how limited are my employment options with 1 fender bender?

Not ahead of yourself; it's not too early to research and start a list of companies to apply with. You can submit applications the first week of CDL school.
CT Transportation might fund CDL school; call and ask.

 

Move to Las Vegas!

 

Some outfits won't take you if you've been involved in a rearend accident. Barring that, most will deal with something relatively minor.

 

Yes what your saying is true too as they say " you've got to be in it to win it", although if a company says no Dui's in last 5 years or no more than 2 moving violations in the last 3 years they've got to mean it otherwise why stipulate those rules in the first place?

 

Rules are bent on a case by case basis.

 

When it comes to things pertaining to your mvr,companies don't make the call their insurance companies do once upon a time it was easy for drivers to get jobs but now insurance companies turn down a lot of drivers.

 

depending on the company,some insurance also require so much exp to drive for that company.With starter companies I think what marks are on the mvr factors in whether you're hireable or not and how old the marks are and that's it.

 

Don't spend all of it on hookers; put a little aside for Ramen Noodles and cigarettes.