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<p>[QUOTE="DRTDEVL, post: 11951778, member: 106279"]But it *does* cost them money to rehire. All the background that is not on file must be re-run. New MVR. New DAC. Hotel. Orientation pay. D/A Screening.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a lot of federal rules involved that must be followed every time.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have a high school teacher as a part-time driver. School lets out at the end of May and he has a truck awaiting him. He then runs balls-out all summer break and turns the truck in a week before teachers are required to be back on campus. Works for us, works for him. We don't terminate him, we employ him "part-time" and don't have to go through the expense every year. Knowing [USER=66545]@VA CDL Holder[/USER] 's situation, this is where he went wrong. He needs to go in to a company with the understanding in advance that he will drive for only a few months before flying home to his family for several more. If the company knows up-front, they can keep him on staff and have a truck waiting for him when he's ready to return. If not? He eventually finds this situation where his employment history looks really spotty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DRTDEVL, post: 11951778, member: 106279"]But it *does* cost them money to rehire. All the background that is not on file must be re-run. New MVR. New DAC. Hotel. Orientation pay. D/A Screening. There are a lot of federal rules involved that must be followed every time. We have a high school teacher as a part-time driver. School lets out at the end of May and he has a truck awaiting him. He then runs balls-out all summer break and turns the truck in a week before teachers are required to be back on campus. Works for us, works for him. We don't terminate him, we employ him "part-time" and don't have to go through the expense every year. Knowing [USER=66545]@VA CDL Holder[/USER] 's situation, this is where he went wrong. He needs to go in to a company with the understanding in advance that he will drive for only a few months before flying home to his family for several more. If the company knows up-front, they can keep him on staff and have a truck waiting for him when he's ready to return. If not? He eventually finds this situation where his employment history looks really spotty.[/QUOTE]
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