Profile For Brian J.

Thank all of you for your replies! And I will definitely keep folks up to date. Appreciate all responses...

Thank you guys for the list and information. As matter fact, live 15 miles from I-35. I've printed those carries off and give it a try. Unfortunately, I don't have 6 months, but would be willing to be considered by a company as new in training.

And I have no felonies, or DUI's.

Thanks guys!

Thank you Kerry L. for your opinion and yes I would very much be interested in your list! Thanks again...

"Apply to the companies through online applications and then call to follow up. Don't call before filling out an application. All of those companies hire for OTR , so it's not going to be a "home nightly" situation. You will probably have to put some time in with a company before you can get back to having a local route." from Kerry L.

Thanks Kerry L. Yes, if I'm fortunate enough to get another shot I absolutely expect to have do all of those things. Although briefly, I got to travel pretty much all of the country, other than the east coast. Have some great memories! I really hope to get another chance, cause I'd like to do this until I retire.

I have a 4 year degree, so I was fortunate to go back to work in the same field as prior to getting my CDL. But staying glued to a computer every day sucks!

Thanks everyone for all your advice!

Bruce K, I live here and ultimately it is my fault. It's a company that had no designated right route, and they rightly encourage drivers to study an entrance to any specific facility. Unfortunately, a lot of these were built with no regard to blind side backs. So, small town.....blind side back.....ain't hard to figure out what company. But...that dont matter, I just want to figure out what is possible.

And Schneider is actually the company my wife's uncle is a trainer for out of Indiana. So they seem great! I basically want to know from people in the business is it possible for an incident to drop off and I be employable. So appreciate any opinion or thoughts. Thank you

Thank you Big Scott for your reply! Oh I took responsibility.... kind of :) Yes, I should have said no that morning....what would they have done? Now looking back, nothing. But, I was in my early 50's and had only been in work where you do the extra, so you're showing you're a good employee. Even at my age at the time I was naïve.

At my school where I got my CDI, my trainer, or teacher..... he came from CFL, a real old school guy, but a wonderful guy. What a great dude!

Thank you all!

Thank you Anne, and Mr. Curmudgeon,

I will gladly review FMCSA / Coercion, or any advice you kindly folks offer! I know ultimately that was my fault, and I wish I would have had the strength to tell Fleet Manager no. After the incident, I was able to go back to the same work for a Tribal Government as prior to getting my CDL. However, I'm hoping this incident will fall off my record in latter 2022, and that some Trucking Company will give me a chance again. I've just been biding time.... and hoping.

So I've been watching the calendar and wanted to start trying learn from those that may know if it is possible to overcome basically a rollover, regardless of the reason why. I've even thought about buying my own truck and trying to go Independent, but I need to even learn if its possible to come back from an incident like I had.

Thank you guys, any information you have the time to offer, I'm all ears!

Mr. Curmudgeon, thank you for your reply. Much appreciated! Yeah, I didn't want it to be a work related incident, otherwise I should have called that ambulance. Ironically, that's what my job was prior to getting a CDL, is Safety (handling work related incidents) :)

I'd like to know mostly from guys like yourself with, lot's of knowledge and experience, is this something that with time I can overcome and get hired again.

Thank you sir!

In 2019 I was three weeks out of training and I had my own truck working a hands on delivery route. I was in west Texas and it was extremely hot. I got so sick from the heat that I almost called 911, but kept cooling off in the rig and finished, other than picking up the empty carts. I called the company’s designated Safety Team and told them what was going on. They asked if I felt good enough to return to the DC? Yes,

It was about 3 hours back to the DC, and left for home for a 10-hour reset after getting back to the DC. I had severe cramping throughout the night and by morning, I was just exhausted. I arrived at the dispatch to get load information, but also express to my Freight Manager that I was just exhausted and told him about calling Safety and I really needed to rest.

Well, he asked me if I could just take this one load that morning, and it would even be not too far from my home, and I would be allowed to take the weekend off, since that was going to be my off weekend anyway. Very reluctantly, I said okay. I’d only been there lest than 30 days and of course want to make a good employee for the company.

I know, I know, I’m the Captain of my own ship!!! Believe me, I wish I could go back. But I didn’t, I went to my destination and turned on the dirt road that leads to the destination. The soft side gave out and I had a rollover. I could say partial rollover, cause trailer rolled, but of course severely torked the frame of the truck. No vehicles around, and I was only going slow enough to turn, so I was not injured in any way.

Due to me calling Safety the evening before complicated the company in wanting to fire me right away, but after about 30 days they did just that. After all, ultimately it was my fault. I should have said no, no matter what pressure my manager tried to put on me.

Sorry for long story, but this is what has brought me to request advice from those that know the industry, of which I know very little. I initially tried to get hired by other companies, but it became obvious that was not going to happen with that incident on my record. Some companies would say, “if you can get 6 months experience, etc…” By next summer, it will have been over 3 years since the incident. My wife is a Trucker and she’s been doing it since we both got our CDL’s over 3 years ago and we hoped to Team drive together.

So, is it possible to get rehired after this incident has fallen off? Thank you for any advice!