Verifying employment:

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Russian Rabbit, Oct 12, 2016.

  1. Russian Rabbit

    Russian Rabbit Road Train Member

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    So if you apply for a new job and one of the companies you worked for either:

    a) no longer exists

    or

    b) was bought out by another company

    or

    c) merged with another company

    Then how does it work as far as employment verification?
     
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  3. maggard359

    maggard359 Medium Load Member

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    They can get your dac file. a lot of companies in business don't or won't respond to requests anyways. If the dac file is incorrect some employers might let you use a w2 or 1099 as verification to fill in the blanks. the company is required by law to legally obtain this information if all possible, that means they don't have to get it but it would be a good faith effort to hire you without, but in the meantime if they tried and the 30 days pass they legally tried to verify your employment.
     
  4. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

     
  5. Ke6gwf

    Ke6gwf Medium Load Member

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    I am going through this right now. The last place I drove for a couple of years ago is gone, the guy even changed his phone number (prolly to stop the creditors calling, knowing him lol), so I dug up my W2's, and they were happy.

    I suppose even just a pay stub would be better than nothing
     
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  6. KillingTime

    KillingTime Road Train Member

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    Your avatar photo looks a lot like me when I was a squirt... That's eire, man...
     
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  7. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I was able to contact old employee from now out of business company, give her letterhead, tell her my dates of employment, and she wrote letter documenting my employment. That old company didn't report anything to DAC. It looked like a 2 year blackhole without that letter.
     
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  8. Veteran driver

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    Lots of trucking companies either merge with other companies or sell or just go out of business. Happens all the time. Trucking companies know this. So what I do is put my work history down including the company I worked for that went out of business or merged or whatever. The old phone number, address and a name. Reason for leaving? Company got bought out. Is what I put down. I've never had a problem. There will be enough current companies to verify my experience. So they don't sweat the merged or out of business companies.
     
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  9. Bob Dobalina

    Bob Dobalina Road Train Member

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    Are you leaving UPSF? What are you trying to get into?
     
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  10. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I'm not with UPSF, never have been. Maybe the OP?
     
  11. Bob Dobalina

    Bob Dobalina Road Train Member

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    Yeah, sorry. I meant to reply to @Russian Rabbit .
     
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