Is it worth trying for her cdl

My daughter has been interested in getting her cdl since my brother first introduced her to trucks. I just happen to be able to get mine first

She was a typical idiot teen when she got her regular license and ended up with 3 accidents. 1st was when she backed to far and hit the bumper of another vehicle. Would not have been reported as we were going to take care of it until we got the bill. It was over $1700 because of back up sensors. #2 was her swerving for an animal going to fast on wet/icy roads and flipped around in the ditch resulting in a ticket "driving with wheels off road". #3 was her wake up call. She walked away from a crash that should have seriously hurt if not killed her because she was doing at least 60 in a 25 and crashed into a telephone pole. That one resulted in a negligent driving 2nd degree.

Since this last accident she has truly improved her driving and kept her nose clean. However, due to not having a job (lost it due to accident) she was unable to pay the tickets so they suspended her license for a short time while she looked for work. She got that back as soon as she found work and started paying the bill.

She wants to get her cdl but we are afraid that it won't pay since she has the suspension on her record. Her big ticket will come off her 3 year in April. She does have another accident from last September that shows on her record but she was NOT at fault.

Would it pay? I don't want her going with a junk company just to get experience. We have been told that she has to wait until the suspension is 5 years old before she can get back on my insurance. Would it be the same for a cdl?

 

1st off , remember you did ask for opinions...."Is it worth trying for her cdl".....please remember that....No it won't pay....IMHO....she has already shown not once , but 3 times that she is completely incapable of the kind of decision making that having a CDL requires. '' If " she had had only the 1st accident to deal with it would be somewhat different....but, after that she went on to making even poorer decisions while under the wheel.....learning from her "mistakes" , just doesn't seem to be her long suit. Try hard to convince her that a career in driving just isn't what she needs....Just an Old Fart's take....

 

It's ok. I did ask for y'alls opinions. I do appreciate your thoughts.

 

Wishing both you folks all the luck I can muster sir!

 

Hey Tony, having a bad day? I do, however, agree with you. Driving habits are cemented early on, and are almost impossible to change. I'm sorry for the OP, but her driving is clearly not someone that should be behind the wheel of an 80K lb. vehicle. I never had so much as a fender bender, and I knew driving a truck would be perfect for me, because I was always a careful driver. Maybe in 10 years, provided nothing else happens, but by then, this country will truly be down the crapper, and she will probably have gotten it out of her system to be a truck driver.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4230488]Hey Tony, having a bad day? I do, however, agree with you. Driving habits are cemented early on, and are almost impossible to change. I'm sorry for the OP, but her driving is clearly not someone that should be behind the wheel of an 80K lb. vehicle. I never had so much as a fender bender, and I knew driving a truck would be perfect for me, because I was always a careful driver. Maybe in 10 years, provided nothing else happens, but by then, this country will truly be down the crapper, and she will probably have gotten it out of her system to be a truck driver.[/QUOTE]

LOL..having a great day....deer season starts this Saturday!...But , like I said driving safely , no matter what the vehicle is requires decision making skills. Really good ones. I agree that they are learned very early on. Like you I had a career of over 30 years being able to finish it accident free....was I lucky , yep , you bet , sometimes. But , driving for that length of time , and I'm sorta guessing now , but , over 3 million + miles...... that don't happen by accident. Some might consider it bragging , but , it's worth bragging about I think. Do I know all there is to know about driving , no sir not even close...I still consider myself to be a rookie , because while you're behind the wheel , of anything , you'll never see , or experience the same situations twice....you're always learning....but that's just me....hope you have a great day sir!

 

Hi Tony, you bet it's worth bragging. There's a big difference between being ####y and being able to brag. ####y is some youngun' saying they trucked for 3 or 5 or 10 years and know it all. Old farts like us have earned the right to brag. I too have 35+ years and 2.5 million accident free miles( and who knows how many more in a 4 wheeler) but I never for a minute would be ####y about that fact, it can happen to the best of drivers. That's one reason I got out of it, because I felt, especially with the crummy drivers of today, I was overdue, and wanted to go out on a sweet note, and I did.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4230555]Hi Tony, you bet it's worth bragging. There's a big difference between being ####y and being able to brag. ####y is some youngun' saying they trucked for 3 or 5 or 10 years and know it all. Old farts like us have earned the right to brag. I too have 35+ years and 2.5 million accident free miles( and who knows how many more in a 4 wheeler) but I never for a minute would be ####y about that fact, it can happen to the best of drivers. That's one reason I got out of it, because I felt, especially with the crummy drivers of today, I was overdue, and wanted to go out on a sweet note, and I did.[/QUOTE]
Enjoy it...Man I have , for the last couple of years. I retired in 2011 , not because of the way I saw the industry going , but because after over 30 years of throwing Big Mac's out the door , it was time to take it easy LOL.....

 

I am assuming this young lady is in her very early 20's? If so, not now....but maybe later. The human brain has been shown to not be fully developed until around 26 years of age, thus, full maturity doesn't set in until then. IF she can keep her nose squeaky clean for five years then and has shown better decision making, then yeah, at that time she might be good to go.
In my 'other' career, I've seen plenty of people who show very poor decision making very early in life then somehow figure it out. Not everybody figures it out - but some do.

 

A person that drives a vehicle on emotions is a danger to the general public, unlike a driver that decides in his/her head the smartest things to do while behind the wheel.

Setting emotions aside takes time, and learning. Coming out of "recent" 3 accidents shows the driver is incapable of thinking of benefits of being safe but instead being quicker/distracted.

Good luck to OP and daughter.