So a bit of a background. I had about 7 months of experience. I started driving solo (post cdl school and training) around July of 15' and in Sept I had my first "preventable accident." My trailer barely grazed another in a lot I was backing into. Me being the good person I am reported it though I could of just walked away and no one would of ever known. Knight **** a brick regardless of the fact that even though I reported it and the owner said it was no big deal, and said that on a recorded line. I lost my bonus and everything, got ****ed and went home.
At that point I was making crap money and wasn't able to pay my bills so me being prior navy I picked up a contractor job and went over seas for a year. Made some good money, paid debt off came home and decided to do a few more loads on my vacation time before I went back overseas. When doing a load (this is a year later) I bumped my trailer bumper into one of those yellow concrete poles in the back of a grocery store. Again me being the dumb ass good boy reported it despite it was so minor I could of walked away. Store had no issue, said of course that's what they are for.
Now please spare me the GOAL and the lectures. I made a mistake as I am sure people have done in the past.
My question is, what are the chances that these incidents landed on my DAC?
I have saved up tons of money and paid off tons of debt 2 years later and was going to buy a Cascadia when I get back home in Dec and finally do the job without having personal debt. Kind of a fresh start to something I miss dearly.
Trust me it was a hard day that day I had to leave the truck to go back over seas to get shot at some more, haha.
Anyway, all opinions that could give me some good advice are appreciated and again please skip the lectures.
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DAC violations question
So a bit of a background. I had about 7 months of experience. I started driving solo (post cdl school and training) around July of 15' and in Sept I had my first "preventable accident." My trailer barely grazed another in a lot I was backing into. Me being the good person I am reported it though I could of just walked away and no one would of ever known. Knight **** a brick regardless of the fact that even though I reported it and the owner said it was no big deal, and said that on a recorded line. I lost my bonus and everything, got ****ed and went home. At that point I was making crap money and wasn't able to pay my bills so me being prior navy I picked up a contractor job and went over seas for a year. Made some good money, paid debt off came home and decided to do a few more loads on my vacation time before I went back overseas. When doing a load (this is a year later) I bumped my trailer bumper into one of those yellow concrete poles in the back of a grocery store. Again me being the dumb ass good boy reported it despite it was so minor I could of walked away. Store had no issue, said of course that's what they are for.
Now please spare me the GOAL and the lectures. I made a mistake as I am sure people have done in the past.
My question is, what are the chances that these incidents landed on my DAC?
I have saved up tons of money and paid off tons of debt 2 years later and was going to buy a Cascadia when I get back home in Dec and finally do the job without having personal debt. Kind of a fresh start to something I miss dearly. Trust me it was a hard day that day I had to leave the truck to go back over seas to get shot at some more, haha.
Anyway, all opinions that could give me some good advice are appreciated and again please skip the lectures.