Question about unemployment gap

I don't think the "being unemployed" part is what hurts you. It is just being able to account for the time even if it simply means you were unemployed. In other words, If you worked from 1/08 until 1/12 at Company A, lost your job and didn't find a job at company B until 5/12 You need to account for all the time so you would list it like this:

5/12 - Present Company B
1/12 - 5/12 Unemployed
1/08 - 1/12 Company A

They just want you to account for all time involved, even if you just list "unemployed" as your employer

 

I would get a letter from the doctor stating you were there while you daughters were under their care. Just in case they ask for proof.

 

I have also been wondering about this I was with my last company for 6 years in Illinois, they closed down my office 1/1/12 due to lack of work. The only reason we were in Illinois was for my job so in Jan me and the wife moved down here to FL Cause we have family down here. I knew I wanted to get in to trucking but needed to get $$$ together to pay for Schooling. I applied for many jobs to try and hold me over but had no success so I had to put a little aside each week from my unemployment. I finally got enough money to get started in May and if all goes well will have my CDL in 3 weeks from now. I really hope I don't run into any issues it's the first time since high school I've had a gap in employment

 

Maybe I'm being a wet blanket but, are you sure you should be getting into trucking with such a young - and seemingly fragile - family?
That is laying quite a lot on your wife, while you are OTR for a year or two.
And for at least a year or three you won't be making the kind of money you'll need to support both them and you.

 

i would document all the time out of work, for whatever your reasons are.

then i would have the document notarized by either an attorney, or even the banker you go to.

(i get many of my documents notarized at my bank, and for free as well).

good luck to you, and i do hope your kids are fine now.

 

Motor carriers are required to document at least the last 3 years work history. If you have been in school, working or unemployed, that time must be accounted for by the carrier. You will need a 10 year work history, but at least the last three years will be checked. I would keep notes of your time off until you find work. I would suggest that you wait to start CDL school until you are ready to go to work. If you wait too long to go to work after school it will be more difficult to find a driving job. You could be required to take a refresher course if too much time elapses. Good luck with your children. I hope things work out for them and your family. It is very difficult when you have family members who are ill.

 

Notarizing a document means absolutely nothing except that the person witnessed you sign it. It does not make the document any more "legal" or "valid".