A few questions

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Walters86, Sep 13, 2015.

  1. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    My guess means that's what I think not what I know.I was just making conversation and based on my exp in this field I was making a guess not a fact.Good grief lets not make a big deal out of this ok?
     
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  3. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    i got my license in 1976 with 100 lbs of lobsters at the garage of the head of DMV in Mass dont think how i did it in 1978 or you did in 1993 is applicable now do you. They would put me and the DMV guy in jail for normal everyday stuff now
    of course strong arm steering and 2 sticks didn't leave much room for steering wheel holders
    your insurance rate is higher with new drivers isn't it
    or is that just another mistruth in trucking
     
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  4. The Boy Wonder

    The Boy Wonder Bobtail Member

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    Every company that turned me away did so because of insurance requirements. Whether self-insured or otherwise, insurance is a major determiner of who gets hired.
     
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    201 Road Train Member

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    I wouldn't 2nd guess pattyj for a second. She knows what she's talking about!:thumbup:
     
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  6. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I don't know about all that but thank you just the same.I wanna see the proof that mega carriers im referring to are self insured.
     
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  7. Alaska76

    Alaska76 Road Train Member

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    The company that hired me is self insured, since I had no prior CDL experience, they were adamant about me providing the certification of graduation from the trucking school I attended.
     
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    My ex-gf's trucking company, ( at least 100 trucks) I believe, is self insured, and they are HUGE sticklers for ANY infraction. Hitting a deer is a chargeable, running over a curb, is a chargeable, those little "hack dots" on the windshield, is a chargeable ( made that last one up), but they are very critical of everything you do. They have to be, as, if you can believe it, it's actually cheaper than going with an insurance company.
     
  9. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    TransAm claimed to be self insured
    in their case it just meant up to a few million then they carried liability so they couldn't lose everything
    really no different then very high deductible
     
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  10. G.Anthony

    G.Anthony Road Train Member

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    ok, you go with that............
     
  11. glockwise

    glockwise Light Load Member

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    It's pretty easy. A quick read of a 10k or form 91x reveals how someone is insured, who insures them, what their deductible is, etc.

    91X BIPD/Primary SELF-INSURED NONE $0 $750,000 01/01/2003

    Insurance is pricey. It's 3rd highest consumption of cash behind, fuel and driver pay.
     
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