Originally Posted by DirtyBob

From reading what a lot of people have stated having problems on this site in regards to unemployment, it seems to differ from company to company on what they allow and what hassle they'll give you.

I was disabled for three years without working before I started driving. I never filed for state disability pay so I had in reality absolutely nothing proving I was disabled other than trying to have doctors vouch for me. My company never even asked for a release to work let alone asking for any paperwork for disability or asking for a letter from a doctor or anything. Zero problems.

Then you have situations like transam pete said where they wanted a letter from an accountant for self employment, or other cases just tax documents. For no employment, I've seen people say companies wanted letters from people they knew stating they weren't working, pretty much trying to make sure you weren't in jail/prison or a drug dealer or something.

I guess my point is some places will hassle you, some might not bother even talking with you and others just won't care. If you keep on trying you should be able to find something though. Might not be flatbed, but something at least.

You work for pride right? Suprised they aren't asking for letters from doctors if you have health problems. Especially after the SECOND time I almost keeled over in one of their trucks.

Originally Posted by RizenPhoenix

You work for pride right? Suprised they aren't asking for letters from doctors if you have health problems. Especially after the SECOND time I almost keeled over in one of their trucks.

Yeah I'm with them and I was surprised too. Watkins Shepard, who was the only other one I was really looking at, was the same way other than they did want the release to work. I don't know if it was due to the fact that my problems weren't a continuing issue, it was just a long time sitting around to heal some very badly broken and removed bones.

Originally Posted by Flat Knuckle

I'll do exactly that, even if I ain't gonna be flatbedding.


Prime was on the list of places I was going to apply for, but I can hold off until I hear why you almost keeled over in one of their trucks...twice.

He was talking about Pride, not Prime.

Originally Posted by Flat Knuckle

I'll do exactly that, even if I ain't gonna be flatbedding.


Prime was on the list of places I was going to apply for, but I can hold off until I hear why you almost keeled over in one of their trucks...twice.

Pride, not Prime, it was self inflicted, too many Monsters and too many chicken fried steaks.

Because of the political climate we live in companies have to verify where you have been for the last ten years. They have to make sure you did not spend those three years unemployed studying in Yemen. What keeps folks from being hired is that it is hard to prove where you were when you were unemployed.

Believe me, you are not going through anything that someone else hasn't already been through. We were all young once.