Left during training, can I still work in the industry?

So did you just quit and never contact Stevens or what?

 

First off, order your DAC report and see what is on it.

Then start calling some different companies and talk to the recruiters to see what they have to say. You will most likely get a few different answers so you will at least have a few options.

Personally as your story goes I see a refresher course in your future if you want to get back into a truck. Not really a big deal, just do it through company schooling and you won't have to fork out any money.

Next time if that happens, call safety immediately and request a different trainer. Happens quite often so the companies are usually pretty understanding. Also they most likely have had it happen before with that particular trainer.

 

Good luck and welcome! Ol wallbanger know much more than me about this topic as I did not go that route to get into the industry. It does sound like your on the right track to me however the main point here is to make money and come home!

 

1st off you will find another company, providing Stevens just put "quit" on your Hireright, and at the most rehireable "with review". Now as a student driver and not completing your training, that will hurt as well as the fact that its over a year later and now your going back. I would stay away from talking about your training expeirence and focus on family. You will have to face the fact that some of the better training companies will simply drop things after they see you did not complete your training and its over year later, just dont let it bother you and move on......some other training company will pick you up, I would just not get too picky. Also did you attend Stevens School and recieve your diploma? or attend another school before starting your training?,.... as you will need a valid paid for diploma in hand prior to applying., I know some of these training companies will state you did not fully complete all of their training program, if you went to their school and did not finishing paying the obligation. I have a friend going to work for Walmart, he now has 5 years of time in the seat, but left the first company he trained with and never paid the bill, so now he is having trouble qualifying for the job as they require you have attended an "Accredited School" and that school states he never finished even though he has a CDL in hand, because he quit the sponsored company program, shortly after getting his first load and never paid a dime.

 

What worries me the most is that you allowed unsafe driver stay out there. Without so much as a word........That disqualifies you as a real driver because a truck driver would still be on here blaming the trainer, the company, the weather, the cell phone, any driver that was at the truck stop, the airline he flew home on, and most of all the scales. So see you learned to drive but there is so much more

 

Agreed.

I think you will be fine getting another job, but you've lost a lot of time/money by not being direct.

I hope it works out for you.