Schneider phone interview. What to expect?

Well all went well until a > 4 year old accident surfaced. This has created complications in my hire process with Schneider in particular, but I'm concerned that this will be an issue for me wherever I go now. Perhaps not after this accident becomes greater than 5 years old, but perhaps also then as well.

Are there any suggestions on what a person with a 4 year old accident, who is right out of trucking school, can do to gain that first year of experience in the mean time? Any known companies for me to apply to to help minimize the pain in searching now that I realize this is a bigger issue for me than I anticipated? I feel as though my options have been really cut down to a much smaller percentage.

I still get phone calls almost daily, it's just that I become either less ideal than the next guy, or completely disqualified by a 4 year old accident.

 

It wasn't a minor accident by any means but it was in a personal vehicle and there were no fatalities. Schneider actually gave me trouble with this because they could not place the fault without some pending documentation

I could explain that it was not my fault until I puke but that won't suffice if any paperwork slightly indicates that any percentage of the fault was mine apparently.

 

Truthfully I got cut off by an indecisive biker who was joyriding with his girlfriend when he failed to check the traffic around him as I was consciously making a safety decision to pass him after premeditating it for 2 minutes. I nicked the back of his bike as he passed over. His fault completely but unfortunately it's just looked at as me rear-ending someone and thats whats on paper so it makes my life harder now.

I've only officially been declined the one position because of it, but now that the holiday is over we'll see what my reality actually is as a true job hunt begins. I'm sure I'll find a company that will make a decision based more on discretion, and less on black and white policy.

 

Well I have to appreciate your honesty. It is something that I'm fully aware of and it IS discouraging. Schneider said as far as they're concerned, that I just simply may have to wait until august at which point that accident will be outside of the 5 year window. They said a refresher would be reimbursed and I would be eligible for considerationonce again so that is good. Assuming there are no accidents or tickets in the mean time of course.