oldtanker,I understand what you are saying, although I'm not sure if there even was a "vehicular manslaughter" law in our state at the time. And in such a case, the boss should be held responsible also. I was confident that I could handle the load and stop at designated stops, what always worried me was the fools in four wheelers who would dart in front of my truck like it wasn't even there, and that happened whether I was loaded or empty. Shortly after this incident, however, I did refuse to pull another trailer that had a problem until they got it fixed. The warehouse manager was pi$$ed off big time, but he and I never did get along very well anyway. I told him that I didn't care if the company did pay the ticket, the charge went against MY drivers license! Never had any problems after that, but I don't believe that I would have put myself in the position that I originally mentioned again, either. Once I figured out how the company was run, I was better able to make decisions as to whether it did or did not go against my principles.
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