Friendly Giant
Stockton,#2UPDATE Employee
Fri, October 26, 2007
Right from Accident Number One, you should have been talking everything over with Swift Safety, your Driver Manager, and your Fleet Manager. You did none of that. Instead, you simply LET THINGS HAPPEN, which is why you are no longer employed with this company. Your employer did not ruin your life. You did it to yourself, pal. You just simply assumed that the accidents you described, whether they were preventable or non-preventable, do not need to be followed-up. They ALWAYS need to be followed up because, hey, if you're not serious about your own driving record, you show the rest of the world you're not serious. So, time to accept some responsibility. Blame yourself.
Friendly Giant
Stockton,#3UPDATE Employee
Fri, October 26, 2007
Right from Accident Number One, you should have been talking everything over with Swift Safety, your Driver Manager, and your Fleet Manager. You did none of that. Instead, you simply LET THINGS HAPPEN, which is why you are no longer employed with this company. Your employer did not ruin your life. You did it to yourself, pal. You just simply assumed that the accidents you described, whether they were preventable or non-preventable, do not need to be followed-up. They ALWAYS need to be followed up because, hey, if you're not serious about your own driving record, you show the rest of the world you're not serious. So, time to accept some responsibility. Blame yourself.
Friendly Giant
Stockton,#4UPDATE Employee
Fri, October 26, 2007
Right from Accident Number One, you should have been talking everything over with Swift Safety, your Driver Manager, and your Fleet Manager. You did none of that. Instead, you simply LET THINGS HAPPEN, which is why you are no longer employed with this company. Your employer did not ruin your life. You did it to yourself, pal. You just simply assumed that the accidents you described, whether they were preventable or non-preventable, do not need to be followed-up. They ALWAYS need to be followed up because, hey, if you're not serious about your own driving record, you show the rest of the world you're not serious. So, time to accept some responsibility. Blame yourself.
Friendly Giant
Stockton,#5UPDATE Employee
Fri, October 26, 2007
Right from Accident Number One, you should have been talking everything over with Swift Safety, your Driver Manager, and your Fleet Manager. You did none of that. Instead, you simply LET THINGS HAPPEN, which is why you are no longer employed with this company. Your employer did not ruin your life. You did it to yourself, pal. You just simply assumed that the accidents you described, whether they were preventable or non-preventable, do not need to be followed-up. They ALWAYS need to be followed up because, hey, if you're not serious about your own driving record, you show the rest of the world you're not serious. So, time to accept some responsibility. Blame yourself.
Robert
Buffalo,#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 19, 2007
What do you want folks to say? The accident with the drum is easily verified by obtaining a copy of the police reports. There is a record of the police response to your accident and that of the mini-van. Seems to me that you might have helped yourself by obtaining a copy of the report/blotter to submit to your employer to establish that the accident was not your fault. The accident with the trailer seems a bit shady to me. Around here, it is illegal to abandon a trailer on a city street - doesn't matter what the area is zoned for. If a trailer is parked on a street (no tractor attached) it is considered abandoned (illegally parked) and a citation can be issued. If it's causing a hazard, such as blocking the view of motorists and pedestrians traveling thru an intersection, it can be towed to impound. Further, it seems to me that Swift probably has some sort of policy about "leaving" a trailer somewhere (especially somewhere other than a truck stop) unattended - this leaves them open to all sorts of liability should something happen to the trailer; stolen, vandalized, hit by traffic, etc. You decided to leave the trailer in an unsecure/unattended area. It's not your fault, per say, that some car hit it but if Swift has a policy of not leaving trailers unattended on public streets, then you have no one to blame but yourself. Lastly, Swift didn't ruin your "future." You need to find some other way to supplement your income. Perhaps you should return to school? There are many programs available to help "untraditional students" finance an education to improve marketable skills. And since you are looking forward to SSI, there are even MORE programs to help you go to school. I would suggest you visit any of the community colleges in your area to see what educational options are available to you. I suggest community college only because you can learn a job skill in 2 years. Of course, you might want to check with some 4 year colleges in your area as well. Good luck
Scott & Evette
Colorado Springs,#7Author of original report
Tue, September 18, 2007
well it's been a few weeks and nobody has said a thing about my delima. now swift has added more frustration to my life by saying my wife, that drove for seven months after her orientation, owes them for her "free" training. also after looking at pay stubs. we never recived half the pet deposit back after my fourteen year old shepard died. don't put and old non-nutered male on a truck folks. they need to pee frequently and prostate problems will develop. p.s. this appears to be a big waste of time.
Scott & Evette
Colorado Springs,#8Author of original report
Tue, September 18, 2007
well it's been a few weeks and nobody has said a thing about my delima. now swift has added more frustration to my life by saying my wife, that drove for seven months after her orientation, owes them for her "free" training. also after looking at pay stubs. we never recived half the pet deposit back after my fourteen year old shepard died. don't put and old non-nutered male on a truck folks. they need to pee frequently and prostate problems will develop. p.s. this appears to be a big waste of time.
Scott & Evette
Colorado Springs,#9Author of original report
Tue, September 18, 2007
well it's been a few weeks and nobody has said a thing about my delima. now swift has added more frustration to my life by saying my wife, that drove for seven months after her orientation, owes them for her "free" training. also after looking at pay stubs. we never recived half the pet deposit back after my fourteen year old shepard died. don't put and old non-nutered male on a truck folks. they need to pee frequently and prostate problems will develop. p.s. this appears to be a big waste of time.
Scott & Evette
Colorado Springs,#10Author of original report
Tue, September 18, 2007
well it's been a few weeks and nobody has said a thing about my delima. now swift has added more frustration to my life by saying my wife, that drove for seven months after her orientation, owes them for her "free" training. also after looking at pay stubs. we never recived half the pet deposit back after my fourteen year old shepard died. don't put and old non-nutered male on a truck folks. they need to pee frequently and prostate problems will develop. p.s. this appears to be a big waste of time.