Resent rear end collision on record. Should I pursue trucking?

You will do fine in the future, just remember however, any more crash's, tickets, etc, go on your record. It may not look good to an employer that you have (say) multiple crashes and you wanna drive a truck now. At the very least, try and wait one full year, then try schooling. All the while keeping a clean driving record.

 

I'm no expert by any means but I don't believe a insurance company can get out of paying a claim because of you not showing up for court

 

Couple of things should be stated here:

If you were going to be issued a citation, that would have already happened. You would have received it on the side of the road or been arrested and brought in for questioning. You will not receive a summons to court by mail on the issue of a citation. The police issue those, not lawyers or insurance companies.

If (or when, according to these old salts) you are sued by the driver you hit, you will beyond any doubt receive a letter from his/her representing attorney trying to extort money from you outside of court. In court, they have to prove the damages they are claiming. That is the last thing anyone filing a frivolous lawsuit wants. They want you to pay them to settle because you are wetting your pants about our future, not have to argue it out in front of a judge.

The spirit of the law is make you whole, not to award you a jackpot. You're not entitled to damages if you have no proof and estimate of damages; you're not entitled to pain and suffering without medical documentation of injury and you aren't entitled to sue for reimbursement of costs you can't prove you spent. Thus, virtually no lawyer wants to see these cases go to civil court since they are almost always BS where one person attempts to extort another. Keep this in mind if you receive correspondence from an attorney - you are not required to pay because they say so and you are entitled to see any documents they claim as "evidence" that you owe them.

If the police were called, this will appear on your record. I wouldn't worry about it if the damages are paid outside of insurance. I knew petty of guys with a few marks on their MVR that had no problem finding work.

 

You can get hired. I had a rear end collision 10 months before I started back driving, was an issue for some companies, not for others. I had insurance, they laid the claim, I got a ticket for inattentive driving, paid the fine, no court appearance,

Training companies are hurting for drivers, if that is all that is in your MVR, someone will hire you.

 

Not entirely true. A citation can be mailed to someone at any time, LONG after the incident.

 

If he fails to show up for a court date, and the insurance loses by default, they can delay or refuse to pay until a new trial is set. This is the states, not Canada.

I was involved in a motorcycle crash, the guilty party did not show up for trail. by default the insurance company was supposed to pay, but they delayed any such payments till a new trail date was set, THEN the idiot shows up for that cuz there was a bench warrant for him as well. I won my case a second time, and payment to me was made, with compounding interest tacked on, from the first win.

So yeah an insurance company can reuse to pay, if you do not show up for court.

 

Wow sounds kind of flawed. That sucks as someone could use it as a ploy.

 

Carolina Cargo will probably hire you both as a team. Maybe you can hire on first and make a trip or two, then be your wife's trainer.
You will both need to graduate from a CDL school first; pick the cheapest one you can find.
With Carolina Cargo you will run hard and legal. Coast-to-coast constantly and each of you will make a little over $800.00 weekly; this includes milage, on-time pickups and deliveries, stop pay, fuel milage, etc.
This company is hard core long haul; mostly frozen chickens to California/Pacific Northwest and produce back to the East Coast. They haul other types of freight also, but those two are the biggies.
OK, get started and best wishes.

Call them and they may pre-hire you now then you can show the CDL school you have a job contingent upon graduating.