Greeneyed Trucking Girl
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Hi folks. I'm a new driver. Got my CDL in July 2007 and team with my husband. This is my question. I was on duty driving when we got to the shipper. I went into the office and was told to slid my tandems, keep the doors closed and back into the dock. The dock workers will open the doors, load and close and seal the doors. I did as I was told. When we were done being loaded the guy comes to my door and tells me to raise the trailer. I told him my trailer didn't have air suspension that I can't raise it. He then told me to slowly move from the dock which I did. When he came back he informs me that the trailer door is damaged and he needed to get his boss. I got out and looked and the door pole that locks the door was bent up. I called our DSR and maintenance dept. told them what happened. The shipper heated the bar and banged it back so the door would lock. We were able to deliver the load and brought the trailer to a terminal. I took pictures and called safety. Now I find out that I didn't get the quarterly bonus because of this incident. Although they didn't record it as a preventable accident they held this against me apparently. Was I wrong?