Well I have read many of the post on here for the last couple of weeks & haven't came across anything like this. I was very lucky to land a OTR Trucking Job 2 years ago, never went to truck driving school & got hired on a permit. (Play like heck to do this today) I had to go with a trainer at first & got my CDL a couple of months later, then 3 months later went Solo. No tickets, No DOT checks anything in two years, ran California, North West, Mid West & South, then last month went down the wrong road & ditched my truck backing up on a very narrow road. Not much damage, bent a step, fuel tank, few scratches & could have been much worse if I was going forward & faster. The company had me make two more runs after this & I was routed back to the home office & was told later that day I had a preventable accident & was terminated. I ran hard for this company & took every run they gave me good or bad & never complained, heck I only asked for 1 day home time in the last 6 months. So now I have been sitting at home for the last month drawing my unemployment & would rather be back on the road no matter how much I hear that some of you are so unhappy with trucking today. I am divorced & kids are all grown up, I am a young 51 & in very good shape, no health problems at all. Please the only ones I want to hear from on this matter is someone that has been there or knows someone that has been in my shoes before. I have not hit on any of the big boys yet about getting back out there, just the small ones & they are going out, not hiring or have quit. How bad is this going to hurt me on getting hired back as a company driver with a larger company?? I really don't want to buy my own truck right now with the way things are right now, but might be the only way to get back out there. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Thanks Country Boy
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Where Do I Go After 1 Preventable ?
Discussion in 'Trucking Jobs' started by Country Boy 615, Aug 26, 2009.
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