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Terminated for safety reason, loss of control

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bmovers, Feb 10, 2017.

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  1. Feb 10, 2017 #1
    bmovers

    bmovers Bobtail Member

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    I have been terminated due to safety reason - loss of control.
    I hit ice and slid hard into a ditch. Relatively minor damage, bumper torn off, some frame damage. Trailer was empty.
    It was my first preventable accident ever. 2.5 years driving.
    Company policy is termination for any loss of control.

    I'm not posting this to discuss if i should have been fired. I am just looking for info on my chances of finding another job.

    It is my understanding that I probably won't find a trucking job for at least a year now. Most applications I have read say you can't be considered if terminated due to safety, but is that just for a year, 3 years, forever?

    This is my first preventable and my record is pretty clean. One speeding ticket June 2015, only other things are hitting a deer, and another driver hit me and they were at fault - not a preventable for me.
     
    bmovers, Feb 10, 2017
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  3. Feb 10, 2017 #2
    DRAGON64

    DRAGON64 Light Load Member

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    1 - Deer
    1 - Car
    1 - Speeding
    1 - Ditch

    These are pretty tough odds in the eyes of safety! Did all of this happen during your 2.5 years of driving trucks?
     
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  4. Feb 10, 2017 #3
    Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Submit plenty of applications and something will hit. Remember, what the trucking companies website has, and what they actually do, are two different things. Do some online apps. and follow with a phone call. Check Craigslist also; many drivers in your situation found driving jobs on Craigslist.
    TransAm
    USA Truck
    Carolina Logistics
    Carolina Cargo
    RoadTex Transportation
     
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  5. Feb 10, 2017 #4
    rpad139

    rpad139 Heavy Load Member

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    Try jbs carriers out of Greeley Colorado. My uncle got hired on with them with a rollover accident on his record.
     
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  7. Feb 10, 2017 #5
    bmovers

    bmovers Bobtail Member

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    yes. the car hit me and was nonpreventable
     
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  8. Feb 10, 2017 #6
    Chinatown

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    Drivers with rollovers get hired with USA Truck and TransAm also. It's not that hard to find a new job.
     
    Chinatown, Feb 10, 2017
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  9. Feb 10, 2017 #7
    TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    There is always a company and you most likely will not like the company. With that said if you really want to continue driving you will do what you have to,
     
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  10. Feb 10, 2017 #8
    DoubleO7

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    Then a guy just needs to reestablish a safe record. It is called paying dues again.
     
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  11. Feb 10, 2017 #9
    TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    Yeah that's what I meant
     
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  12. Feb 10, 2017 #10
    DoubleO7

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    I. Know, if he keeps his nose clean, he will get a better job again.
     
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