So, Am I In A Mess?

Hmm, yes next time I will type on a forum like I am in a interview, thank you.

How is it that you are having backing accidents with almost a year of experience? And not G.O.A.L.-ing in a tight spot...after two previous accidents. Like OS said, you are NOT learning from your mistakes. You seem careless.

Yes, tiredness does cause carelessness, but I did learn from each new unique mistake. Unfortunately I did not get a chance to show that I learned from the mistakes.

But, to be frank, sometimes stuff just happens and it snowballs and it puts you into the mindset to mess up more.

I do wonder if I made mistakes during my first few months if it would’ve gave me the insight and personal experience to avoid these recent mistakes.

Nevertheless, you have an uphill climb. If you do get lucky and score another job, you better make absolutely sure to not even get a dirty handprint on the truck from here on out. Keep laser-focused at all times.

Did you know that 75% of all truck preventable accidents happen at speeds of less than 5 miles per hour? You do now. Good luck, friend.

Might have helped you a great deal to have been on here, asking questions, or at least reading.

Big Scott posted a couple weeks ago, "How many GOALs is too many? The one you don't do". That's a fact.

Times to be extra cautious and slow down are when you get stressed or are tired or fatigued at the end of a shift. Remember that you are in charge of that rig when you're behind the wheel. Learn when to tell dispatch NO. As long as you have a legitimate reason, situation or concern, there should be no problem if you need a rest.

Learn from your previous mistakes?

Again nothing but excuses. Unless you own up to what you have down. Its unlikely you will get hired again. It makes you sound like a dangerous, unsafe driver. You have to stop the excuses.

not sure how I only got his air line.

That's pretty amazing. I was wondering the same thing as Bruce, but just left it alone. Your answer tells me there's way more to this story.

I also don't understand how you managed to do so well at CRST, but then once you get hired somewhere else you start having accidents. Do you have any explanation for it?

I think I backed the corner of the trailer in between the tractor and trailer, pinched the line, so the line acted as a buffer.

Most likely overconfidence, switching to solo, not getting a schedule down right, letting dispatch run me ragged, stress from home(late night drop off and a run back to terminal for a pick up was a contributor for the first incident.)

But, to be frank, sometimes stuff just happens and it snowballs and it puts you into the mindset to mess up more.

This right here ^ ^ ^ ^, is all that I need... TOTALLY DISAGREE !!!! It's not like a drunk driver swerved and hit you head-on. Unfortunately that kinda sh** "does just happen" and it is called a NON-PREVENTABLE. Your 3 mishaps were all easily avoided and PREVENTABLE.

You have NOT learned from your mistakes. Your backing accidents didn't just happen. You were careless, and now you seem to be blaming everything and anything but what is obvious to all of us.

Well, someone has obviously not made any mistakes before. Of course I was careless, but I was asked for the contributing factors, so I laid some out. A simple “careless” isn’t exactly accurate or gets to the root of the problem, what caused the carelessness or what influenced it, some people seem to forget that things aren’t always black and white, and forget they were once new and inexperienced.

I did admit to messing up, and telling me that I am completely careless and shouldn’t be driving is fairly extreme. Everyone has a bad time at things on occasion and acting like you haven’t and giving me the riot act is ludicrous.

This has been enlightening for me of the community, and I shall remember to be perfect on my next job, that is if I’m even hired again as one person has mentioned earlier.

I wish everyone a good day.

Post-script: Constructive criticism is not the same as putting someone down for errors, there needs to be a build up, how to better, hence the constructive part. There is your example

Be sure to let us know when you get your next driving job, okay?

I can hardly wait.

Christopher no one put you down. Telling you that I don’t think you have learned from your mistakes is the truth. Doubtful anyone on this forum with experience would disagree.

Stuff happens...? You smacking into a trailer doesn’t just happen. What don’t you get?

You are making excuses. All of us have made mistakes, have been exhausted and any number of the things you have expressed.

Be more careful and own your mistakes. If you find that offensive? My condolences.