Commercial Insurance Question

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by truckovation, Dec 3, 2025.

  1. truckovation

    truckovation Bobtail Member

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    My teenage son backed into a car in a parking lot. No police called, exchanged insurance info.
    His car is insured through my personal policy. Will the accident claim on my personal policy affect my chances of getting approved for commercial insurance next year? My personal history is accident free, clean MVR, 2 years driving experience.
    Thank you for time.
     
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  3. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    That - is - a good question.
     
  4. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    It’s off the driving record of your drivers listed, your personal policy will probably go up but you should be good for commercial
     
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  5. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    I don't think it will matter, but your commercial insurance as a new venture will be so high it won't matter much anyway.
     
  6. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    NO.

    Are you ready to get your own truck?
     
  7. truckovation

    truckovation Bobtail Member

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    I'm still feeling things out. I haven't decided if I'm going to drive under my own authority, or lease on to a company under someone else's authority. I'd like a pre-emissions, Eld exempt truck. But if I find a company I want to drive for, that requires a certain age or type of truck, I'm willing to be flexible.
     
  8. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    It's a lot safer to lease on for a year or two til you know the game. Jumping in with new authority and truck is a big gamble, really too big these days.
     
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  9. truckovation

    truckovation Bobtail Member

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    That's probably the route I'm going to take. If I can find a decent company with no forced dispatch, I'll be content. Are you leased on, or run on your own authority?
     
  10. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Own authority but I drove for about 10 years before I decided to pull the trigger.
     
  11. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    While I understand the attraction to pre-emissions power, things can get hard once the unit reaches 20 years old.

    That's the age where some insurance carriers stop covering.
     
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