Can a truck driving company I apply to see where I've worked previously?

Looks worse when you are caught lying about previous employers ( failing to list them ) than having 2 in a short period of time.

 

Your nervous disposition is going to make you more unsafe on the road than your lack of skills. Have you considered doing something else besides trucking? A lot of these big companies are not going to take the time to baby sit you. I say this with honesty and respect.

 

Even the best drivers have accidents and maybe someday that could be you.Your next company better find a company with more training then what these 2 companies hadAlot of these drivers that get put on the road before they are ready is either the trainers fault for not giving them enough drive and backing time,the student does not care and just wants to hurry up and go solo ,the students don't speak up that they need more time.Werner gave me an extra couple weeks because I did'nt feel I was ready.Companies will work with you but you have to present a good enough arguement before they do so.Trucking is not easy,especially for you folks just starting out.It sucks as a matter of fact.I hated it.But you have to quit having this what if attitude and thinking ahead.Accidents do happen in this industry every day but quit thinking you're going to have an accident if not enough training because thats when accidents occur.You need to learn to relax and FOCUS on getting trained.You can do this.

 

I wouldn't apply "if you don't succeed, try try again" to truck driving.

One mistake can be VERY costly, good luck, though.

 

A few suggestions:

a) Don't lie. Not only do you have DAC and background checks to worry about but an experienced interviewer will sniff you out in a heartbeat. As I said before: you can also get fired if they find out you lied and then how are you going to get yet another job?

b) Just man up. You have to acknowledge that regardless of the reasons: quitting 2 companies was poor judgment. If I interview you and you tell me you quit twice because the training was inadequate (in your opinion) and you show no remorse I'm going wonder why you wouldn't just do the same to my company.

c) If I'm interviewing you here's what I want to hear: you acknowledge you made poor decisions by quitting and you corrected the problem of backing by renting a truck and practicing or you paid an o/o to work with you for a day or something like that and now you are extremely good at it.... I want to be convinced you both recognize your mistakes and addressed your issues in a mature manner. Otherwise a concern I have is how you deal with adversity in general - like if something goes wrong out on the road - are you just going to abandon your truck and quit?

d) If I'm interviewing you here's what I don't want to hear: you blaming the other companies (especially a reputable company like Schneider) - that just means you're going to blame my company when you quit. Also don't want to hear that you're 'just looking for another chance'. That sounds like you just got out of rehab. Why hire you when there are better candidates out there who made it through training just fine?

Dude, I walked off a management job after 4 years once. Just got up and walked out because I had had enough. In hindsight it wasn't a bad decision to leave that company but it was a stupid way to go about it - should have given notice first - and it was a setback getting the next job. So I had a major lapse in judgment, recognized it after the fact, learned from it, and moved on.

Seriously... it seems like there are so many posts on this board from people who make a bad decision(s) in life - which we all do - but instead of acknowledging their mistakes and paying their necessary dues they want to find a magic backdoor to a great high paying job.

 

If I worked for a company and I feel it's my fault for quitting,i'm going to tell the next company it was my fault and have no excuses for quitting,im asking for you to please give me a chance to prove to you that I am a good driver.

 

You giving up after such a short time with 2 employers probably will not look good to new prospective employers and make them think twice about giving you a chance. Both of those carriers will report your time there to DAC so no point in lying on your future applications. You may even want to get a copy of your DAC to see what was actually put on it from them.

 

You could be right.Companies know drivers don't last long with carriers,afterall they're one of those carriers.But in the future this poster better not press his or her luck too much.

 

Try Conway Truckload, but tell them everything you've done, because they WILL find out if you don't and you won't get hired. Trainers there spend all their time in the passenger seat ( are supposed to anyways) and you will be with them for 10,000 miles and you have to back into at least 8 docks. You'll get plenty of shots at truck stops too. I'll reiterate what's been said here though....you need to suck it up and actually get out there sooner or later. You can spend a year with someone and do all the work and the next day you go out, you'll be in a situation you hadn't seen yet. It's all about applying the basics and GOAL....good drivers GOAL....it's a lot shorter than waiting on the police report and going back into safety and getting a ticket home. Even the driver with 40 years had their first day and still learns today. Suck it up, and get back in the seat, be quiet and stick it out. We've all had our days ( and nights) trust me. Don't be afraid to ask for help at a truck stop or a shipper either....

 

You can absolutely be assured that of all the companies in the world the trucking companies are the only one's that dig deep in to your back ground checks for several reasons such as are you gona steal their freight soon after you get hired on? ya know a truck load of sand these days Can cost an arm and a few legs