Before you even apply...

I have been reading through a bunch of tthreads and there are so many people upset and frustrated cause they got sent home from training..
Before you even applay to any company.. it is wise to run a background check on yoursellf.. that way you k.ow exactly what is on there and to make sure there is no false stuff on there.. if you had an arrest from 25 years ago and don't think it will show up and it does, well, itmy not have been a big deal had you told them, but since they flu.d it and you didn't tell them, it is not a big issue..

Also, get your employement history.. you can do that several ways, just check around on line and find what works for you.. because, again, if you said you started at company x. In May of 2001 and it comes out in there search it was June, well not it can be an issue..

Keep in mind, part of the truck drivers job is doing logs and paperwork, you don't want to give them a reason to believe you can't do it by not being able to fill out your employment history correctly, accurately and honestly...

Also, it will be much better to be turned down at the start, then after you get there... They accept you on the merit of your application.. but, when you get there, that may be when your background check or employment history comes back.. and if you forgot something, or something was just a bit off, like starting in June instead of May, then you may get sent home...

It is better to paint a worse picture of yourself and let them discover your better, then to paint a pretty picture and let them find a blemish.

So, just run a background check and get your employment history.. and then fill out the applications honestly...then, if they accept you you won't have to worry about them sending you home because of something on your app or from your past..

 

Times have changed.. and with the internet, it is much easier for companies to do a complete check on a driver.. in the old days, you would have to pay someone to make phone calls and if a business went out of business they may have had to just take your word.. not today.. they have many avenues to get the information easily online and through services.. they can easily check public records on individuals and on businesses..

You may make it to orientation, but that doesn't mean they have your background check back.. and, so there you are all evicted only to be sent home... Has, never happened to me, but, it has happened to many many others that I believe it it worth the extra effort and caution.. also, if they say something did not check out, I have my own records...

 

Times have changed.. and with the internet, it is much easier for companies to do a complete check on a driver.. in the old days, you would have to pay someone to make phone calls and if a business went out of business they may have had to just take your word.. not today.. they have many avenues to get the information easily online and through services.. they can easily check public records on individuals and on businesses..

You may make it to orientation, but that doesn't mean they have your background check back.. and, so there you are all evicted only to be sent home... Has, never happened to me, but, it has happened to many many others that I believe it it worth the extra effort and caution.. also, if they say something did not check out, I have my own records...