Pop,snap, darn it! Popped a cab extender!

Don't report it just yet; wait a couple of months. Since you're new and don't have much driving time yet; wait until the last minute to report it and say it just happened. What's the rush anyway?
If another driver from the company notices it, just say, "Yep, they're going to take care of it next time I'm at a terminal."

 

Funny things happen while you are asleep.

Don't slit your own throat Mr goodie two shoes. #### throw it off ... You are new lol. Play dumb and say you forgot it on the truck assignment checklist or didn't know what it even was then.

Screw that honesty crap. Protect your livelihood man.

Also good job running into your trailer.

 

Nope happens all the time. If you're with a mega will show up as accident. Others might give it incident. Either way if that's the only thing is highly doubt you're getting canned.

I disagree with the other two. Ive had better luck with honesty.

 

It will go on his DAC report whether he reports it now or later, so might as well delay it as long as possible. It's not a safety issue, it's a cosmetic issue.

 

Go in for service and if the shop guys say anything, just say "I know and need to get it fixed when it's convenient." Then note it on your post trip for that day. Safety may not even find out about it this way. It's no big deal as if you ripped a fender completely off. We've all done similar things and most of us don't rat ourselves out early in the game.
Lots of posts on here where drivers jumped the gun and snitched on themselves and now they're posting "I had a couple of incidents and no one will hire me now; can anyone help me find a job?"

 

Most likely then they will question why you didn't report it.

True but as he said if he lets it go and they find it during service, then he could be fired for not reporting accident. Scenario #2 he doesn't report it and something else happens now he has 2 incidents/ accidents close together.

I have had better luck being honest. Maybe it was the companies I worked for too.

 

Whether you report it now or a month from now, be honest about what happened. The shop has seen it many times before and will already know exactly how it got that way. It's really not that big a deal and I doubt will affect your career. You'll start noticing how many other trucks you see going down the road that are in the same condition.