Profile For Derrick W.

I'm a new driver. Ive been driving for 1 year and 5 months. I currently drive for Schneider. I've been drvinging with Schneider since the start of my career in trucking. Recently, I got into an accident, in a Schneider parking lot trying to pull out the yard. The lot is small and not much room to maneuver. I was pulling out my tractor trailer and I didn't have enough room to pass the other schneider tractor on the right side of me. I didn't even move 60 feet before I hit the other driver tractor. The only way I would have been able to avoid the accident is if I didn't take the trailer at all because the other driver was parked so far up and close to my trailer. I'm not trying to make excuses because in the end I still hit the other driver tractor.

I damaged the other driver's driver side mirror and and head light with the right side of my trailer. No damage was done to my Tractor or Trailer. I recently received a letter in the mail from Schneider informing that it is a preventable accident and will go on my DAC employment verification for 7 years. I'm currently still with Schneider, but I do have to attend accident training. which I have no problem with.

However, I'm worried about my career as a trucker. Will it be difficult landing jobs with other driving companies in the future? Should I just stay with Schneider at this point? I was also thinking about disputing it or atleast trying to get it off my record or is it even worth the time.