I was denied from a job because of my job hopping.

Probably keeps moving looking for that green.. He gets fed a line of crap about how great the place is and then finds out the truth.

 

That is so often the case.

And often times it is because of the advice given by many on this forum.
Get away from that first starter company as soon as possible... get to those greener pastures.

Sometimes it works out well, more often not from what I have seen. Especially not if you keep doing it.

 

Which is why you don't move/start until you get enough details from current working drivers at the new company doing the job that you will be hired to do.

Just because someone's living expenses are too high doesn't mean now is the time to quit a current job. Find out the pay BEFORE you start. Don't just find out the CPM. Don't just find out the average weekly/monthly/yearly pay. Find out the pay that the newish current driver at ABC Trucking is getting now. "Well I was desperate and needed any paycheck" isn't how you create a stable work history. The goal is a stable, satisfying, good paying job. Make decisions toward that, not what "everyone else" is doing. Most people are broke, unhappy, unhealthy. Don't do what those people do or you will get what those people get.

 

if a company asks why have you had so many jobs ask them why they had so many drivers. it works both ways

 

When I started driving back in the mid 90's. I worked plenty of Trucking driving jobs possibly 5 at one time in one year. The following years I slowed down 3 or 2. But, I would amalgamate by stretching the time frame and spreading it out. Common sense for most know that it's never good from the employers end to see a driver who job hopes because it shows a lack of dedication. Employers are people too therefore you have to think outside of the box. More is not always better especially in past job experience rather than longevity.

 

So.......what type of job are you looking for? Dry van, tanker, reefer, flatbed? How about hometime? OTR, regional, local? Pay? Where would you like to be pay wise, and what are you willing to do to get it? In trucking, you're gonna have to be open and flexible to see your best paychecks. You're living in Atlanta, so local jobs are gonna be more picky. Hell local jobs are gonna be picky everywhere, but especially the south. You never find a shortage of guys who want to run local. If you want to go OTR, it'll be far easier for you to find a job than local or regional in my estimation. So tell us what your needs are, and perhaps we can get you in the right direction.

 

You could say the same about employers. If someone has a lot of jobs its a red flag, but apparently most trucking companies having well over 100% turnover rate is completly normal.

I swear some of ya'll are your own worst enemy.

OP it's just a bad time, it's a bit of a emplyers market right now so they can be picky.

 

Companies having 100 percent turnover rate is totally normal....lol. I'm not so sure it's all the way the company's fault. I think some drivers never adjust to the lifestyle change. Many of them leave the industry altogether. Some drivers, like many that come on here look for the "perfect job" when trucking companies at their core, are pretty much the same.