The Swift Shaft

Actually 2 things. 1.Prehire is just that. You are not hired until you get your truck and a load assignment, 2. These days the trucking company has very little say in who is hired and who is not. It is the insurance companies and lawyers who make the decisions. Good luck in your start of your new carrer. I had a rough stary as well but that was 18 years ago

 

Sounds to me like you had a crotchety cop in a bad mood that figured you were a young’un and he was gonna teach you a lesson, regardless of how bad is screwed up your life. Happens rarely, but does happen unfortunately.

Yeah, I don’t imagine. 31 years ago and you feel that part of your life is thankfully long past. 31 years later and you find yourself in the unenviable position of having to relive it all over again.

Best of luck.

 

I think the 'negligent homicide' thing is what doing you in. I find it hard to understand if the only thing that caused the accident, and resultant death, was a tire blowout.

I'm sure the trucking company insurance underwriter person shuddered at the word death, and crossed his name right off.

 

I'm sure the guy will find work somewhere. That may be a serious charge but everybody makes mistakes in life and it was 30 years ago. He shouldn't have to pay for it for the rest of his life. Those of us that have made mistakes and perfect people like you - we've all got bills to pay and families to feed.

 

But the title of your thread is the Swift Shaft? Sounds like you are blaming someone other than yourself for your criminal record. Good luck but its hardly Swifts fault you have a felony driving conviction.

 

Negligent Homicide a misdmeanior ? Don't think so .One poster got it right, the point system Swift uses for vetting disqualified the driver.If you don't have a squeeky clean record maybe contacting a trucking company before you fill out a application and do a Q # A on what will keep you off their payroll would help.

 

Don't worry about the economy. President Obama will straighten it out.

 

Alot of people don't realize that.