A Smith Trucking Inc. driver threw a bottle at, and hit, the side of my motorhome on I-26 West near Asheville, NC. Instead of calling the State Police, I tried to amicably resolve the matter with the company Safety Director, Jeff Bauer. All I requested was an apology from the driver and to have him pay to have my RV washed to get the liquids from said bottle off of the entire passenger side. Mr. Bauer downplayed the entire incident and said he knows the driver personally and that his behavior was "out of character" and that my story couldn't be corroborated. Yes, Mr. Bauer, that type of behavior is very out of character and your driver needs to be held accountable AND you failed to call my eye witness and ask them questions. Luckily, they also took pictures at the time of the incident that shows my RV next to his rig when his fit of road rage and aggressive driving happened on June 4th.
I didn't ask for him to be fired nor did I ask for a lot of money. I simply asked for an amicable and reasonable resolution that was fair to everyone. Rest assured that if I threw a rock at his rig from the side of the road, I could've been charged criminally. If he was throwing something at my property, he was distracted from driving safely on the highway.
I'll be sharing the pictures of your company driver flipping me the middle finger from the cab of his truck, with his two bandaged fingers in the air, along with your company name and your DOT #'s clearly visible. All of this because I was in the passing lane and couldn't get over at the moment he wanted to change lanes. I'm just thankful that no one was injured and that I didn't have any damage other than the sticky liquids on my paint.
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