should this be a reportable accident against me

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by woodsplitter, Jan 16, 2015.

  1. woodsplitter

    woodsplitter Bobtail Member

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    I was driving on I-24 in Nashville TN a year ago around 11:30pm.
    A woman driving a Chrysler 300M came off a ramp or somewhere ran underneath my Utility 3000R Reefer trailer.
    I felt a small bump and looked in my driver side mirror in time to see the car spinning out of control off my trailer tandems.
    I immediately pulled my W900L off the road which took 1/8 of a mile or so. I got out and started towards the car but then heard my reefer still running.
    I turned around ran back and cut it off. She had driven so far underneath my trailer that it dented the reefer fuel tank and knocked the line loose.
    By the time I did all this Nashville Metro was with the women and her car so I stayed with my rig.
    After getting the woman free of her car and she left in an ambulance. The metro police interviewed me I gave my statement but didn't receive a citation. I DROVE my rig
    to the closest carrier dealership where I slept until the next morning. They repaired the fuel line, but there were cross members broken underneath. I took the trailer repair shop in Nashville to get the damages estimated.(TSR 190 Spence Lane Nashville TN 37224 ) The owner didn't want to fix it there or rent another trailer. I was loaded, but that trailer was unsafe so I drove around 75 miles and met another driver with an empty trailer and offloaded my load to an empty trailer so I could deliver my load to Texas which I did. Should this accident be a reportable accident that is held against me on my PSP report for seven years. Again #1 I wasn't injured #2 I wasn't towed. #3 I wasn't cited or ticketed (The woman was drunk). #4 I wasn't drug tested. SO HOW COULD ANY OF THIS BE MY FAULT or ON MY RECORD!!!????
     
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  3. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Was her car towed? Was she injured?

    I ask because I was rear-ended in Jacksonville, FL earlier this year and the lady worked for a trucking company. Her boss, who was familiar with the CSA scoring said that since she was unhurt and the car was driveable, they were going to drive it to their terminal so this wouldn't have to be counted on my CSA score. My supervisor also verified that she wasn't injured and the car was driven away...so the amount of damage doesn't seem to be a trigger when reporting an accident to the DOT(it use to be anything over $10k). Injuries and towing seem to be what trigger points. It sucks, but even involvement in a serious accident, regardless of fault still screws the truck driver.
     
  4. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Whether or not it should have been put on the report, there is an appeals process if you want to use it.

    It doesn't seem to me like this was something that should count against you, but I've been out of the business too long to know.
     
  5. woodsplitter

    woodsplitter Bobtail Member

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    Yes her car was towed, and she was injured. But as you know they don't put this info on your PSP report and the insurance doesn't want to hear if fault or any details.
     
  6. woodsplitter

    woodsplitter Bobtail Member

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    Thanks, I've sent this same letter to the guy in charge of the FMCSA dept that covers NC but he is off today. I'm going to look at the appeals process now.
     
  7. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    You will have a DOT reportable accident on your psp. There is nothing to appeal, you were involved in a tow/injury/fatality accident -- regardless of fault.

    Given the situation you described, your accident should not be listed as preventable.
     
  8. CougFan

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    Because she left in an ambulance, and her rig was towed, it counts as a DOT reportable accident. I would get a copy of the police report and such, but it will be on your record.
     
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  9. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    So if I'm reading these posts right, they show that you were involved in an accident, without saying whether or not you were at fault? That just doesn't seem right!
     
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  10. CougFan

    CougFan Light Load Member

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    ANY accident is DOT reported if it is NURSE, HEARSE OR WORSE (TOW).

    Meaning, any injury, any towing, or any death. DOT does not care if its your fault or not, it goes against you on your record.
     
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    Sounds like BS to me. She runs into you, she was drunk, and you get the fallout for it. I wonder how this would have been handled in Canada (hey)?
     
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