Employment verification from a small company?

Were you a 1099 or a w2 employee?

Even if you are a w2, he was required by law to have you fill out a w9 so don’t let him off the hook. I would call the irs and tell them that he is now demanding you fill one out and you do not have proof he has paid the taxes which will come back on you.

 

That roadside will show up on your PSP report showing his DOT number and looking at his Carrier safety record on the DOT's web will lead to a printable report of the inspection with his DOT and your CDL numbers for some proof of your employment.

Please contact the IRS and DO NOT send him the W-9 form; let him drown in his own stew.

Please look for a responsible carrier and don't look back!

 

The only employment verification in question is the prospective employer verifying with your previois employer that you worked there. A letter you send in cannot serve that purpose.

If I were in your shoes, I’d call my former employer and explain to him that he’s legally required to respond to employment verification requests. As a sweetener I would mention that he’ll get his forms once he responds (truthfully) and you have your next job.

After you get your new job, send whomever you want after him if you think that makes you feel better.

 

No! He is not legally required to respond; there is nothing that forces him to confirm or deny employment. The FMCSA requires the hiring carrier to do what they can to confirm employment claimed by the applicant, but if a hiring carrier can not confirm employment, they have to inform the FMCSA, and that's it.

The best one can do is to provide the hiring carrier all the information on their employment with a company, and if they need, provide a notarized declaration of their employment history but beyond that, nothing else can be done.

 

Then stop messing around, walk away and listen to the advice you are given.

my god why do you drivers think that this is so important that it will stop you from getting another job.

you drivers think that other carriers and fleet owners don’t know the crap that is played on the drivers.