Celadon Lied on me after almost 2 &1/2 years with them. I had a car try to cut me off at a tollbooth and then when we got through the toll booth the car got in front of me and came to a full stop for no reason. I motioned the driver to pull to the side of the road. I got out of the truck and went up to the car where the man tried to assault me with a tie down bar. When I went back to the truck and went on my way. Jim Mussel of safety sent me a message to call him about a complaint from the car driver. He said from the sound of it the Police were looking for me. This was before they even heard my side of what happened. I told Jim I was not going to let people walk all over me and if Celadon did not like that they could bring the truck to the yard and I would clean out the truck and go home. Safety sent me a message to come to Indy yard. I got to the yard cleared out the truck and left.
Later Celadon claimed the car driver filed a complaint with the Police against me. Celadon refused to give me any information about the alleged report. I called the Illinois State Police and they ran my name and nothing came up. Later Celadon told the Indiana Unemployment Commission that I admitted to Jim Mussel that I assaulted the car drive and would do it again. This is a bare faced lie!
I have been a truck driver since 1984. I have a clean driving record with well over 2 million safe miles. In that time I have had to call D.O.T. on one company who fired me for refusing to break the Hours of service rules. They were fined by D.O.T.. I have had another company lie by saying I abandoned the job. This after they fired me and sent me home by bus with a ticket they purchase and later took from my check.
Well I have had enough! I planned for this for years. My home and land in Florida is paid off by the grace of God, and I am dune with trucking. Good luck out there drivers!
