Making up experience

Balakov100 · Dec 30, 2012

dschmidt201 said: ↑

lie it is the best solution to your problems One of the company's will be stupid enough to fall for it and when they ask for evidence make some fake paystubs
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Best advice yet, lmao.

Mud Duck · Dec 30, 2012

you know, alot of people are telling you the truth about the risk here. And most companies will find out in backround checks and such. But, I do know a driver that did just that, made up experience, and was hired and everything has been ok. Do what you want, but understand the risk envolved.

Tonythetruckerdude · Dec 30, 2012

TripleSix said: ↑

Ethics.

Had a guy show up one day, applying for a heavy haul job. Boss asked him if he could work a 9 axle. The guy boasted about his prowess with 13s and 19s. Boss told him to put together the 9. He couldn't. Boss told him to get lost.

never tell an employer that you have experience and you have none. It's better to walk in and tell them you're a rookie than to lie. Sure, hiring procedures have become much more complex, but one thing still remains the same: you're going to have to take a driving test, load a trailer, set up and shim a flip, slide tandems, do something that an experienced driver can do and be graded by an experienced driver. You may be able to fool an office jockey, but a veteran trucker will spot you instantly for a fraud.

in my current job, I had to do a driving test with an old school driver that got put behind the desk as a safety man. He asked me if I had driven before and how much experience did I have. We then went on a road test.

"Tuen here. Left at the light. Right at the 5th light. Turn left. Turn left. Turn right. That bridge that we went under 2 miles ago, what was the height of that bridge?"

"13'9"

"You passed."

We see it every day. Every day, we have someone coming up to us BSing. We can see it 2 weeks in advance. If you apply for a job, odds are you are going to run into one of us, and we are going to have to tell the boss that you're a rookie.

Speaking of BS, what besides rookie status is making employment hard for you?
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Us "old retired folks" don't go away we become safety men and instructors....

Tonythetruckerdude · Dec 30, 2012

Crypto said: ↑

Triple Six,

I'm a rookie and not afraid to admit it but I can drive like someone with 20 years of experience and I can prove it. I don't think its about the experience you have driving. It all comes back the question "Can I have a beer with this guy and trust this guy if I need too!"
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Only thing that can be said about that comment is Bullspit...and its insulting and arrogant. You are 1 thing and 1 thing only sir....and that is an accident waiting for a place to happen. Only thing is some poor person may have to give their life in order for you to learn that lesson!

Tonythetruckerdude · Dec 30, 2012

dschmidt201 said: ↑

lie it is the best solution to your problems One of the company's will be stupid enough to fall for it and when they ask for evidence make some fake paystubs
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Heres another rocket scientist....man I've never been so glad to be retired.

jessi12 · Dec 31, 2012

I can't believe some of the comments here. Scary really that I might be sharing the roads with some of these people with my kids in the car some day.

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