dogthehunter:
I was thinking about mr v offer…even had a shout from shuttlespanker for a ride in bigblue when its ready …but as all said im still alive
you got my number if you need it mate
but as has been said, you really need to get back in a truck and fast, if you leave it too long, you might never get back in one.
it was a nasty accident that probably would have shook up most of us, the difference is, most of us have already been through something like this and we know what to expect and how to deal with it afterwards.
have a good weekend off and don’t think about it too much, go out and enjoy yourself and be prepared for next week.
I’m going up to Royston and back on Monday, leaving Chelmsford about 7am. If you want to ride shotgun I could pick you up in Dunmow, get you back in the cab at least for a couple of hours. It’d lessen the jump back to driving again. PM me if you want to.
A few years back I had a bad accident in Lille, France. Due to a stupid car driver I ran into the back of a van causing the motorway to be closed for a couple of hours. Several cars involved and written off , luckily only very minor injuries all round. The front of the truck (Greg SedAtki Strato…thats how long ago it was!!) was gone completely.
I didnt want to get back in the cab, just sat on crash barrier with my head in my hands. After the Gendarmes had done the usual checks the Recovery truck arrived.
One Gendarme took me to one side and convinced me to get back in the cab and steer the truck while it was towed on a bar.
I owe the rest of my driving career to that French copper.
I think it has made me a better driver, however i can still see the accident happening if I think of it.
I think what I’m trying to say is you dont forget but it gets easier.
Take up one of those offers even if its only for an hour or two, (I’d offer myself but I’m at the wrong end of the country)
Get someone to drive you past the scene of the accident if you can it will help.
Anyway Best of luck for the future with whatever you decide. Dont stop posting on here coz we miss the diaries already. It wouldnt be the same having a diary about shelf-stacking
Hi Adam, don’t throw the towel in just yet, try to recogonise that you are still probably suffering from shock from what looked like a pretty bad smash But you and the tractor driver both came out of it relatively unscathed and can move on and get on with your lives.
As far I remember, from previous posts, it’s not so long ago that you got your licence and that can make it feel even more depressing espescially if your employer has now shown you the door
I’m sure there are a lot of us who post on here who at some time in their driving career have been involved in serious, even ‘fatal’ RTC’s, but we had to get back in the saddle because it was the only job we knew how to do or wanted to do
Now that your boss has given you the the push, however wrong and unfair that seems, it might be worthwhile taking up some of the offers of going out for a day or two with someone to get your confidence back.
Don’t give up yet mate, youv’e still got a lot of driving time in front of you
Youv’e got a lot of support from TNUK members and I’m sure there are a lot of us have been through similar rough times in the past but didn’t have this type of medium to get the support we needed at the time. Make the most of it Adam coz it appears that there are a lot of fellow truck drivers out there who recognise what you are going through and are only too willing to offer a helping hand to see you through this traumatic time.
there is a recurring theme here, mate, but , for once, everyone is pretty much agreed, and right.
i’m same as toowise, i was broken down on the hard shoulder in france, got hit by another artic doing 58mph, both trucks, totalled, motorway shut for hours, carnage everywhere.
i ended up down the hospital, and being flown home.
my boss was superb, and not just for his own benefit, but got me back behind the wheel, double lively, which really helped, as at the time, i was having doubts about going back.
get back driving mate, you’ve got some great offers, and i think it will do you a favour.
good luck mate
Bugger just sussed your motor out and it goes ■■■■ up for you but like they all say pick yourself up dust yourself down and get back in the saddle , take Rob or Shuttle up on their offer or I could see if you could go in a real motor
Hi mate sorry to here the job gone down the pan , but like every one says try to get back on the road soon,
remember this one thing you are here to tell the tail and in my book that’s all that counts,to be able to walk away from that and talk about it will help you in the long term best of luck mate
Dog,
After reading your diaries,it’s obvious you enjoyed your job and lorry driving in general,so don’t give it up too quickly.
You’ve had a traumatic week mate which is still probably clouding your judgment.
Try not to make too hasty a decision regarding your future and take up one of the offers from the other members to spend some time in a lorry with them.
It may be good for you or it may not but at least you’ll know.
Good luck.
Take them to the cleaners for unfair dismissal, they could hire a truck and claim that off insurance until a replacement is sourced. So the no truck no job line is ■■■■■■■■.
glad your ok mate, as lucy said some of us have been there. I had mine at 3am on the M1 southbound and ended up over hanging a bridge, though if you dont climb back behind the wheel soon I’ll personally come down and kick your backside into the drivers seat. I still have scary moments where I think I’m not going to get through a day, especially if I have to put a truck into an awkward position, but they are geting less and less and that was 6 years ago. You’ll get another job, just be honest with the firm you go to next and tell them exactly what happened, its not as if it was your fault in the first place.
…but as all said im still alive
But you and the tractor driver both came out of it relatively unscathed and can move on and get on with your lives.
, but like every one says try to get back on the road soon,