Radar19:
raymundo:
In my opinion the reason why the insurance mafia wants every little knock and scrape declared is not because you are an increased risk but just a lawful way of acting like a ■■■■ Turpin and up the anti every year !!
Also cant understand why your employer then put in an insurance claim for the damage sustained unless it ran into thousands as it must affect their insurance costs as well …
I wasn’t told the cost of the repair, only “You cost us a lot of money”. The whole “a lot of money” is open to interpretation as it was only the end plate that I bent. The lifting mechanism and other parts were fine. The problem was that the tail lift maker didn’t stock just the end plate on a tuck under tail lift so they had to make a new one and ship it over. Had the rental place take the old one off, then put the new one on.
What ever has happened to the sometimes small engineering places that can see a problem and work out a way of effecting a good repair without going to the original manufacturers who are only interested in supplying a whole new part at astronomical prices ■■ I work now for a one man band running a couple of old sea going landing craft and we have a very good local firm who can make something out of next to nowt and keep the fleet running without running to the makers as most of them disappeared years ago due to the age of our gear !!
kcrussell25:
Radar19:
raymundo:
In my opinion the reason why the insurance mafia wants every little knock and scrape declared is not because you are an increased risk but just a lawful way of acting like a ■■■■ Turpin and up the anti every year !!
Also cant understand why your employer then put in an insurance claim for the damage sustained unless it ran into thousands as it must affect their insurance costs as well …
I wasn’t told the cost of the repair, only “You cost us a lot of money”. The whole “a lot of money” is open to interpretation as it was only the end plate that I bent. The lifting mechanism and other parts were fine. The problem was that the tail lift maker didn’t stock just the end plate on a tuck under tail lift so they had to make a new one and ship it over. Had the rental place take the old one off, then put the new one on.
I would imagine that a whole new lift, delivery and fitting could be several thousand. Also did they hire a truck to replace it? They would add that to the claim if so and suddenly the bill is going up fast
I was placed in another truck for about a week but there was some stuff going on in the office at that time. The original driver of said truck had been let go and the truck was “dehired” but it hung around in our yard for a month or two before they put me in it. I was in it for a week before I was talking to my TM who was complaining that the rental company are wanting to charge for the use of two trucks as mine was still in their yard waiting for the replacement parts. I told him that just put me back in my old truck whilst the part was on order, just limit the amount of tail lift work. He did that and sent the other back to the rental place.
It wasn’t a whole new lift, just the end plate. The actual standing plate folds in two to tuck under the truck when not in use. I bent the right side if we’re looking at it like if it were a book. That was the only part that was replaced, they had to have one made up as they didn’t stock it. My TM had an argument with the rental place because they wanted to replace the whole lift but my TM was having none of it. My TM won in the end, the part was ordered and I continued to drive the truck with the damaged lift with limited tail lift work. When it arrived, it was taken in over the weekend, serviced and had the bent part removed and the new plate bolted on. The original lift was deemed ok and that was that, didn’t think any of it.
Its all quite complicated as its all office politics. I’m still going to tell this new TM, I’d rather get it over with so he knows about it just in case his insurers bring it up. Its best to do it now than when I’m already employed and looking down the barrel of a claim.
raymundo:
Radar19:
raymundo:
In my opinion the reason why the insurance mafia wants every little knock and scrape declared is not because you are an increased risk but just a lawful way of acting like a ■■■■ Turpin and up the anti every year !!
Also cant understand why your employer then put in an insurance claim for the damage sustained unless it ran into thousands as it must affect their insurance costs as well …
I wasn’t told the cost of the repair, only “You cost us a lot of money”. The whole “a lot of money” is open to interpretation as it was only the end plate that I bent. The lifting mechanism and other parts were fine. The problem was that the tail lift maker didn’t stock just the end plate on a tuck under tail lift so they had to make a new one and ship it over. Had the rental place take the old one off, then put the new one on.
What ever has happened to the sometimes small engineering places that can see a problem and work out a way of effecting a good repair without going to the original manufacturers who are only interested in supplying a whole new part at astronomical prices ■■ I work now for a one man band running a couple of old sea going landing craft and we have a very good local firm who can make something out of next to nowt and keep the fleet running without running to the makers as most of them disappeared years ago due to the age of our gear !!
I currently work for one of those large “logistics” companies so they have to use official parts.