Good Lord Headborg, I can't get online for a couple of days and the first thing I click on is a picture of your rig on its' side. Instantly turned my stomach in knots!

Not a good day for sure, but at least everyone walked away.

It's amazing how fast that can happen, same thing happened to me a few year back, but I was lucky enough to barely miss a very wide eyed driver in the car facing me as they flew into the ditch.


So, is the company standing behind you and getting you back on the road or are you still waiting for the final word.

As always, best wish's bud :!:

 

Well, Monday Morning-- the first thing I did was get a complete copy of the accident report from the Police Department-- cya and get my "ducks" in a row- I got all the information the police collected at the scene from the other driver. I wanted to make sure the accident report and her statement-- was in sync with my description of events.... they did-- almost-- apparently, she reported to the police that she hit the center divider wall- first and sustained the frontal damage to her car-- the careened into the path of my vehicle--- not exactly what I recall-- but still ok--- got to get off now-- the 2nd Driver is on way to pick me up from the
Lobby of 2nd Hotel to take me to 'recover' my next- junk truck up n Charlotte, NC.

 

Thanks for the update Headborg....Hoping for the best.

 

So theres a southeast Regional out of Jacksonville that will get me home every weekend and pays .41 per miles. He says 2000 to 2300 miles per week pulling general freight.

My question is? How busy are they?
I wouldnt want to leave my job for the same problems im having here.

 

Headborg wrote:

Apparently the first one wasn't "junkie" enough for you. :shock:

Maybe they will let you put a set of training wheels on the next one :lol: :lol:

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Was flying debris a problem for you during all of this, I have always wondered what it would be like to have all of my belongings bouncing around me if I ever rolled over. Also, did you have any problems getting out when it was all over.

Hopefully I'm not offending you, my curiosity is just getting the best of me.

 

Regrettably, I can't help but be offended by that "training wheels" remark + the 1st remark about the 1st truck not junkie enough -- which I all too clearly understand exactly what is implied by it.

So, no-- I won't bother to answer what is an obvious answer about debris or climbing out. Have a nice day.

 

I can't speak or give any good hard numbers for regional out of Jacksonville-- seems each region is dispatched- operated somewhat independent of the other regions... they all kinda "compete" for top productivity. So far, this 1st driver that recovered me from the crash above-- is out of Jacksonville-- been here 2 weeks so far and claims they've delivered everything they've promised ....so far. Then again, he also claimed to be 23year vet driver-- and a setting member of the NTSB. Guess, he takes time off from trucking to go to Washington for those meetings.

Yes, they have plenty of freight--- should be easily able to keep you rolling.

As for those "same" problems--- if just lack of miles is the only ...not here.

But, then again---- what are some of the "other" problems you're currently
facing?

 

Headborg - how are YOU feeling now? Obviously, you are ok...but are you sore? Did you have to go get checked out? I only say that because sometimes, it's not immediately evident that you have hurt something. What a bummer, dude...you say you were only there for like 8 weeks? God, I hope you get done right.

 

Sunday Night after soaking in a hot tube(nice Hotel-- just 1/2 mile WALK from where they towed the truck & where they dropped me off Saturday Night( where they drop all the mis-fortunate)- Hampton Inn

found several bruises -- hip bone, arms, shoulders, elbow and neck--- the neck was the worse-- caused by the seat belt -- these International there is no adjustment where the shoulder strap is fastened to the wall( no adjustment up/down) so the seat belt sometimes rides across my Neck.

But, I wasn't gonna make a federal case out of it.

 

this was the only damage to her car-- where I clipped her head-on with the corner left edge of my front bumper -- while steering to avoid killing her.