Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Life has been very hectic. And boy is that an understatement. It's slowly getting back in order... but only slowly... everything happens for a reason, right?
Well, lets skip back a few weeks. Greg and Kevin were on their way to Utah to upgrade Kevin from Trainee to contract employee under Greg. Everything was fine and dandy. They got a pretty nice load, but as they were leaving a wal-mart parking lot, Greg's tire blew. Nothing too major, right? Very true, but it does take a while for a tow truck to come out and replace the tire. So that load got switched. Then, as they were finally on the road, Greg unfortunately got ran off the road. What he told me was, he was driving up a hill, his load was light and he was behind another truck which was moving slower than him. It was a 2 lane highway and he changed lanes to pass the truck. He saw a small truck (like a Toyota Tacoma) way back behind him. Enough room for him to safely change lanes. Well as Greg was trying to pass the other big rig, the small truck tried to pass Greg in the shoulder. That shoulder was wide enough for a small car. And when Greg saw the truck, which looked like the truck MIGHT get swooped under his trailer, he switched to the slow lane so that he doesn't accidentally kill the idiot driver in the small truck. But, when he switched lanes, the big rig was coming up too fast and he didn't have time to slow his truck down safely so he drove off the road. Luckily Greg and Kevin are OK with just some minor bruises. The truck is totaled though. Axel was bent, the hood flew off, other stuff too. So. They were stuck in Utah for a while until they got to their yard. That's when Greg was told he was suspended without pay until the police report comes in.
So Greg has been home for the past week and a half. Waiting for the company to review the accident. His driver manager and fleet manager all knew it wasn't his fault. He had no other choice (or well, kill the guy and possibly destroy the trailer and truck too). The police report even showed it was not his fault. So him being home has been really nice. And we had a feeling the company was going to also find him not at fail and as a non-preventable accident. So just a little over a week passes and Greg gets a call from Vicki, his awesome driver manager. This was Monday, the 29th. And she tells him that the company found it to a preventable accident and that he was fired. Vicki was furious of the company's findings along with his fleet manager too.
I kept my cool all day long. When greg picked me up from work, we started talking about it. And then I started crying. I tried not to, but it just came out. He came with me to crossfit, and it was seriously nice to just get away for a little bit and be around great friends. Greg got to see what I do in my Gym and got to talk to some really cool people too. Unfortunately, that was my last day there until we're financially stable again. I'll try to keep doing crossfit at home, but it's just not the same. Greg and Kevin left Tuesday morning to get their stuff out of the truck. They'll be home today. It's just been an hectic and I've tried my hardest to keep my stress levels low. It's hard, but it can be done.
So now, Greg will be hitting the streets and looking for work at home. Everything happens for a reason, right? Greg finds it a blessing on disguise. If him and Kevin didn't get into a wreck, they may have been stuck on the east coast during the hurricane. They do a lot of loads on the east. And both Greg and I didn't want him on the road when Wyatt's born. So maybe that's another reason?
So if anyone knows whose hiring, let me know! He's got his class a, military background, automotive background, he's pretty much a jack of all trades!
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