the jist of it

He said his third one was when he got stuck in sand at a truck stop

 

I vote for western express. They were going to hire me with a roll over.

 

There ya go...3 "preventables" by Swift standards. Loosely using the "reportable to DOT if a tow is required"...however, since it was not an "accident/crash" they should all be categorized as an incident at best. With this in mind, as another poster mentioned, none of these incidents would show up on any DMV report as an accident or even at all. So find a company that does not use the DAC/HireRight information system.

However...some personal introspection should be considered! Work ethic, how to plan, common sense in testing decisions during trying times, and perhaps a bit of humility instead of the "I don't give a rats patooty about anyone but myself!" attitude that has been projected in the op's posts so far.

For a driver position in Central Valley CA....try one of the wrap around ball cap companies....they don't care if a driver can drive by the rules and traditions of American trucking!

 

It seems that all three of your incidents were getting towed because of getting stuck in the mud or sand. I have a couple of questions for you:

1. Do you know how to engage the inter axle differential and why you need to do that in poor traction conditions?

2. Are you prepared with a shovel, kitty litter, 2x4's, etc. to get out of mud or sand?

I got stuck in the mud once when driving for Swift when turning around in a lot that I thought was frozen. Took me almost an hour, but the trick then was to throw chains under the tires after digging out trenches.

Now I drive to oil rigs. Mud is an every day fact of life. One thing you learn is do NOT come to a stop if you can at all help it, and if you do then try to stop in a situation where you are stopping with a little roll back so you have some running room in the rut to start powering forward.

This is a typical oil rig "yard" after heavy rains. This is by far NOT the worst mud I've navigated. If you want to live up to your forum handle, then get into trucking with some serious offroading.

 

Something we can agree on.

Hurst

 

NO....you didn't just put that in print! Yes you did........uh oh...the end is near!

 

The absolute best skill a truck driver has is his own common sense. If you miss an exit, this is where you the driver have to make a decision based on,.. you guessed it,.. common sense.

I honestly in no way mean for this to come across as insulting as this obviously will. But the tone in which I am reading your post leads me to believe you are a young guy (Under 30,.. I could be wrong on that), a bit naive and over confident in your own abilities. Try to be a bit more grounded and slow yourself down.

If you applied with me the first thing I would do besides run your driving record is to call your previous employers. I dont need a DAC report to do it the old fashioned way. There is a saying that goes you dont bite the hand that feeds you. Quitting and leaving a company with out prior notice is worse than a slap in the face. Its insulting and shows lack of any restraint or respect to say the least. To me this speaks volumes in terms of a drivers character and how he would handle situations in which he needs to maintain his composure.

Not saying you wont find work. But until you can show a record of fortitude I dont think the better companies will be interested. Just my opinion here. By your own admission you are a job hopper. I would be fearful that you could quit on me for any whimsical reason.

This is how I have comprehended what you have posted here. Again,. I mean no direct insult,.. just trying to be as honest and forthcoming as I can in order that if this is not how you are or not how you want to be,.. you can do something to change it.

Hurst

 

How many trucks do you have?