Work history

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by sherd, Jul 30, 2010.

  1. ghostchild

    ghostchild Road Train Member

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    All DOT trucking jobs require a 10 work history...the less jobs you've had in that time, the better...

    that's usually a akelese heal for most drivers...and that is job rotation...

    So the less jobs you've had, the better off you'll be...

    I've had lot's of time off or away from trucking in 11 years...due to school, misc...

    What some companies don't realize, is not everyone is so hard up for money or cash that they have to spend their whole life working...

    Do to the scheduale of driving...it's hard for many to intergrate other activities into their life while driving...so some may just take 2-4 months off to accomplish other things or objectives...

    I see nothing wrong with that...but companies that have a master/peasent mentality might...
     
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  3. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    I had a similar circumstance. We needed to provide a letter from a family member and a non-family member stating what we were doing for any of the gaps of employment. Also if you have been sick or in the hospital etc... you need a doctor to write a letter stating so. Like someone posted above federal law requires a 10 year employment verification. Also if you were working for yourself you must provide your 1099's. It is really important and will also benefit you greatly if you get all your ducks in a row and have a resume prepared. Every last detail must be filled out and I strongly recommend you attach a current MVR to this resume. Have a copy for yourself also. If you have driven in the past, make sure to provide your DAC also. If you can do this you should have no problem getting hired on and you will be the star of your orientation. Good luck to you. Great info from you other guys!
     
  4. ghostchild

    ghostchild Road Train Member

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    The only acception to all of the above is working for a owner operator...

    Or an 'outlaw' outfit...(but of course, non of those exist anymore):biggrin_25524:

    Some companies are interested in making money and generating quick fast revenue..
    Other companies are interested in piles and piles of paper work to keep piles and piles of office people busy...
     
  5. TREE

    TREE Heavy Load Member

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    I have a buddy who had friends who owned companys (low paying) that gave him good refs,and a good trucking company didnt question it.
    He was in a similar situation he had to watch his youngest for he had a diability.
    I can understand he had to watch his kid,but to lie about his employment?
    He isnt lazy for he worked 15 years for a company and his last company he worked 3 years,but had his buddys say he worked for them(they where legit biz but i would have thought they needed just to call your past employer.
    But i am sure many lie ,i think he did what he had to do but i would have thought the company would have checked into it more than they did.
    He went to the companys cdl classes and then worked for them,so i don't know if that was the reason they didn't question his employer ?????

    Do a lot of guys do this or was my buddy just lucky he got away with it?
    Btw he has no tickets and had some good refs as well as a squeaky clean driving record as well as no record??

    I thought you had to have tax proof that you worked for somebody.
     
  6. davenjeip

    davenjeip Medium Load Member

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    I just went through a few weeks of this mess, and I'm still not sure it ended up being verified.

    Individual purchases and individual sales for my business never hit the point of needing a 1099. I was always under the limit according to the IRS, and everything I did was legal and documented. Yet, the verification company would keep asking for this paperwork that never existed and couldn't seem to understand a business where every transaction was not high dollar.

    I dread the thought of having to deal with this for the next 10 years.
     
  7. chompi

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    Yeah DAven that is why it is a good idea to go ahead and put your resume together. That way it is always on hand ready to go and you don't have to do the dreaded search of it all. Whatever you do try not to lie. The other guy was extremely lucky. Most companies have a person thats job is to investigate drivers. I would say 99.9% of the time they WILL find out everything about you. It may not be on day one but three months of driving down the road you will get a call to come back to the terminal and guess what? I have seen it happen so many times. It really sucks to have put forth all the money and effort to get to where you are and then to be sent home packin! I swear to you that if you get your resume put together with every single detail possible ie: phone numbers, employment addresses, 1099's, doctor's notes, MVR, DAC etc... you will be the star of the show! You may even get a penny more a mile because you presented yourself in a professional manor and were prepared to do your job! Sounds dumb but wait till you get to orientation. You will be the only one prepared the first one done with your paperwork and guess what, you will probably be chosen first to pick out your truck! Good luck to you!
     
  8. ElectricFence

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    My best advise is to go to a company that has its own training program. First find a local recruiter and explain your situation. The recruiter needs to make his commission so he well help you anyway he can. Some will even suggest to you to have a friend lie for you. If there was some sort of family situation or schooling that required you to be unemployed have it documented and notarized. This is a fuzzy area that can be gotten around with some creative manipulation. I have been out of work for over 3 years (I was my mothers caregiver.) some companies are willing to work with me but it will require me to go OTR.
     
  9. sherd

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    I've applied at Roehl. So far it doesn't seem to be an issue. I just had to get an affidavit signed by 2 non-family persons that can verify the unemployment. So that is good news.
     
  10. ghostchild

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    It's sad that we've come to a point in corporate big brother nation, that now you even have to 'verify' your unemployment...

    I mean think about that...

    If I'm unemployed for weeks or months, I don't advertise it to my neihbors or the world...so who would know?

    They basically wouldn't know until I asked them 'Umm, could you sign this paper verifying I was unemployed for 3 months'...
     
  11. o.m.d.

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    i wouldn't see it as a problem however you might get some people bustin your balls about being a stay at home dad. if i ever found out a coworker was a stay at home dad he'd never hear the end of it lol
     
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