Getting turned down

These kind folks are trying to help you do what you need to find another job by asking questions like how much experience do you have and where you live-2 very important things to know since some companies have experience level requirements and specific hiring areas. You need to get a thicker skin, driver. If you can’t take a good natured ribbing every now and then, well, you must not have been a driver for very long.

That being said, your original post was that you damaged a company’s equipment. Apparently it was damaged enough that the company decided to part ways with you. I can’t see if it was just a scratch or dent that you’d be let go, unless you’ve had other incidents in the past.

If it was reported on your DAC that you were terminated, you most likely will have a more difficult time finding a company that is decent to take a chance on you. You can always contact Hireright to dispute the information reported. (I just had to do that-not because of a termination though.) The company must provide proof that what was reported is true. Good luck, driver.

 

What part of Tennessee do you live? I'm live Memphis, if you're close to Memphis you'll have a lot more options trying to work somewhere, given that it's a transportation hub. Many reputable companies are based there, Mississippi, or Arkansas or they have terminals in those areas.

 

I don't think it's that necessary to know details of a little fender bender. We all screw up. We are all experienced enough to probably predict what happened. Probably went to close to a curb and clipped it. One of our guys got caught on a telephone pole while backing. Tore the bumper off. It was his first load with us. It happens. Gotta 6 month probation period as a warning. They kept him in one of our older trucks til it HAD to get sold. Then they were hesitant about giving him miles. Not sure if he's still around though.

Anyway, the only real benefit to knowing what happened is for some of you to have reason to make fun of him or to satisfy your blood thirsty souls and tell him that he isn't fit to be a driver.

 

YOU rear ended a stopped vehicle while on your cell phone. That’s how YOU crashed their truck.
Well as long as were guessing lol

 

No tickets or LEO contact doesn't mean much. Nor do any of the other 'details' you have provided that have nothing to do with how your bumper actually got damaged. Or how much damage there actually was.
That is the one detail you are refusing to tell. And everyone wonders... Why?

 

So you didn't report the damage directly,

 

That would get one fired.

And there would have been no LEO contact or citations involved if no one was around.

 

Speaking as a Safety Critter- no you haven't provided the "creme de la creme" of why you were fired. It does make a difference in the advice that can be given.

Damaging the bumper while driving through a lot that more resembles the Lunar Surface than a parking lot is one thing.

Hitting a fixed object is another.

Hitting a fixed object and not stopping is another.

Not reporting the damage is a horse of an entirely different flavor.

How you describe your faux pas is more important than the faux pas itself. The key is to take responsibility and describe how you've grown. With details, we can advice you on different phrases to use or avoid that might get your foot in the door.

 

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