how bad is it

[got mud?]

I have six months under my belt solo and I have two minor preventables on my record. one was a backing incident my first three weeks out. I hit a drivers mirror while backing into a tight spot and the second happened two days ago i hit the hood of a truck in our terminal while trying to pull a trailer out of an icy spot. the second one upsets me because i should know better by now. anyway my point is how much will this effect my future employment if I decide to change companies when my first year is up?

[mike3fan]

greatly

[GoldiesPlating]

I'd stay put if I were you.

[got mud?]

I'd stay put if I were you.

guess i'm glad that i'm pretty happy with this company. I was hoping to leave and go with someone that ran out west but I guess I can wait

[Lewis friend]

Well, it depends if you're company uses and reports to DAC.

If not, i personally, would not worry about it. These are not traffic accidents.

And you can take that to the bank.

[GoldiesPlating]

Well, it depends if you're company uses and reports to DAC.

If not, i personally, would not worry about it. These are not traffic accidents.

And you can take that to the bank.

TRUE!!! I forgot that part. oooops!

[homer]

mud,tell the doctor whats up.you got med insurance. he will check your blood pressure and vision. my blood pressure got so high i had blood in the back of an eyesocket.took me a week to get it down enough for a new med card.the lifestyle will force changes.you got to settle down and go a year with no damage,get a safety bonus and go out the door right

[choperbob]

if you are happy with your compant, I think your best bet is to stick it out with them until 1 year has passed since last incident. Most companies are about the same for us newbies. I have only 1.5 years driving. I had a preventable incident after 2 months driving, a branch fell out and speared trailer. Oh well, stuff happens. now I have over 1 year safety and got some neat stuff from the company to boot. Am new to this profession, but, it seems that having 1 year safe driving is sorta important to getting higher pay. I stuck it out and it is now worth it. best of luck bro.

[got mud?]

thanks guys for the posts.

[GMAN]

Even without the accidents, the longer you stay with an employer the better it looks when you do decide to make a change. Who knows, you may have found a good home with your current company. 8)

[Midnight Flyer]

I have six months under my belt solo and I have two minor preventables on my record. one was a backing incident my first three weeks out. I hit a drivers mirror while backing into a tight spot and the second happened two days ago i hit the hood of a truck in our terminal while trying to pull a trailer out of an icy spot. the second one upsets me because i should know better by now. anyway my point is how much will this effect my future employment if I decide to change companies when my first year is up?

Stay where you are! Whenever you're backing always remember GOAL (Get Out And Look). Never get in a hurry when you're driving, especially when backing into and pulling out of a tight spot. God gave you a brain, use it! 8)