Worst Day Of My Career

So, I've been driving for about 10years and 2 days ago was the wost day of my career. I was hauling a load going onto the onramp and had a rollover. Where do I go from here and is there any chance of continuing in this career? This is my 1st ever accident.

Greg,

Sorry to here that you had a rollover accident. Hopefully you were not injured. Any rollover accident can be a career killer.

How fast were you driving into the onramp? What was your equipment and freight securement? It will be very hard to explain to a potential new employer how this happened and surely their insurance company will be highly sceptical in approving your application.

Good luck in your search and try using the company list here on TT and apply to all companies to see if one of them will give you a chance.

Well , it was north rd and I 65 going south , the warning sign "yellow advisory" was 40mph, I probably went into the curve of the onramp at about 42to 44mph , the load was beer which I picked less than 1 mile away , the load was secured before I left and as I think about it I want to say it was a single double in the nose , the load in retrospect to me must have been loaded high and short as I walk fairly deep into the trailer to secure, anyway , I went into the curve and almost immediately felt the trailer pull me over, It was quick, Iwas pulled over and came alost immediately to a stop but not without the trailer coming open , losing the load and considerable damage to the tractor "total" I can't shake it I've gone over it in my head 1,000 times. So here I am, I've always been a careful driver, always. Funny how life changes in an instant. I too live in Florida, panhandle . Anyways I read the horror stories, My boss knows me to be a good driver and says he'll keep me on but can't pay while we don't have a truck for me to drive

Greg,

Sorry to here that you had a rollover accident. Hopefully you were not injured. Any rollover accident can be a career killer.

How fast were you driving into the onramp? What was your equipment and freight securement? It will be very hard to explain to a potential new employer how this happened and surely their insurance company will be highly sceptical in approving your application.

Good luck in your search and try using the company list here on TT and apply to all companies to see if one of them will give you a chance.

It may not be his choice to keep you on or not. It's a pretty penny to insure a driver with a fresh roll over that was preventable.

I'm very sorry to hear this Greg!

I can tell it is just tearing you up inside. You have got a long row to hoe at this point. It is very tough getting back in this career after a roll-over. I've seen it happen, but it usually takes a few years of working a less than desirable job for a while. Keep on pressing your way back to where you want to be.

Greg, I hope things work out for you.

I immediately thought of another member with a rollover nine years ago who was lucky and kept his job and thought you might want to read it. Insurance companies may be less forgiving these days. Again, good luck.

Persian Conversion Rollover

So, I can't sit around, I'm wondering, is there a possibility of getting in some other ares of driving like , dump trucks or, concrete mixer , they only require class b, Is there a possibility of continuing to in these fields.

Honestly I would apply everywhere I could find that used either Class A or Class B. At this point, the worst anyone could say is No.

So, I can't sit around, I'm wondering, is there a possibility of getting in some other ares of driving like , dump trucks or, concrete mixer , they only require class b, Is there a possibility of continuing to in these fields.

Try looking to see if Waste Management hires in your area. That's a well run company that pays decent. It's not your traditional freight hauling, but it is a job that might work for an interim time period.