Comments By Logan M.

I've almost done the exact same thing except I was lucky those two times. I managed to figure my way out of it had to back out onto a busy road from the second and final time lmao.

Thanks guys for the responses, this was the only place I really felt like I would get good info, and I appreciate the understanding, it sounds silly bease it really didn't do a lot of damage or anything but I've never hi anything before and it shook my confidence up quite a bit gonna take a few days to get back in the groove I think.

Also just in case it does matter about 6 months ago I had a deer strike that caused a good bit of damage to the truck but safety said I did everything right after reviewing the truck making sure I didn't swerve or slam the brakes or anything. I don't even know if that would be on my record at all but I figured I'd mention it just in case. Also I've never had any citations, violations or any other incidents

You should be ok when you apply for another job just put it down as a incident... sucks you got within 3 weeks of a 1 yr safety award and had it happen

Ken C.

Definitely does, I'm just thankful it was minor, Noone was hurt and I'm definitely taking it as a reminder to always be aware because one lapse and we'll this happens

I didn't ask them how it would affect me getting my next job. But they seemed very understanding about the whole situation when I told them I screwed up no excuses for it that's for sure

Ouch, really your incident is more ego bruising then anything else! The biggest thing I fear is that I become to complacent and do something similar. I think that if the situation you present is correct in the way it happened you are going to fine.

One thing you failed to mention is if safety was involved. If so they may classify it as a preventable incident ( not accident). This may or may not be added to your DAC report. Completely up to them.

Is this going to make it more difficult to land another driving job? Most likely not even if they classify it as preventable. So when your ready fire out those resumes and see how many great companies offer you a job! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised

It was definitely humbling, I did have to exchange info and contact safety since the other driver will have to get the mirror fixed, the actual reflective piece was knocked out of the housing and it scuffed the outside. It is a preventable accident according to safety when I asked them what happens next they said nothing other than I won't be getting my 1 year safety award that was due in 3 weeka

Well 3 weeks from my anniversary and I made a mistake, I hit a mirror on the truck next to me in a truck stop. I feel horrible about it but my company was actually very understanding.

As far as damages none to my equipment but it did knock the reflective part of the mirror out, the mirror was still attached and no othe damage. No police involvement or anything like that.

I feel really dumb and honestly in shock that I made such a stupid mistake, and now I'm wondering what's next? How is this going to affect me getting another job? How long do I need to wait before applying for another job? I'm not in trouble with my company but I was going to look at other companies with my contract with then coming to an end.

Thanks in advance for the advice, sorry to be part of the statistic

5 miles is about what you'll get out of that setup and it's really all you'll need to be honest. You can get some crazy reception at times if you pick up a "skip". Atmospheric conditions funnel the radio waves and there are times where you can hear someone several hundred miles away. Just realize, the person you're hearing probably has a pretty big radio with a lot of power.

That's about all I want just so I can hear about road conditions and such before I'm right on it.

What about the knobs? I'm still not clear on the best way to set the squelch or gain or what the point of the cal/swr knob is for because they took the radio apart when they tuned it also hooked it up to a oscilloscope I believe

Also over speed it used to just give a caution then they took the over speed alert off, now they made excessive speed a critical event. If you hit 81 mph you get a red flag not a phone call unless you maintain the high speed or do it repetively. I wouldn't advise trying to go that fast anyways but I figured I'd throw that one out there

When someone wants to pass me I'll hug the right line to help them see and when they pass I'll ease off the throttle if i see its another company that I know is governed close to what I am I'll call out on the radio first and tell them Ill back down a little when they go to pass. I personally don't tell anyone when to pass me, unless it's a very unusual circumstance

I also wouldn't mind donating to the upkeep of this site. I lurked on here for a long while before going to training and I occasionally join discussions or ask questions here now. I feel like this site is an amazing resource and think a donate option is a good idea