Second Chance trucking companies

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  1. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Could try TransAm, their qualifications to lease you a truck and pay you $0.84 a mile is simply you're breathing.
     
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  3. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    lol the same ones that park on the fuel island at the ta in gary and have the pants that show your package and have flops on
     
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  4. KoolKid

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    whoa!!!! Whats going on drivers! been awhile since I have jumped in on a thread. @Where2gofromhere ...like @Chinatown said, do not sweat the small stuff. Chances are greater that you wont get called on it, turning yourself in will get you were you are at now. So here is some real world experience from me. after 9 years of driving I have worked for the megas and small mom and pop operations. I am 100% guilty of jumping ship quickly when I do not like a company, that does hurt your hiring record. so I did find it difficult to hire on with the "name brand" carriers and when that happened, the best place to look (for me) was craigslist in the transportation section. THERE.... you will find tons of smaller companies that will hire you without a doubt. may not be the dream job but you will be getting your "verifiable" record back on track! For example.... got my CDL in 2008 and since then no tickets, no accidents, all good, up until december 2016. I was in a day cab and a 4 wheeler attempted to haul between me and the car in front of him, didnt work. so there was a injury accident but I had the troopers report backing me up, then in mid 2017 a drunk driver side swiped my trailer, 2017 in a personal vehicle someone ran a stop sign, then again 2018 in a personal vehicle someone head on hit me. 2 of those I had documentation showing I was not at fault. January 2018 I left trucking to focus on my family business but last month realized I needed to keep driving, part for income and part because I had the itch...lol so anyway, I had a good amount of people denying me because of insurance because 16'17'17'18 to insurance is a bad pattern.... so back on craigslist, I found about 5 companies that DID pass me on the insurance.... So.... it may take some looking but they are out there! I am on my 3rd load with the current mom pop company.
     
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  5. deepdiver888

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    SWIFT did the same thing to me. Brought me into Orientation after traveling 600 miles only to tell me "We cannot hire you" after I had been totally upfront with them about a past non-reportable accident. Good news is I am with a far better carrier now.
     
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  6. llaw

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    Hello, I’m looking for someone who would hire me with a rollover. I have 10 months left, and I will be off restriction.
     
  7. istrum

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    I'm looking for the names of some 2nd chance companies --- anyone care to add to the list ...?

    Carolina Cargo
    Carolina Logistics - www.carolinalogistics.net
    TransAm
    USA Truck
    Western Express
    Flat Creek Transportation in Alabama - no online application but do have a contact short form email to use instead.
    Roadtex Transportation
     
  8. aramil248

    aramil248 Road Train Member

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    I was told if it doesn't show up in your driving record then don't put it on a application
     
  9. aussiejosh

    aussiejosh Road Train Member

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    Where? go let your fingers do the walking as the add says, find a copy of the yellow pages phone book and start calling be prepared to take anything that's offered after all your not in a position to be to fussy ( unless they really have unsafe working conditions) then when you've gotten your 6- 12 months experience go back and sign on with one of the mega's however in the mean time perhaps you'll get to like the company that gives you that second chance and just stay with them.
     
  10. Oldironfan

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    Holy cow! :biggrin_25523:
     
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