Should I leave out this job reference?

Include all work..

 

Don't mention smoking weed. Deny it. The company that fired you isn't supposed to mention it either.

 

As long as you didn't fail a drug test. Omit the job reference, I do it all the time. Don't exclude any DOT regulated driving jobs. That won't work. The processors working for recruiters at the different companies will catch that.

The real important thing is that you make a good first impression with your first company out of school. If not, companies will start slapping your DAC with black marks which significantly reduces your employability. So, if you can, be careful who you sign on with when you first start. There's a lot more to it than just driving. Initially you've got your trainers to deal with. Please understand, if your personalities don't mesh then you could just as well not know how to start the truck. You're going to start at the bottom and remember its not what you know but who you know and how you make people feel that really matters here. As a result ### kissing is really important. That's all anyone really wants anyway. And then you have your dispatch people to deal with. Don't get pushy with the loads or they'll put you at the bottom of the list - intentionally or otherwise.

Try finding someone credible whose opinion you trust to advise you on where to start and even do the same with the driving schools. Even these aren't created equal. Don't pay from them upfront I seen numerous instances where more skilled individuals chose worse schools and had careers ruined by lousy schools. Not everyone knows how to teach. There's a lot of g@#d$%^ b#!!$&%^ in this industry and after a year of driving trucks I don't.sympathize for the problems companies are facing.

 

Yes I would put it on my application that I was a great worker and I would have been CEO my now! However, I got fired for smoking weed.