tango boy:
chester1:
3 wheeler:
Proof is needed, and if no one wrote a defect on a daily walk around then it must have happened in the crash ! That is their problem, so take your Union rep with you .is a ding in the back of the cab really what a defect book is for ?
Tis when you want to cover your ■■■ mate
il look out for that check box on Monday
wipers tick
horn tick
ding in the back of the cab mmm lol
We’ve got to do a full bodywork damage check at the start of every shift as part of the walkround checks and there’s even a separate book both in the unit and in the traffic office just for recording body damage at a shift change. I’ve even put down stuff like light scuffs on the mirror plastic.
Definitely got to cover your backside.
I was at the front of a 3 veh shunt. All at a crawl. The last motor rear ended at 10 mph. His motor was a right off, cab was twisted off its mounts so there’s a smell of BS here
rj_gibson2003:
Can anybody help. I share a Mercedes Actross with 3 other drivers. It was slammed up the rear a couple of weeks ago and now the company is saying the damage is a missed pin event. The unit was pulling a close coupled fridge and was stationary when hit by a loaded 8 wheeler doing around 40mph. Trailer chassis is twisted and there is damage to the back of the cab. The drivers seat is busted and all the bolts fixing fifth wheel to chassis were bent. Company says no way has the trailer hit the cab in the accident so it is a missed pin event. We are having a disciplinary interview on Monday.
Cant get my head round this cack,cant be real surely 
So, no reply from the original poster after about 5 hours, must be a troll or a merchant banker looking for a bite, this can’t be a genuine post, are drivers really that thick?
Sapper
Missed the pin and a busted seat? Really ? Don’t think so some how
nick2008:
cliffstephens:
It’s a missed pin …but proving who did it out of 4 bloody drivers ■■? May be you guys do need to do a walkaround a bit more thoroughly…+1
I agree sounds like someone messed up, we have a few Actros’s with the tale tale dent, the problem is air pressure needs to be at 8-9 bar before lifting the suspension when coupling and
I think some drivers think the suspension is lifting but in fact it’s not.
Easy defence at the disciplinary, just produce the 8 wheeler jockey presuming he got out of the accident, confirming evidence would be the 5th wheel complete with sheared trailer king pin still secured in the jaws and the self evident trailer rear damage that 11/12 tons of even empty 8 wheeler will have done at 40mph.
Surprising there’s not more coupling up mishaps, wheel attendants too bone idle to stop and have a look see and adjust as necessary when they get near enough, just look in the make up mirrors and ram it straight in…crunch…why am i only being paid £8 an hour they then bleat…
Just make sure the legs are off the ground before engaging the pin.
so it was hit up the arse(when stationary) by a loaded 8 wheeler doing 40 according to the OP-
so when and where did this accident occur? must have been fatal for the 8 wheeler driver surely?..
edit- just looked at the first post on this thread again and its the first post from mr missed pin event so its obviously a load of ■■■■■■■■.stop wasting everyones time please.
The truck was stationary in traffic when the tipper hit. I believe the tipper was a write off. The driver has a suspected broken collar bone but after x Rays it was bruising. The trailer had rear damage including a twisted chassis and I am told that the unit chassis was bent. I am positive it was the accident but was not driving at the time. The company say an insurance guy says definite missed pin. Does anybody know of anything like this I can refer to
I may not have been clear reading some of the replies. The company accept that the tipper did the damage to the trailer and the drivers seat but they are saying that the damage to the back of the cab is a missed pin event.
For Andrew.s
It was on the A1. The tipper hit the o/s of the trailer with the near side of his cab. How in gods name can you say this is bollox when you point out that you know nothing. I am asking if anybody knows of anything like this happening before so I can get something to refer to so why not wind your neck in and button it
The tipper was written off , & someone was hurt .
At the very least details were exchanged & a claim will be submitted for damage .
It is alleged your unit MAY have a bent chassis , yet " an insurance bloke " says it is a missed pin
Something in this tale does not seem to add up!!! 
Pictures of so say missed pin needed to see damage. But as it’s been pointed out if you don’t report it the last driver gets shafted.
rj_gibson2003:
The truck was stationary in traffic when the tipper hit. I believe the tipper was a write off. The driver has a suspected broken collar bone but after x Rays it was bruising. The trailer had rear damage including a twisted chassis and I am told that the unit chassis was bent. I am positive it was the accident but was not driving at the time. The company say an insurance guy says definite missed pin. Does anybody know of anything like this I can refer to
rj_gibson2003:
I may not have been clear reading some of the replies. The company accept that the tipper did the damage to the trailer and the drivers seat but they are saying that the damage to the back of the cab is a missed pin event.
For Andrew.s
It was on the A1. The tipper hit the o/s of the trailer with the near side of his cab. How in gods name can you say this is bollox when you point out that you know nothing. I am asking if anybody knows of anything like this happening before so I can get something to refer to so why not wind your neck in and button it
I think what you/insurance company mean is that the damage to the back of the lorry was not caused in the accident. Was the front of the trailer damaged? if so, then of course the damage to the unit was from the accident.
If the unit was damaged tell them that it was but that it was not you.
rj_gibson2003:
Can anybody help. I share a Mercedes Actross with 3 other drivers. It was slammed up the rear a couple of weeks ago and now the company is saying the damage is a missed pin event. The unit was pulling a close coupled fridge and was stationary when hit by a loaded 8 wheeler doing around 40mph. Trailer chassis is twisted and there is damage to the back of the cab. The drivers seat is busted and all the bolts fixing fifth wheel to chassis were bent. Company says no way has the trailer hit the cab in the accident so it is a missed pin event. We are having a disciplinary interview on Monday.
Am I reading this thread right? Hit up the arse, damage to the unit (inc. drivers seat) and the unit was not VORed for repairs and that you and 3 other drivers have continued to drive it without noticing any other damage?
So a loaded tipper gets written off after smacking into the arse of another truck at 40mph and Mr Tipper only gets bruising 
The rear of the trailer must have been obliterated, never mind twisted chassis lol. Surely with those impact forces the cab of the front truck could have swung back the required amount to belt the fridge motor?
Also, surely post accident if the trailer was coupled properly that will still be the case and would be easy to see?
the two posts above are what i’m getting at-regarding your story being ■■■■■■■■.
oh it was on the A1 was it? like i said earlier,when and where? a loaded tipper doesnt hit a stationary artic at 40 mph with the driver just getting “bruising”.
why not wind your own neck in a bit and give us some more details?
It sounds like the insurance company for the tipper which hit the trailer is saying some of damage was done prior to the accident, to try to reduce their payout.
His employers will want a formal investigation, that way they can say to the insurer that they sure the damage wasn’t already there.
Vid:
rj_gibson2003:
Can anybody help. I share a Mercedes Actross with 3 other drivers. It was slammed up the rear a couple of weeks ago and now the company is saying the damage is a missed pin event. The unit was pulling a close coupled fridge and was stationary when hit by a loaded 8 wheeler doing around 40mph. Trailer chassis is twisted and there is damage to the back of the cab. The drivers seat is busted and all the bolts fixing fifth wheel to chassis were bent. Company says no way has the trailer hit the cab in the accident so it is a missed pin event. We are having a disciplinary interview on Monday.Am I reading this thread right? Hit up the arse, damage to the unit (inc. drivers seat) and the unit was not VORed for repairs and that you and 3 other drivers have continued to drive it without noticing any other damage?
Vehicle was VOR’d straight away. 4 people drove the truck before the accident. Company say damage to the back of the cab did not occur in the accident so must be a missed pin. Drivers say not hence the problem
