particular time.
I was with a different company. The company was never involved though, once the crash cleared, a salt shaker came by and sanded everything down good enough that I was able to pull back onto the road.
The story was for the benefit of the too fast for conditions crowd that always seem to know everything about anything around here.
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Not that it will do any good.....but I hope he appealed the decision!
Just a note.... This driver did not receive a ticket for driving to fast for conditions or what they call it in NC is "Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident" and they give these tickets out like candy at most wreck scenes
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That's messed up....They pulled one of these 3yr probation on me when I first started. That's why when it gets bad out, I call Central and tell em I'm calling it quits, go to the hotel, and just accept a loss in pay and being at home. But I'll tell u this......I'll still have my job the next day. But you can't preach this type of common sense to these new age drivers(mostly kids) this...all they know is "Hammer Down!"
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So what's the verdict on this case? We had one of our Cowboys in SBN roll his entire set last week and he was back in three days. That was on dry roads. We had two guys get fired for rolling just the rear. The inconsistency in this place never ceases to amaze me.
He got 3 years probation for an accident they called preventable.
That's what I was trying to say back in the (forced to drive) thread. Winter driving has nothing to do with being a professional or a fair weather driver with Fedex. They could care less if you've been driving 30 years with no accidents or fresh out of the wonderful Fedex training program. They force you out there on icy roads or a blizzard, and then punish you if anything happens.
Im glad this man got to keep his job, however, if there is any kind of winter weather in his area, the best thing for him to do is stay home. If anything happens, his fault or not, his career with Fedex is over. Is one night of driving worth 70 to 100 grand a year??? Those kind of jobs aren't very plentiful around my area!!! Its easy for these idiots to sit home on there phone or there home computer and say, everybody has to run, you should be used to driving in bad weather conditions, unless of course you're located anywhere south of Harrison Ar.???
From what Ive heard about this accident, the only reason it was preventable, is because he chose to drive in that weather for these idiots.
Ya gotta love the purple promise
I think the last time we had some bad weather here and the roads were too slick to drive several people decided to not risk it...
I did receive a point on my attendance record as a result and the others did as well.... 12 or 13 of us I heard
I did receive a point on my attendance record as a result and the others did as well.... 12 or 13 of us I heard
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That's no big deal,the attendance policy is pretty generous . Good move.