Profile For Myocia W.

Not planning on jumping ship so soon I stated that I’m still at my current job and will be for another 7months or so to gain more otr experience.. was just concerned about that hiccup..I know how serious.. trucking companies take accidents,but I know some experienced drivers would be able to give me the right advice and assurance.. ps thanks for response!

Welcome aboard Myocia!

It's a minor accident. You did the right thing by reporting it. I wouldn't worry about the negative effects of it being on your DAC report. It may not even get put on your DAC.

I'm with Jrod. Jumping ship at three months is going to look worse than minor incident like a mirror strike. Jumping ship early on is just not a good thing for your career. Do you think you can stay for one full year? That's one of the smartest things you can do for your trucking career at this point.

Thanks for the feedback! Greatly appreciated!

Sorry - I missed your last line. Going local that early might be tough - local is all backing, docking for the most part. Granted some modalities are different, but local drivers need to be just as good going backwards as forwards. Again, a minor ding shouldn't hurt you at all, just don't start racking them up! And lots of drivers are going to be applying for the local position, so be prepared for that. Apply a lot of places, because 6-12 months of experience + 1 accident rarely will be the top of the application pile. However, every places is different, so I wish you only the best!

Hi,so I’ve been driving with a company for 3 months first gig,still wet behind the ears.. my question is how tough will it be to get hired somewhere else with one minor preventable accident on my DAC report? Pulled inside shipper(right lane) bobtailing at time and semi (left lane) came a bit too close to my left mirror,to avoid the mirror to mirror collision I moved further over to the right. my right mirror on passenger side hit pole attached to gate.. only damage was a cracked westcoast mirror.. at the time I thought it was more important to report it then to just simply get it fixed on my own Like I said still a rookie.. now it’s on my DAC for 7yrs. Do I have any chance a being hired anywhere else?? Also I’m still at former company just really looking to get somewhere local within 7months..but now I’m worried that I won’t be able too!