Think I have a case for not repaying a loan?

CondoCruiser · Oct 24, 2012

ltwombat said: ↑

Per swift the academy is just that, the academy. You have no promise of employment after completion, the conditional job offer is based on the condition you pass all DOT and Swift policies. The drug mentioned is not a DOT disqualification but it is for Swift, Schneider, JB and probably all the rest of the megas. It is a disqualification because it is prescribed as a seizure med, but I take it for another reason. I called my doc at the VA and he said he would write a letter indicating why he prescribed it and see if that does any good. Problem is the VA does nothing fast so I doubt any action will happen this week and I really need to get to work. Where I live there are no trucking companies within 100 miles except for the mineral haulers, but they require 3 years recent OTR to hire on so I have no options there. Guess this is what i get for living in the middle of the Mojave desert.
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I didn't read this post, doh. Yeah VA doesn't do anything fast. They've tried to give me seizure medicines for other things and I told them I can't take them. They'll find something else.

You can always become a cactus farmer! Growing one inch a year you'll become rich!

brism I've heard $4000 before but you know how talk goes. It was an office person.

ltwombat · Oct 26, 2012

Well, guess I got all upset for nothing. Doc sent a letter and after a review from medical in Phoenix I got coded. So now I am the newest, lowest paid driver for Swift. WooHoo

ICT-Troy429 · Oct 27, 2012

If you don't mind me asking.....What medication disqualified you?

ltwombat · Oct 27, 2012

ICT-Troy429 said: ↑

If you don't mind me asking.....What medication disqualified you?
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I would rather not say. Sorry but it's personal

Kindle · Nov 2, 2012

brsims said: ↑

The funny thing in my eyes is that carriers refuse to do background checks because they claim they will lose money performing background checks on new hires who do not arrive for orientation. My question is how much money do the carriers lose in arranging transportation and lodging for new hires that they end up turning away due to information that is located directly on the application the new hire provided prior to the new hires orientation date being organized.

For example, last year I applied to Western Express for their flatbed division. On my application and during my conversations with the recruiting department, I made sure to clearly explain my lack of recent experience. I did everything I could short of hiring a skywriter for the skies of Nashville, TN to make sure Western Express was fully aware of my lack of recent experience. Orientation was scheduled, and I was reasonably sure I was hired, as there were no other issues on my application that had not been fully questioned and explained to the recruiter's satisfaction. By the way, I had been recruited by Western Express directly not a third-party recruiter.

I arrived in Nashville, attended all the orientation functions and even went through the complete load securement course. Throughout all of this, the only question seemed to be whether I would go out with a trainer, or get assigned a truck of my own and be dispatched out as a solo. On the last day of load securement training, I was offered a shot at a dedicated account out of Aliquippa, PA and asked if I could shuttle a couple of trucks back and forth. However, right before I was handed the keys to the first truck to be moved, I was pulled aside with two other individuals and informed I did not have enough experience to even be considered for student status.

Really? How can a company go from questioning whether or not a new hire needs training, to offering a new hire a shot at a dedicated account, to deciding a new hire can't even be brought in as a student? And to be clear, I explained on numerous occassions that I had no issues with going out with a trainer if the company so desired. I spent alot of time while I was in Nashville talking to many different drivers and formed the impression that the flatbed side of Western Express was essentially a different company than the dry van side. Not all the flatbedders I spoke to were happy, but that's to be expected with any outfit. I was really excited to be a part of the company, and had anticipated a fairly successful run as one of their drivers. ###### shame, really.

When one considers the amount of money Western Express had invested in me, from transportation costs to and from Nashville, TN (yes, they covered my trip back home) which cost better than $100 per trip according to the ticket and receipt I got from Greyhound, to the Medical Certification and drug test costs, to the hotel, to the orientation materials and securement training, Western Express had invested a considerable amount of money into me. Add two other drivers in my orientation class who were in the same exact situation as myself, plus the drivers who were rejected for other reasons during the orientation process, and its plain to see Western Express is losing quite a bit of money that they would not be losing if they would do some background checks on their perspective employees before bringing them in for orientation.

Or does this amount of simple common sense cause little bean counter heads to explode?
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I have been wondering why this happens myself. This morning I talked with a Swift recruiter because I have some stuff on my license from a couple years ago. He was very helpful and checked on things to see if I can drive for them.So far it's yes but he is checking further within the company. He did mention a person in somewhat the same situation as mine requested he be pre-screened for everything and they did it. The guy passed. Hopefully when he calls me back I can get the same pre-screening so we all don't waste our time and money. It sounds like you were totally upfront about things (experience) so it baffles me why they would spend money to not hire you and waste everyones time. I hope you get hired on by a more understanding company.

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