Former boss putting that I did not report an accident

First, are you 100% sure these prospective employers are telling you the truth?
If they have proof, your ex-employer is stating that, then contact a lawyer that specializes in libel.

 

That's horrible if it's true.

 

Legal action?

nope you can’t on your own but there are a couple lawyers who are in the business of acting like an employer and recording the conversation to catch them in the act then suing them on your behalf.

 

But, but, but. You are working for a small 6 truck fleet? I thought it was a dream job to get away from the evil megas. More money, more family time, flirting with the ex dallas cowboy cheerleader dispatching. Tell me more!

 

There's like three carriers in van and reefer ever mentioned here that don't fit that description.. Also, I'll take the 65mph fleet that is averaging at least $300.00 more a week and home weekends over a 75mph fleet any day.. This is like the people in KW and Pete aero trucks doing days of layover at truck stops but still trying to hold on to ego while everyone else is paying off cars and mortgages..

 

Tell the employers that have turned you down for what your former employer is claiming to send you a copy of the Employment Verification Form. Verbal over the phone sounds like BS to me. Nobody calls anymore. Too much litigation potential without a paper trail to verify your background check in case of an FMCSA audit.

It's pretty much SOP to email, fax or mail a generic form to the previous employer and have them fill it out. It asks basic questions and doesn't leave much room for the PE to make claims about your performance. It's basically just there to check the important things like equipment experience, working environment, accidents and employment dates.

If your PE filled out that standard form with erroneous or slandering information then you can start calling lawyers. Without it in writing you don't have much ammo for a suit. Plus, as mentioned above the recruiter could simply be lying to you. They're known for being BSers.

 

First secretary tapping phone calls in some states is illegal and a defamation lawsuit is very expensive so you better win or you could be out of in the neighborhood of $10,000.Second there has to be a paper trail of what the former boss is saying I would find it very unlikely that they are having a phone conversation on Ozarks side.they are much to large of company not to have it in writing Honestly the whole thing sounds real fishy that a former boss would send out a reference on paper that wasn’t fact

 

not anymore, just notifying them is sufficient, never heard that, “This call may be recorded…?”