Employment history

That is fine. Two letters of recommendation (so to speak).
I have had a gap in my employment, and simply explained that we lived on my wife's income only...and I stayed home to take care of the kids and a little remodeling of the house. Nowhere near 14 months...but who cares.

Most applications require you to explain any gaps---there are no "acceptable/unacceptable criteria" that I know of.

 

after reading all the posts here i decided to get a copy of my hire right report before going any farther. because i cant honestly remember all the dates that ill need.

 

Some will ask for letters as White Dog stated and others won't care. I had a three year gap that no one ever asked me to explain further than what I put on the application.

 

You may also want to get a hold of your credit report to be sure as many debts as possible are fully paid off. Be sure that all of your federal, state, and county/local income taxes are fully paid off. The last thing an OTR truck driver needs are either frozen bank accounts or wage garnishments by the federal government, state, or county/town/city that the OTR driver lives in.

Also, any inaccurate information on your credit report needs to be corrected. This would be quite difficult to do out in the middle of nowhere and not being able to go home to correct any problems that could result from inaccurate or false information.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

I have encountered one company that had a Company Policy of no more than 6 months total GIE in a 3 year period and I was excluded. Shame cause it is a good company. I also had to obtain a wage and earnings statement for 2010 from Social Security Dept with my current employer in addition to Third Party Notarized statements. I would suggest you go ahead and obtain the Social Security Documents. It can be done on site same day, but thru mail it can take 60 days+.

 

The policy of not being allowed more than a 6 month gap in employment, (GIE), during a 3 year period, locks out a lot of potentially good applicants from being able get back into both the workforce and mainstream society in general.

The economy has forced many people to be put out of work for extended periods of time through no fault of their own. The same also holds true for tragic family circumstances or situations, as helping to care for aging parents or grandparents, or someone who may have been in a serious accident.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

I had a recent gap, due to being laid off in this Obama-nation we live In today, only asked how I've been supporting myself? unemployment, saving, Or other

 

Some companies want a notorized letter signed by family or neighbor or friend explaining your gap in employment. Not all companies want it, but some do.