2 minor accidents in less than a week: how screwed am I?

It wasn't their fault or their training. It was your fault. And until you stop placing the blame on others for your actions, it's counterproductive to send you in any other direction.

 

Yes you need to put that job on your applications. Nothing to worry about; list the two as "incidents" not "accidents", and no police report was required because they were so minor.

 

Now you know why they say " 1 year experience required"

 

Maybe you should go OTR for a year or two to gain some experience.

 

Off with your head!!!!

As China said, include it on future applications as incidents, and be honest if you're asked about it. Admit you screwed up and move on

 

Anon360, you are not screwed. These are very minor in nature. What is needed is for you to reflect back on these two incidents and how they could have been prevented and what you will do to avoid them in the future. The few minor incidents I had in my first few months of driving changed my mindset and I was determined to never be involved in a preventable accident/incident ever again. Well, 22+ years later and nearly 3 million miles safe driving, I still think of my first few months driving to remind why I developed a personal phrase of "Safety First, Never Last......Have a Future, Not a Past!

Go find a different trucking job that you can gain more experience at without being put in the middle of a busy large city every day. Once you have a greater command of driving the truck, driving in a place like downtown Seattle will seem much easier than now. Best wishes to you!

 

Helpful advise there's a reason why some of us carry a few 100 $$$ in cash on us just in case. Rub up against a car or something like that nothing serious but #### happens at times ya know. Usually a couple 100 will make it go away and they'll forget about it ever happening. Never had to use my fund hope I never do but it beats the hell out of higher insurance rates.

 

Wont kill your job chances, just be honest. And ditto the idea of keeping some cash on hand. I wont say aye or nay, but a "buddy" of mine has used such a plan to keep a good record.

 

Wow dude you can't even operate a box truck without taking out vehicles. Ya man I'll say find another profession. You being fired because of the incidents will make it even worse. Might have a shot at driving cement mixers, garbage trucks, and dump trucks for people who pay you on a 1099. But good luck trying to get a decent or mediocre tractor trailer job.