Applied at Crete. Got "fcra" letter email?

I don't think most companies update dac until you are fired, but I could be wrong. Seems to me you are rejected because of the accident, and the no OTR driving experience. Also they could be not hiring because they have too many drivers sitting around with no loads. I'm sure if you try some where else you will get accepted. Just have heard a lot of complaining from CCC and Shafer drivers complaining about miles. Also I'm sure the other OTR jobs will not recognize your local driving as experience and expect to go out with a trainer for a week or 2.

 

Companies want to make sure drivers can stay away from home for long extended periods, one of a few main reasons why new drivers often don't make the cut. That's why most companies require a year or three otr experience.

 

I don't, which is it?

 

It's just another way the industry can keep labor cost low. I also believe it takes skill to do local, and they can probably out drive most otr guys. That's just the way the industry is. If I went local for 4 years. Then I went back OTR. I would start at Rookie pay and probably be put out with a trainer. It doesn't make sense, but nothing in this industry does.

 

I got the very same letter last week, and I have a past record that is even cleaner than yours. I am a trucking student in Mpls.

 

The current company he works for may not report to DAC, or hasn't yet. Big companies like Crete will use the easiest method possible to hire drivers. They have a formula they use, and will only go so far to verify employment, driving record, etc.

If you fall a little outside of the comfort zone, even if the reason is not bad...the recruiter is not going to make an effort to get you hired, it's easier to send out 'the letter', and move on.
They operate in a shotgun approach. They try to hire as many people as possible who drop into the slots easily. These are not necessarily the best drivers, they just are the easiest for recruiting and safety to hire, quickly.
A lot of experience does not matter. Experience they can easily document, and UNDERSTAND, matters.

 

Why is Crete bothering to advertise for new grads if it is not willing to hire them without experience it can document?

 

There may nothing wrong with his experience or record, he just didn't fall neatly into the slots they have established. Maybe it was too time consuming to process him?