I was a driver for probably 5 years and had a sweet peak route. All residential, about 200 miles 200 stops but it wasnt bad. The only bulk stop was a prison about 50 miles from center, it was also the first stop of the day. Well after driving that 50 miles wide open (prison was in the middle of nowwhere) i pull into the receiving area, go to back up and the car wont move (P500) I try to pull forward, wont move, put it in reverse give it some gas and snapped the driveshaft. How that rearend didnt lock up at 70 MPH on a 2 lane country I will never know....So, 2 hours later a parttimer brings me out a brand new Ford cargo van. We manage to get everything in the van and I am on my way 2 hours down. Well everything is going OK got stops lined up on floor seat dash etc. when I pull into a driveway I had been to hundreds of times. I grab a small box off the dash, open the door get out and take a few steps and I hear a painful crashing noise. I turn around and the new van has impaled itself into a large oak tree destroying the bumper, grill and hood. If it were not for that oak tree, the van would have taken out a garage that was down a hill. I knocked repeatedly to make sure noone was home and noone witnessed my stupidity. I called my manager, the same one I reported the rearend failure to, and he said we would talk about it in the PM. I actually got in at about 7:30, he was still there and he said lets wait til we take the van back after peak and see what the rental company says. Well after two long weeks the van was returned and a word was never said about it. No warning letter, no nothing. Im sure that would be termination now, and should have been then. Oh, it rolled away cause I didnt put it in Park, or set the EBrake...DUH.:blush:
Toke a mile or so before I was able to pull across 2 lanes to get to the curb and secure the doors.
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