Cypress Truck Lines journey begins

I'm not going to dwell on this, but I have to rant a little bit before I put this to bed. With the exception of the two men in their early 20's, I have no doubt that I was the fittest person in that room. I didn't see anyone getting up before dawn to work out in the parking lot with me, but I saw a lot of very overweight and soft guys wolfing down Big Macs and fries every day for lunch. One guy who is definitely smarter than I, didn't disclose that he has had two hernia surgeries. Another guy couldn't straight-line back in 10 tries. Another guy looked like an ax-murderer. He didn't speak for two days, but every time I looked over at him, he was leering at me. Scary dude. I did well on my evaluation drive and popped that trailer into the slot with only one pull-up. It's just ironic to me who gets hired and who doesn't get hired in the end and the reasons why not.

My hernia surgery was elective and outpatient. Been doing hard, physical labor and abdominal workouts with nary a problem in the 10-12 years since. It's just dumb.

Now, back to the important questions: how do I check what Cypress put on my DAC, and do I forever have a Scarlet Letter with anyone who uses Driver Pulse?

Randy said something like, "we won't say anything about it" and they even gave me gas money back home.

In the end, I think Cypress would have been a great company to work, but I have this character defect of telling the truth, or at least trying to.

 

It was a voluntary, bucket-list type move. Kitchen remodeling is always good in the spring, except during major pandemics.

I looked at the website and it looks like they want experienced drivers. I need training. I can manage $500/week income for a month or two because I've got money squirreled away, but, yes, $1000/wk would be what I'd need long term to pay the bills.

Thanks, man.

 

I get the impression that "I forgot about it" wouldn't cut it because it seems that the pre-employment medical questionnaire and post-hiring questionnaire are intended to catch you in an inconsistency. I didn't mention the chiropractor hurting my neck because it didn't require surgery, got better with ice and rest, wasn't permanent, and hasn't prevented me from remodeling several hundred kitchens since then, ergo, I can roll up a tarp and put in on a trailer if there's no forklift around.

The question regarding that asked, "Have you ever had a neck, back, knee, elbow, or shoulder injury that would prevent you from performing your duties?" I answered NO, which was the truth. But Randy warned us to put everything down on that post-hiring questionnaire because if they found out otherwise, you wouldn't be hired. So, on the second one, I played it safe and mentioned the neck injury, and the little gal in the office said that was the reason they didn't hire me, because of the "inconsistencies." I was too much "in shock" to process the malarkey she was spouting. Mind-boggling. So was it the hernia, as Randy stated, or the "inconsistency" that the gal stated? Who knows.

The admissions process to the U.S. Naval Academy wasn't this hard!

How would I check my DAC?

 

Can any of you part-time lawyers read this privacy statement and give your opinion as to whether or not the information I submit in the application to one company is available to another company? I mean, for example, can Stevens Transport look at the stuff I provided to Cypress?

 

I should have sued that chiropractor!