It is with more than just a little embarrassment and a great deal of sadness that I have to end this blog. This will be my last and probably my final post on this blog. I had an accident. Not a bad accident, but an accident all the same. That made my third and final accident. None of them were very bad. They didn't involve another vehicle. They weren't on a road or highway. I still have a completely clean driving record, no speeding tickets or other citations of any kind. My record with the DOT is completely clean, but I will not be able to get another job driving for at least another year or two. There is an industry database that all transportation companies report to. They report all accidents that they consider an accident into this reporting system. They call these incidents "preventable accidents". Since I hit something......Swift considers it an accident. I hit a curb and bent a rim, I hit a yellow pole and left some yellow paint on the trailer. I pulled to the left to avoid another driver in an entrance gate and hit another yellow pole.....
Three preventable accidents....three accidents reported into the DAC system..... Swift terminates my employment due to safety concerns. Now I have found out that it will take at least a year or two before another transportation company will hire me.......
So my big Truck Adventure is over for now. Who knows, I may have to give it another try later......but for now....it is time to look for another source of income..... Thanks for all the comments. I enjoyed it while it lasted.......Tom
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