Is this legal?

The previous employer has 30 days to respond to a safety and performance inquiry by any prospective new employer that you apply to. The new employer is allowed by regulation, although many do not, put you in service while awaiting this information.

So, if they got something back from the previous employer that they were not expecting, then yes, they can terminate you for no longer meeting their hiring standards. Many companies will also terminate you if what you put on your application does not match what comes back from a previous employer.

Lastly, if you are in an "at will" state they can fire you at any time without reason.

The background investigation parameters are in 49 CFR 391 at this link
Federal Register :: Request Access

 

Statistically the most reliable indicator of what you will break in the future is the things you broke in the past.

If an incident was bad enough to rise to the level of getting fired for one of them, why would anyone else want you doing the same job in THEIR equipment?

Im not saying you cant learn from the past nor that you dont deserve a second chance, but statistics are what they are

 

Before acting incredulous, what were these incidents? It would put things in context.

As for it being legal, well ... not really a good thing unless it is a documented incident but it is open to discussion for a new employer by the former.

 

That says it all.

 

Incident could be ripping down the side of a building with the tailspin.

So name these "little incidents"

 

You knew you got fired for an incident.
You lied on your application.
You wonder if getting fired again is legal?
You are going to tell everyone you are the victim of trucking companies' bad behavior. Admit it.

 

But it is on your record, just not on the MVR

 

What are the the incidents?
Curbed the trailer and blew a tire?
Drove across someone's lawn and ran over their dog?