Done before it even started?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by FargoNDBound, Oct 23, 2022.

  1. FargoNDBound

    FargoNDBound Bobtail Member

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    Hey folks. Got a question for more experienced drivers where brutal honesty is required.
    I'm a brand new driver with about four months under my belt. I'm pretty confident behind the wheel, confident enough to dock a trailer blindside in the dark. I average 450-600 miles a day, religiously pretrip inspects my load, all the habits are in place that are required of a good driver. Problem is, is that I'm not immune to rookie mistakes and had two preventable accidents and my company let me go.

    Well, now what?

    If you have any suggestions about where to go for my next company that will take someone with two accidents (both minor), let me know, or let me know just how screwed I am.
     
  2. Hawkeye72

    Hawkeye72 Light Load Member

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    Post where you live im assuming Fargo but @Chinatown will be able to help you.
     
  3. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    What were the accidents.about. Scuffed a trailer or rolled your truck on an off ramp?

    Does matter for anyone to help you out.

    Also your location and type driving job you’re looking for.
     
  4. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    If I had 2 preventables in the first 4 months and already fired, I sure would not brag about being pretty confident behind the wheel.
     
  5. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    Perhaps he meant to say overconfident at times :)
     
  6. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You're not screwed. As @Hawkeye72 posted; where is your location?
    Nearest city/town.
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    Apply even if you don't think you'll be hired.
    Submit the online applications before any phone calls; this is important!
     
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  7. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    As long as they aren't rollovers or jack knifes, someone will take a chance on you. It may not be the company that score the most points with all the TTR lads here, but the object is to find a job. Be prepared to take what you can get.
     
  8. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    I am confident that he didn’t mean to say overconfident since overconfidence is a bad trait, and he’s certain that he’s a good driver. Right? Great, now I am losing confidence in OP.

    But why would a confident person tell you that they are confident??? A serial killer never tells anyone that he’s a serial killer. Did Jack the Ripper boast?

    Hmm, let me ponder over this…
     
  9. smokey12

    smokey12 Road Train Member

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    Check out maybe CFI, May Trucking, Werner, KLLM.they might put you with a trainer again but to get you back in the seat and out there rolling it's worth a try
     
    LtlAnonymous and Concorde Thank this.
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    Eight Omens Light Load Member

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    Jack the Ripper left the women in discoverable locations. Yes, he was boasting. He was showing off his work and saying there is nothing anyone can do about it. The sociopathic narcissistic manner in his crimes means that he had to allow the public and police see what he was doing. The methodology and the types of women made certain the police knew it was one individual. The lack of covering up or hiding his crime is often how serial killers boast until they are caught. Though he never got caught, studies of serial killers that have been caught confirm this. I know you meant that as wit, but just thought a real perspective would be interesting.