Should I give trucking another shot?

Are you new to this area? THere is considerable doubt! Hhahahahahaa!

 

you do indeed HAVE TO list all companies you worked for in the past 10 years (DOT requirement).

however 2 things

1) your new employer only has to try and contact the former employer

2) if that flatbed company is out of business now, the only thing that CAN SHOW UP, on a DAC report is that you did work there, and NO OTHER INFORMATION about you..!!!

it may, or may not list the dates you worked there.

in fact, just now, i checked my last DAC report. there is indeed a company i worked for that is out of business. they (DAC) can only list them as an employer, and the dates of employment.....NO OTHER INFORMATION about me...!!!!

go ahead, get your refresher, do well there, blow it out, and get driving again..
very best of luck to you and your family.>!!

 

Contrary to what Gizmo Man mentions, the company can indeed list more than just your employment dates if you worked there. If you had any incidents/accidents and whether they were DOT reportable, how and why you left (quit/fired), your service with them (satisfactory/unsatisfactory), eligible for rehire (yes/no), what equipment you operated (dry box, flatbed, refer, etc). That might not seem significant, but if you worked for a carrier that had both van and flatbed, and the last was van, they let you go as a van driver, and they won't list the flatbed part, so when you go for a flatbed position which requires so much experience for flatbed and it isn't listed, they discount it...unless you can explain and have them check with the employer to verify.

If you got the full report and everything else you can on this one free one you'll see everything they see. Credit report, criminal report etc.. If any companies have done a check on you, ask for a copy of the report they got. If you don't agree with something, first find out what the employer meant by reporting something. For instance, any incidents/accidents of a workman's comp nature may appear as an incident non-reportable not in a DOT approved format. Find out before the hopeful employer does. If you see a number of incidents that are not reportable, they MAY assume they are non-reportable vehicle accidents, and just dismiss you out of hand. These kinds of listings require the prospective employer to call to find out, because they aren't listed with any particulars.

Because of this, some employers may just pass you up. If you list it, with an explanation of what it was, and then they see it on the report, you have saved them the trouble and misinterpretation of the reasons. The one's that won't call or be bothered, you may not want to be part of anyway. Not everyone reports on the DAC appropriately, and so you have to be aware of these ahead of time. Unless you jump jobs multiple times in a year, it shouldn't cost you anything to keep abreast of your DAC information.

Good Luck.

 

Take the refresher, wait to apply for positions until the report is back. Not remembering can be construed as lying in some company's opinion. Heard it a few times that people don't report things that employers don't consider forgettable....so figure the driver is lying. It is what it is... and you're right...the worse part is when they call the employer about a "incident" and if they aren't truthful, you have no proof they said anything...only what the report shows. It's insidious.

Good Luck

 

because truck drivers are supposed to lie.how does the joke go about when a truck drivers lips are moving?

all joking aside,do it and get it over with.obviously driving is on your mind and you may enjoy it more the second time around.

 

you going to work for central transport?

 

You can't hide anything. There are new companies out there checking employees history and that's all they do. My sister recently switched jobs in the IT industry and she saw her search results and in her own words, "OMG! They know more about me than I do!"

 

If it didn't work out the first time, why do you think the second time will be different? Truckings only gotten worse since 07. If you didn't like it then, you'll hate it now.