Collectible Info about driver

Companies use reports and other sources to determine whether to hire you. There are reports that are apart of your driving record and some that are not like the number of times you have left a company and the number of times you have been in orientation. When filling out a job application it will usually ask if you have attended orientation at another company. While talking to a recruiter I was told that since I left one company and attended two orientations that the probability of me getting hired was not good. So why is that? I was not asked why I left and that lets me know how they use that source of info. Let me explain. I left because I was getting paid .14 cpm and also I was not getting loads. I would sit at a truck stop for 3 days to a week. On top of that, I was given live loads where at times I sat for 30 mins to an hour or more. No matter how clean your driving record is if they don't like you for some sick reason they will find a way to force you to leave. Which will force you to apply for another job and attend another orientation at a company that will do the same. This kinda tells the next recruiter what type of person you are and allows them to discriminate before your even hire. They have adopted this strategy and it is pretty much standard though out the industry which means they are pretty much in agreement about what type of people to hire how they intend to treat drivers. You should be allowed to shop around and even attend an orientation to determine if you want to work there. Note that while waiting for loads and as your funds run out which affects your chances of making it home, they most likely will not pay for you to get home safety thereby leaving you stranded. They expect you to do something out of anger or desperation that will ruin your chance of ever getting hired like abandoning your equipment. This is my first impression of the trucking industry as a new driver and I'm sure it is the same for many others. What they do also make it hard to gain experience as a driver and after leaving two or more companies under these circumstances it gets even more difficult to reach your one year mark at which job opportunities with more pay are available.

Leonard C. Rougeau Jr.