Owner Operators please repond...

I only have the barrier incident on my MVR but the other 3 show up when people check with my last employer. My biggest concern at this point is just trying not to panic in thinking that my driving carrier could be over before it ever really started...

As for the town, I'm in central Texas near Fort Hood. I'm an hour from Austin and Waco and about 2.5 hours from Dallas...

 

Yeah that is tough one. Sad when they get u for stuck in the mud unless u were really in a place u shouldnt be.

 

Find a smaller company and explain what happened. Dont see why they couldnt look past that. Those arent that bad.

 

The mud thing and the yard thing are nothing . Tell the small company about them up front. Take responsibility say there was no damage etc....

If these happened at like swift or similar company most everyone takes what they say with a grain of salt....

If you had money I’d have a lawyer send a letter to your old company disputing those incidents.....

 

On job applications, only list what's on your MVR.
The stuff on your DAC, tell the recruiter's about all that when you talk to them in person or on the phone.

 

Read this thread; very similar to yours and the recommendations will be the same:
Click ---->> Quick Question

 

Yep, them dang bollards jump out at us....don't they?!? All kinds of'em~!

 

Haha, I like that one. Even the Bollard can’t do it’s job in the trucking industry these days.

As far as this post goes, becoming a O/O at this time would be extremely difficult. The only way you should even consider becoming a O/O right now is if you have solid work lined up that pays well. Paying well is the Grey area. Most O/O that are first starting out tend to under charge in their beginning stages of operation. Usually when this happens you make adjustments, charge what is really needed, and move on from there. Unfortunately, in this current climate guys undercharge and by the time they go to make adjustments it’s too late. The business is too far underwater and game over.
The sad part is the company/Broker/Manufacturer that you were hauling for got their freight moved for cheap. And while your drowning doing everything you can to keep your business on life support, other wanna be O/O are beating the door down to rush in and haul the freight for even cheaper. They got a fresh Volvo ready to go and 4 yrs driving experience at U.S. Express so they know what it takes to run a trucking business and you don’t.
Sorry for the tangent, just trying to drive the point home of be careful. It’s a sad but true story that many of us have seen happen over N over.

 

Because the trolls are out in full force. Lots of time on their hands right now.

Even true for some of the regulars on this forum, they seem to think it's really cool to follow posters around, belittle and underhandedly mock.

 

With out all the BS , the answer is no, no and now isn't the time to be a O/O .