Lafarge Sucks!

[loyaleddie]

And here is why.

 

[Rant]

 

I was traveling on the Deefoot one afternoon. Well I could better say I was stopped on the Deerfoot one afternoon. Only to be passed by a Lafarge cement truck. As the truck passed I heard a spray of what I think was gravel from the deck of the truck. I looked at my side mirror and saw a there was a chip out of it. I thought for a second and decided to follow this truck into the Lafarge yard. I asked to speak with the dispatcher and explain what happened. He then forwards me to a foreman. The foreman then forwarded me to the operations manager.

 

Here is where it gets interesting. After numerous unanswered voicemails to this guy, I finally decide to call from my cell phone because of call display. Guess what, he picks up second ring. So after explaining the situation and educating him on Newton's laws of motion, he still had a hard time acertaining that the damage to my vehical was caused by the Lafage truck. After trying to reson with the guy, I politely said “I don’t arbitrarily seek compensation for damage that is inflicted on my truck.”

 

I have no recourse other than to write the COO of Lafarge in the hopes we can come to some sort of agreement. I can’t report it the damage to the police because it is under $1000. They will not even take a statement. I can’t report it to my insurance company because the damage is less than my deductible. I mean a $95 bill to Lafarge is less that what they pay truck to sit idle for half an hour. I think in the name of public safety and corporate image, it would be less hassle to come to an agreement than to have me waste the COO’s time. Also they can take this opportunity to educate truck operators to insure the deck of their trucks are clean prior to entering a public roadway.

 

So if you see a Lafarge truck on the road today give them the finger. Maybe they will get the message.

 

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[Bowcane]

Try the Alberta transportation ministry, your MPP, etc , you may be able to put some heat on them with an usafe/unsecured load angle.

[Guest Sundancefisher]

That is horrible public relations on their part. If he was spraying gravel...maybe you can report him to bylaw officers for review. There has to be a rule.

 

On a happier note...my mother-in-law was driving past a green space that had a garden crew working. The weed wacker guy flung up a rock that took out their side window. She went back explained what happened and left a number. Later on someone called asked time and place of incident and a place to go get the car check... Bingo..bango...they replaced the window with minimal pain to her.

 

As for Lafarge...they obviously are sleezy and may be hiding the incident for legal reasons. If you contact their insurance company directly you should be able to make a claim without using your insurance company.

 

Otherwise...are they also the ones stopping access to some places along the Bow?

 

Shame on them and good luck.

 

Sun