Recent accident and applying for a new job?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Trucker Marc, Oct 23, 2024.

  1. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Look, dude, get going, put in apps everywhere, and keep moving, if you sit on this, it will make you look bad if they discover it and it is making you look bad just by sitting and waiting for the "right" company to hire you.

    One of the things that kills the CDL is waiting for the right opportunity, most of the time it never happens.

    If this happened in August, it would have already shown up on at least the Insurance database, but apparently, it hasn't. Yes, self-insured companies still have to have an underwriter involved, and that's part of the reporting mechanism.

    The tow is irrelevant other than being a DOT reportable accident UNLESS it was a cash payment hidden because of the carrier's lousy track record—yes, it has happened before.

    SO GO GO GO, APPLY.
     
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  3. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I think OP was pulled out of ditch not towed away from the scene.
     
  4. Chinatown

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    Either way, the longer he's unemployed the more difficult it will be to find a decent job.
     
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  5. Concorde

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    Hit a concrete barrier with the tractor..wasn’t drivable so it got towed.
    My guess is the MSP officer wasn’t DOT certified so nothing got reported and nothing got put on his PSP.
    If the op wants to really know if anything is on his record he just needs to get a “CLUE” report from his personal insurance agent.
     
  6. Trucker Marc

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    I guess my only concern now would be what my previous company would say if they say anything when they reach out to verify my experience since I was fired that's my biggest thing now
     
  7. Chinatown

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    Don't say you were fired, say you resigned because you needed more pay or something; not enough miles.
    The new company might. If you get caught just say, the old company told you to not worry about it because it wasn't going on your record. You don't have any choices so just apply and hope for the best.
     
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  8. Trucker Marc

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    Ok thanks for the advice I appreciate it very much
     
  9. jcarring99

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  10. Ex-Trucker Alex

    Ex-Trucker Alex Road Train Member

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    Geez, 16 lines before the first period!!! I read his long, rambling post, and in my mind it started to sound like that airhead character Lily Tomlin used to do on Laugh-In. You know the one; where she randomly switched between 2 trains of thought while babbling away at a mile a minute?

    Just READING this post gives me a headache. I'm gonna lay down now, and I don't care to add any advice.......
     
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  11. Chinatown

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