I Got Into A Accident With My Personal Vehicle
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I would just eat the cost at this point if you can. If you go through insurance they may have you file a police report. Even if you don't I wouldn't count on trucking companies not being able to find out about the accident. If you just fix it yourself and don't involved insurance or create a report or anything, it didn't happen. You would still be able to get a job with an accident but it's going to limit where you can work.
My only question is...did you and the other person exchange info? I'd be a little wary of the other person filing a report.
Yes, we exchanged basic information but no insurance and she wasn’t interested in doing that either, we kept in touch and she sounds fine, the only other thing is the police came but we told them we reached an agreement but they still took all our info.
So the short answer is yes, it can and probably would affect your choices of companies that will hire you. Since you already agreed to keep it off books I'd do just that. Its only $4000, thats peanuts compared to what it could cost you.
I’ve had a CDL for over 1 year now, no accident report was made, we both agreed to fix it on our own but i just got an estimate from the repair shop and its over 4000 dollars of damage, so i guess my question is if i go thru my insurance will that mess up my chances of getting a ttrucking job?
Have you even had a trucking job recently? It sounds like you have a CDL that is a year old but haven't bothered to get a trucking job. Is that the case?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Yes I’ve had a trucking job for about 8 months but as of right now, don’t have one, that’s the reason i ask because i got hired before with little experience but i had no accident
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Hello, i recently got in an accident on my personal vehicle and I’ve had a CDL for over 1 year now, no accident report was made, we both agreed to fix it on our own but i just got an estimate from the repair shop and its over 4000 dollars of damage, so i guess my question is if i go thru my insurance will that mess up my chances of getting a ttrucking job? The accident was my fault. Thanks in advance and stay safe.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: