I personally dealt with the owner of this company; after one of his employees was driving without his tow package harness plugged into the company truck while towing a water blasting machine used to blast water into clogged pipes. The accident occurred on the rural section of Nash Road in Hollister Ca heading out towards San Juan Bautista (West). The driver and his passenger (employees of Central Valley Plumbing) had neglected to plug the wiring harness into the truck in order for the brake and blinker lights to work while towing.
It was around 10:00 AM on a Saturday, my younger brother and I were headed out of town. We came around the bend at Nash Road (again the rural portion) and were about four-five car lengths behind the truck and trailer when the Central Valley Plumbing truck got into the oncoming traffic lane (only a two-lane road) and came to a stop. Both my brother and I realized that the trailer didn't have lights so we stopped as well (in the correct lane) and waited to see what the truck was going to do. After about 5-10 seconds I began to move forward at a slow rate of speed. As we passed the middle of the truck and trailer the driver (employee of the Central Valley Plumbing) made a sharp turn into the right lane. I immediately slammed on the breaks with no where else to go but into the Central Valley Pluming truck. We slammed into the passenger side fender of the truck. My car was/is near totalled. I could not get out of my car so I had to get out on the passenger side after my brother. I immediately asked the driver what his problem was thinking he may have been drinking the night before and why his lights to the trailer were not on? The driver was shook up so the co-worker walked over to the trailer with me and we both noticed that the harness had not been plugged in. We took pictures and got the companies information. The driver admitted he was at fault and gave us no issue with passing along the info needed for an insurance claim. After taking pictures of the info we made small talk with the passenger of the Central Valley Pluming truck and started off towards our vehicle to see if we could drive it home. The car took a couple attempts to start but thankfully it started and we were able to drive away. As we were about to leave the owner had shown up and walked over to our vehicle. I told him I got all the information I needed and that his driver admitted fault. He then, prior to even talking to his employee/the driver said "no he didn't, he says he wasn't at fault". I could tell the owners character right away. He was willing to do anything to get out of this. I pocked my head out of the window and asked the driver if this as true? He shrugged, confused of what to say. After admitting fault and handing over the company's information he now acted as though he had to shut his mouth and follow the owner's suit.
My brother and I left after a few words with the owner. As we were driving away the owner began to record us saying that this would be a "hit and run" if we left. Since the owner was not involved and the driver was good with us leaving prior to his arrival and collecting the needed insurance info., this is not the case.
The officer showed up to my residence about an hour later and left his information on my door. After speaking to him neither the driver, passenger or owner admitted they were in the wrong lane stopped or that they didn't have the wiring harness for the trailer lights plugged in. The officer was unaware of either situation.
This to me shows that the owner of Central Valley Plumbing is not only willing to take any shortcut needed to benefit his company financially but he is willing to do whatever it takes even if it is illegal. The owner of this company showed his true colors this past Saturday. I would not trust this company to come into my home or business with this kind of attitude. Who's to say he wouldn't take a shortcut that may just fix your plumbing for a year or two instead of fixing it the right way and informing the client of the real issue? Plumbing is a very import component of homes and businesses. I personally would not trust this owner or his company to come into my home, my families or any of my friends.
Poor character. Dishonest and willing to take any shortcut needed even if it means lying to law enforcement. read more