Trying to find a trucking job - in a tough situation

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  1. Chinatown

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    That great news; keep us posted!
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    Maybe the former coworkers or one of them, knifed you.
     
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  4. wulfman75

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    They could be sending wally their verification forms and they say not rehirable.
     
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  5. ramman95

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    My advice, try to find a local job that pays by the hour. You should be happy none of those Mega carriers hired you.
     
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    Walmart did say I'm non-rehireable, but I disputed the firing and the corpo I talked to said that my termination was described as "policy violation and gross misconduct" so it's not listed as theft at least
     
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  7. Jess10k

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    The one I am currently talking to is a local too, which is pretty nice, they're just in the next town over from me basically. And tbf, I wasn't exactly enthused about driving for a mega, but right now my only concern is getting my year in so I'm not stuck looking at second chance megas. And I do want to eventually do OTR for a little while(probably just long enough to see the 48), but hopefully it can be with someone a little bit better than a mega
     
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  8. ramman95

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    LOL, no we're still good friends and he kept encouraging me to reapply. I'm kinda glad anyway because I found a local tanker job for a private carrier. It's the perfect job for me and hopefully I'll retire from here.
     
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  9. jones 2

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    Have you looked at Fedex .in Troutdale Oregon
     
  10. bryan21384

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    That's exactly what you need to put down if the application asks why you were terminated. I agree with the other guys. Don't give out too much info.and details. Honesty is not always the best policy. Sometimes things need to be on a need to know basis. Besides, that scenario you laid out in your initial post, if you're laying it out the same way to prospective employers, that's a tough sell. I'm not calling you a liar, but many people are going to be skeptical about that. Hopefully that company calls you back, and Western ends up being the only company that'll take a chance on you, take that job and get you some time in driver seat.
     
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  11. Jess10k

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    Thanks for the advice. That's what I've been doing lately, just pointing out that the termination was for a non-safety related policy violation. And they did! I'm going in for an interview today, so hopefully it works out! Because yeah, despite all the horror stories I've heard about Western Express, if they call me back and I'm still looking, I will take it and tough it out for the 6 months
     
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