Should I even bother trying?

Howdy all,
I'm Carl, I've been here on the forum for a bit, but normally read instead of post.
Here's my situation. I have 4 and a half years experience driving cross country truck. I also have hits against me and would like to get an idea of how likely it will be for me to be hired again. Also any information about job leads would be appreciated.

DAC:
Co #1: abandonment- My "training" company. I was frequently shorted on my pay and had enough, when I quit I was told I would have to bring the truck back to their terminal, and lived half way across the country from their terminal with no way to get back home. I did abandon the truck and take responsiblity for it, I simply did not see any other way to handle it.

Co #2: Violation of company policy- I drove with this company for a bit over four years. While waiting for three days in Ohio during the winter I got a qualcom message saying I needed to drop my idle hours. I did not have idle control on the truck, or an APU. It was an idle the truck or freeze situation and I idled the truck. I had asked them before to swap me to a truck with an APU but they wouldn't. Anyway, I was routed back to the terminal and was discharged.

Co. #3: Lates- This one one confuses me a lot to be honest. I was late with only one stop on a five stop run. It was a stop that was listed as being deleted on the paperwork, and I had verified the deletion of the stop with the shipper. I made delivery on the first three stops, with the deleted stop being stop number 4. I was running a rental truck with no qualcom and was emailed a message on my laptop to stop at the fourth stop and make sure the deleted stop wasn't on the truck after all, since they were telling the load coordinator it was on the truck. I stopped there when I was told to be there and no one was there, I even returned again in the morning and again no one was there. I then headed to stop 5, the last stop, and made delivery on time. Stop 4 was buried in the nose of the trailer, with no paperwork for it, and I was told to take it back to stop 4. I did, and was then routed to the terminal, and was told I was being fired for lack of communication. again it was a rental truck with no qualcom, and I was using my own cell and laptop to get and take care of load information, etc.
I don't know what happened here, as I said it still confuses me. if it was lack of communication, why didn't they have a qualcom on the truck? Why list it as lates instead?

Co. #4: My latest company- Violation of company policy. I had brought my truck into the terminal for a PM and they found a bent paperclip on the dashboard. (My wife was riding with me and I think she had used it to tie her hair back at one point) Based on that bent paperclip, and a low idle time, I was fired. They stated that since my idle time was low, and there was a bent paperclip I must be tampering with the computer on the truck.

I also have one failure to stop for a stop sign ticket from jan of 09, an over weight ticket for july of 08, and a failure to wear a seatbelt ticket from nov of 08.

Should I even try to apply for driving positions at all with the current tends in trucking?

Thank you in advance for your replys.
Carl

 

yes I was with one company for the majority of the time I have been driving. I admit I am not supertrucker, and I am not giving up, I'm more then a bit bull headed. I'm simply trying to get a feel for how much I am going to have to work at this.
I have had a few nibbles already, I just seem to loose them once my dac is seen.

 

I had already noticed the no go on big companies when JB and Swift said no. I was told it was for being fired from my last company, and I could apply again to them if I got 6 months with another company first.

the owner op system is one I have been looking into, and finally realised would be best done on this site. What better area to see what O/O's were hiring then here after all?

thank you both leannamarie and biggeno, I appreciate the information, and support.

Carl

 

but the good news is, it looks like I will be a wildcat out of choo choo making 22 1/2% running to PA and TX[/quote]

Do you know if the company you signed on with hires out of maryland? I relocated from fort worth.

 

He was lookin for a couple of guys that live close by and I only live an hour north.[/quote]

what's the companies name? think there's a chance of them hiring?