how do companies verify experience

They will call everyone and then normally send them a fax asking the specific questions!

 

You only worked if there is documented proof.

That being tax returns.

If it isn't written down there.

Then you didn't do it.

How most look @ it.

 

being im a total new guy i was just wondering this myself. i may have the chance to practice driving for a guy under the table but then i tought to myself, ( how will anyone see the handshake deal as proof i can drive )

kinda bummed me out, but i guess ill just have to start pulling strings once i can drive a truck

 

Well Leroy there are some companies that a phone call will get you to orientation.

Just gotta stall till you complete the hiring process....then they'll give you a shot

But they will verify.

And some are darn anal in doing so like btc or conway for instance.

 

Leroy, they'll voice verify.

 

I think there are some companies out there that just want to put ##### in seats and don't even bother.

 

You fill out the app, they call or send the info to an investigation company to confirm your experience.

IF any company asked for my w2, 1099 or my tax return, I would tell them to stick it.

 

Joking gypsy is generally right. I can't directly tell you about truck companies directly because I'm just getting into this industry but I've been working in corp America for a couple of decades and have hired many people. Everyone thinks background checks and references are extensive but its generally not the case. Normally you pull a criminal background check to confirm no felonies but other than that verification is simply too difficult to pull off especially if the doubt level is low.you would end up needing teams of people. If you see a company on a resume you have a contact at you might call them, but that's about it. Normally you can tell who's ############ experiance though and most of the time you discount everyone's resume 20% to be on the safe side!!!

 

Well, welcome to truckin' where if you slaughter a family with a big truck, and there's anything in your background that can help out a liability attorney they'll find it, sue your carrier for millions and win it in the blink of an eye. That's the kind of thing that can shut down a trucking company through bankruptcy. With that in mind, any carrier that wants to stay in business will do a thorough and real background check on you.

There's HireRight, the federal PSP database, state motor vehicle records- not just the 3 years that you think they only have, but your entire driving history, W2s, tax returns, etc. And they use them. If you have a hand-shake paid under the table driving job with no contact with law enforcement, there's no way to prove you had a driving job. It didn't happen- there has to be a paper trail to verify it. You can't use it to provide yourself with a chop for experience because it wasn't a "real" job, but if you don't tell them about it and it's found out during the background check you won't get the job because you just lied about your background. It's Catch 22 in this industry.

Why? Because so many jokers try to lie their way into trucking, that a carrier with any experience will try to uncover that. Because there are so many jerks with bad driving records, horrid ticket histories, accidents, and yes- fatality accidents who try to hide all of that to get back into a seat. If one of those guys gets into a serious accident after being hired without a serious background check, and the victims feel the need to sue in order to be made whole, the carrier is done. It's called negligent hiring, and its the easiest thing in the world for an attorney to win. So the carriers can afford a serious background check to protect themselves. The little one or two truck guys can't afford a major effort, but anything from a middling carrier to the majors do. If you get caught in a lie on your background, you will be escorted off of the carriers property, and told to pay your own way home. They will then ensure that your DAC record reflects this. And federal law requires a carrier to do this... not only that, but the FMCSA will shut them down if they don't.

Don't kid yourselves... in this industry it's serious biz, because the personal injury attorneys make their living off of fools who think it isn't.