Too many employers in my history

I hope you folks have some good advice for me. I am looking for work, because my last job was a seasonal temp driving position that ended a month ago. So I'm now on the market again, and trucking companies aren't interested in me because I haven't always stayed in driving jobs long. Often times this is because the company closed a plant and several of us were laid off. And several times, I made the choice, because I wouldn't drive outside of my log books as I was told, or because the company was paying much less than what they promised. Truth is, a couple of the companies I did stay with were the ones that laid some of us off- otherwise, I really liked it there, and was planning on staying.

So I am trying to get on with some regional carriers out here in the Pacific NW, but companies like Gordon and Interstate take one look at my history and don't want to take the chance on me. I get it, but I'd really like to know how to turn this around. And in this town, there are not a lot of trucking companies to choose from, and none that allow you to run just one log book. I need to work. My kids are getting hungry. I can drive most everything, have mostly reefer experience, but have done time in dry vans, flats and tanks, too. Never late, no DUIs, only one "at fault" accident, a little over a year ago.

Any advice is very appreciated, folks. Happy trails, and I hope to see some of you soon!

 

I'm in Wenatchee, WA. Smack in between Seattle and Spokane. I'm in the heart of the apple packing industry and all of their warehouses, and only an hour away from I-90. But for some companies, I am still too far out of their traffic lanes to do them any good. I am thinking of calling the recruiters for outfits like Gordon and Interstate, and pleading my case directly to them over the phone, as opposed to the faceless online approach. But companies do have their policies.

 

Yep, I know. 24 years of driving, but I feel like I just popped positive for drugs, or had a couple of DUIs or something. All I wanted to do was just work for a safe and legal company, and when I found them, they weren't in business for very long.