Is to much work history a bad thing?

DANG... And there's only 24 months in that time period... And betting there was some time off between a few of those jobs and not all were the average of 4 weeks... WOW!!!

Ya, can't blame you on passing over that one.

 

OP, nothing in your post would make me think you are the least bit un-hirable in trucking. The fact is getting turned down for a job in trucking is just part of trucking. Although you might have heard different, their is no shortage of drivers. None. That does not mean you are not hirable. From what you describe, you may be one of the more hirable applicants a company has.

However, since their is no shortage of drivers, office staff will plenty of time on their hands can come up with arbitrary standards they can hold to their hiring practices. If you get turned down with one of those companies, just remember what I said; it is them not you and keep going.

 

I would disagree on the part of there is no shortage on drivers but i'm not a driver yet so what do i know it's just my opinion. But really if it's 100% turnover rate annually then there is a shortage of drivers. What there is no shortage of is applicants.

 

Makes no difference, just pre work on explaining why. I was a contractor for the last 10+ years before I went back to driving, you know what a 1099 workers "resume" looks like when you try to convert it to a real resume? Looks like a had 50 jobs! I explained it to people and said that's the best their gonna get. Some people understood, some were idiots so I asked to speak to people who were capable of understanding (I'm kind of a #######) in the end most were fine with it.

 

Much of the driver turnover in this industry comes from what we call "churn." That term is used to define those who move from one carrier to another. It can skew the actual numbers to make it appear on the outside that there is a real driver shortage. It can be challenging for some carriers to find well qualified drivers, but that can be said in most industries.

 

If you are working on a 1099 and have a number of companies issuing you checks, you could set up a corporation or LLC and have them pay your corporation. The corporation is a constant and you would be working as an employee of your corporation. That would provide consistency and avoid the appearance of having so many employers.

 

I seriously doubt most of the drivers are just switching companies. Driving OTR for low pay and dealing with life on the road make a lot of people quit outright. I'm sure most of the people who quit do it for good because it wasn't what they expected. And not only the ones who voluntarily quit all the others who just can't do the job and get fired.

 

I can only speak from my own experience and that of others who hire drivers. Most drivers who have applied to my company over the years have been experienced. In fact, my insurance company insists on only hiring experienced drivers due to risk. For someone to be experienced, they need to be working as a driver or owner operator. There are some carriers who primarily hire inexperienced drivers. For those, some will quit the first year or so due to not being able to get home as often as they wish or to other misperceptions they had about this industry. As far as I know, there are no figures on churn. It would help if those figures were available. Some drivers leave due to their own misbehavior such as carelessness, accidents or more likely too many psp points or violations. You can also read on this and other forums about drivers who have been away from the business for several years and want to come back. Contrary to what some have posted, there are few jobs that pay as well as trucking for the minimal amount of training needed. You can earn an above average income, but there will be tradeoffs, like with any other career choice.