Hit and Run accident

Did you get a police report? How bad was it?

Yes, list everything that happens. If it's not your fault, nothing will happen.

You don't have to list the 1987 ticket.

 

If it's not your fault it'll be no problem. I was hit on my motorcycle and it was not my fault and list it along with the $300,000 for the medical bills for me in the damage and have had zero problem.

 

I know how ya feel, I ride a motorcycle and nobody on 4 wheels care or even look out for a biker and now that i drive truck they seem like they dont see a big ole 18 wheeler commin down the road.....some people shouldt drive at all

 

As a recruiter, I can tell you that it depends on the company you are applying to. Our company asks you to list ALL accidents (regardless of fault) and violations for the last 5 years. For some companies it is only 3 years. Because of the new CSA2010 scoring system any accident can count against you.

I do not reject applications if I see accidents listed. I wait until the interview and let the person explain. This way they get a chance.

When filling out applications make sure you ask the company whether you should list the accident. Remember, applications for DOT regulated jobs fall under federal laws and you can get in a lot of trouble for misinformation (I've never seen it happen, but it can happen), or they can straight-up reject your app.

We've had to reject several apps for not listing histories properly. Generally, though, I'll give the app back and ask the person to fill-in the missing info.

We had to reject an individual because he had his girlfriend fill-out his app for him (including signing his name, which she mispelled. . . . twice).

Hope this helps.

 

Uh only DOT reportable accidents would have any bearing on a CSA PSP score.

He holds no CDL currently and was not hauling hazmat so not DOT reportable.


That being said the advice is sound. If there is a police report you should ask if they want the info.

 

Even if it was your fault, it was more than five years ago, (for a citation), so it would be off your record by now anyways.

 

I've had two accidents, neither one of them my fault, the first one the guy ran a stop sign and put his minvan into the path of my big truck and I t-boned him. Lucky for him I was only going @35 mph. The second I was sitting at a red light and some guy coming from my left was making a right hand turn on the street that I was on, hit a patch of ice and slammed into my fuel tank on the drivers' side. At any rate, if you pull up my MVR, both accidents are listed on there, even though they weren't my fault.


I would do some get on google and see how to obtain a copy of your MVR in your home state. The usually give you one per year at no charge. It would make the process of applying for a job that much easier.