Fired for runaway.
- Thread starter BrownTexas
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Maybe in the south but us Yankees have a little bit more pull up here.
Makes a lot of sense and I'm being as serious as can be.
upswife75
Well-Known Member
Or through a person.
Then they somehow prove it was in second and the got you for dishonesty. Plead ignorance.
Johney
Pineapple King
It was meant as a joke.
Dragon
Package Center Manager
What's your over all work record like? That will determine the discipline in most cases.
cachsux
Wah
Ignorance might keep you from coming back if terminated. Someone saying they made a mistake shows awareness of the situation and an attempt at redemption.
Ignorance implies you are incompetent as far as operating a vehicle despite having extensive training and are a risk to the company and the public. On the bright side ,no one ever had a roll-away with a fry cooker.
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
Every piece of equipment that ups uses, from an irreg train, forklift up to a tractor trailer is equipped with a parking brake. It needs to be second nature. rising up off the seat, raise it with your left hand every time. Cutting corners on this job will get you on the unemployment line. That being said, I've had equipment roll because I forgot to pop the parking brake. Luckily it didn't move very far. That was because I was senile, not cause I was cutting corners, though. Several years ago, we had a feeder driver build a set on an outbound door, get out of his tractor, hook up his dolly hoses and charge the back box. Not only did it roll with a loader in the rear box, but it rolled over the driver and crashed thru the side of our concrete walled car wash. He was out over a year recuperating, but he didn't get fired, he came back and retired later. Good luck in your instance.
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
I know of a guy who has had 2. Yes two. Rollaway accidents. He still works here. Had a couple months off after the second.
We had a 24' long truck for a mall roll away last year, driver parked it on a slight decline aimed down towards a parking lot and didn't set the e-brake. He ate MAJOR crow in his meeting with our DM, and was off for a few days.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
I think what you meant to say was....
An employees overall work record, will determine how hard the company
will try and discipline a employee. There is a difference.
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BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
Past practice should be followed. Find out if your building has ever had one before.
scisector9
Well-Known Member
We have a guy in my center that had a rollaway and a tier 2 in host first two years driving. Got fired for roll away that came after the tier two. Took six weeks to get his job back but he did. When I was at driver school they sent me on road for a day with a driver that had one. He also was fired for a couple months. He did say that the next guy in his center that had one did not get job back because it was a month after his and they wanted to send a message.
Take what you will from these examples but like stated previously it all depends on many different factors. Good luck
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Take what you will from these examples but like stated previously it all depends on many different factors. Good luck
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I meant to go in there and admit you are stupid. I really don't want the guy to tell them he is actually ignorant to the rules. That would be stupid. He needs to say sorry and that he's a azzwhole.
Re-Raise
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In my first 6 months of driving I parked on a slight incline in a parking lot in front of a business. I put on the parking brake and had the truck in first gear which had the gear shift angled back toward the bulkhead door.
I went into the back of the package car and picked up 2 packages and backed into the gear shift with my leg. It knocked it out of gear and the emergency brake didn't hold. I rolled about 5 ft and put a small dent in the rear corner panel of a car before I could jump in the seat hit the brake.
I was completely honest about what happened and was back to work 2 days later. That was 21 years ago and I haven't had an avoidable or unavoidable accident since.
Good luck and make it clear that you will learn from this. Always adjust the parking brake and avoid parking on inclines.
I went into the back of the package car and picked up 2 packages and backed into the gear shift with my leg. It knocked it out of gear and the emergency brake didn't hold. I rolled about 5 ft and put a small dent in the rear corner panel of a car before I could jump in the seat hit the brake.
I was completely honest about what happened and was back to work 2 days later. That was 21 years ago and I haven't had an avoidable or unavoidable accident since.
Good luck and make it clear that you will learn from this. Always adjust the parking brake and avoid parking on inclines.
BrownTexas
Well-Known Member
After reading all these ill provide back story. I am basically a pro union driver in a center where people do whatever it takes to stay off the radar. So I had a pretty big bullseye on my back. I was in a 4 speed manual car that was built in 1982 and is the only 4 speed in our center and earlier that day I was in a different car. Claimed force of habit for putting it in 2 gear in this particular car that would normally be low for every other car at our center. I didn't use my parking brake strictly on it being a fairly level area and like an idiot I thought that was good enough. I called immediately about the accident. Was told by the center manager about how "my job was in his hands" and that "even though I have great skills as a driver, he rather have a mediocre driver that didn't cause him grief that a great driver that files grievances and tells other how to help them abide by the bargaining agreement." Not a smart move on my part and my BA has said it is difficult to retain someone from a runaway but I still have my fingers crossed. Hoping my center manager spares me because he knows I am a great driver and can run routes blind very well and just let's me have my job back with no backpay. If not... Guess ill be wearing purple and black.
PT Car Washer
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I have seen several come back after a roll away. Took a while. Only one that I know of who didn't come back would never admit it was his fault. Had a roll away with an automatic.
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