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Originally Posted by GMAN
You just be careful and don't have the accidents. I never gave much thought to having an accident. I just keep an eye out for the other traffic. Anyone who has that many accidents in a short time period will be considered careless and a high risk for a carrier, whether it is an owner operator or company driver. The only difference is in who's name is on the title of the equipment.
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I don’t have accidents either and neither do I think about it. I just trained myself in the beginning to be extra careful and those practices eventually turned into working habits that have kept me accident free. Knock on wood.
Nevertheless, I’ve seen so many drivers’ careers get toasted from minor preventable accidents, especially when they first start out. However, I’ve also seen a few get their careers toasted because of minor accidents even after years of driving.
I also know several drivers who are on their second and third rounds of driving after having been forced to sit out a few years until their previous accidents fell off their records. Hell, one of them was involved in a roll over accident with a death and he got back on after sitting out for 5 years.
In any event, losing your career via preventable accidents is still something that shouldn’t be discounted for anyone contemplating becoming an owner operator.