Making up experience

What kind of experience are thinking of making up? If for some reason that you did get hired, AND you had an accident,,,,,,,,wow,,, you would have some serious explaining to do, if they decided to run a detailed background check. Some employers will check every last job that you put down, and some will not it's a chanceyou are taking. Why are you having trouble finding a job? What type of position are you trying to get? Local,OTR? Is your DAC or MVR screwed up?

 

A company is required by FEDERAL statue to list 10 years previous work experience on new drivers. If you made up some of the work you put down, you would be forging a federal requirement and could be prosecuted if found out.

 

That's a bit of a misnomer. While the company is required by federal statute to attempt to CONTACT the listed jobs in the information provided by the applicant, the applicant is required to provide the information as company policy, NOT federal statute or even federal policy. It is NOT a crime to provide false information (yet) on an application for a job of this magnitude. In fact, many job seekers, including drivers, have used http://thereferencestore.com/ with various degrees of success. That being said, it is probably not a good idea to list phony driving jobs as Apyles correctly indicated, IF something should happen, such as an accident, and you can't prove it, it can come back to bite you. If you're looking to create merely a work history. that's a bit less of a dicey roll, easier to pass off and much safer.

 

What sort of experience are you attempting to fake? If you don't know what you are doing, it will be apparent. Even if you DO manage to lie your way into a job, the fraudulent application is reason enough to terminate you when it is discovered. Doesn't matter if the lie comes to light after a month or after 20 years, most companies will still kick you to the curb when they find out about it.

 

If you are a driver, try Paschall Truck Lines and Panther Expedite with online applications.

 

Better to be honest and tell the truth and let prospective employers know you are willing to learn and work hard if they will give you a chance to prove yourself. There are companies that offer traing if you are willing to accept lower pay for a while until you gain experience. Then after a while you can give verifiable experience if you decide to move on to greener pastures. If you make up companies it is real easy to check if they ever actually existed through DOT numbers and such. Go out and put in applications everywhere you can and try not to get discouraged. You will eventually find something.

 

Ethics.

Had a guy show up one day, applying for a heavy haul job. Boss asked him if he could work a 9 axle. The guy boasted about his prowess with 13s and 19s. Boss told him to put together the 9. He couldn't. Boss told him to get lost.

never tell an employer that you have experience and you have none. It's better to walk in and tell them you're a rookie than to lie. Sure, hiring procedures have become much more complex, but one thing still remains the same: you're going to have to take a driving test, load a trailer, set up and shim a flip, slide tandems, do something that an experienced driver can do and be graded by an experienced driver. You may be able to fool an office jockey, but a veteran trucker will spot you instantly for a fraud.

in my current job, I had to do a driving test with an old school driver that got put behind the desk as a safety man. He asked me if I had driven before and how much experience did I have. We then went on a road test.

"Tuen here. Left at the light. Right at the 5th light. Turn left. Turn left. Turn right. That bridge that we went under 2 miles ago, what was the height of that bridge?"

"13'9"

"You passed."

We see it every day. Every day, we have someone coming up to us BSing. We can see it 2 weeks in advance. If you apply for a job, odds are you are going to run into one of us, and we are going to have to tell the boss that you're a rookie.

Speaking of BS, what besides rookie status is making employment hard for you?

 

Go to the "Trucking Jobs" thread on this forum then clink on "Seeking employment". Put your info there.

 

Triple Six,

I'm a rookie and not afraid to admit it but I can drive like someone with 20 years of experience and I can prove it. I don't think its about the experience you have driving. It all comes back the question "Can I have a beer with this guy and trust this guy if I need too!"