Profile For Stephanie F.

I started off at Swift. Completed school and obtained my CDL. Went through training and on my own. I was checking out a truck stop which didn't feel secure. As I was pulling around, there was another semi driving straight for me. Instead of stopping, I pulled to the left and ran over a cement pole with the trailer. This was my second week alone. A few weeks later, I was driving through construction in Tennessee. The road was tore up and bumpy. I didn't see that I had a flat because of how badly the road was or that it was close to the rear along with night. It messed up the tire and rim. About a month later, I was attempting to back into a dock and my DOT bumper got caught on a black pole that I did not see. It pulled it from the dirt, but it only needed a shovel to put it back down and caused no damage to truck or even the pole.

Needless to say, I was terminated. It upset me so much that I went back to school teaching but still carry the desire to drive. I keep hearing I need 3 - 6 months driving without an accident to get hired, but I cannot find anyone to hire me. None of these accidents involved the police. Nothing shows on my DAC at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions???

I started with a company and really feel that I didn't get the training I needed. While I was with my trainer, I was golden and everything was fine. When I went solo, I had three mishaps in three weeks. I pulled over a pole because another driver was pulling into me, caught a "black" pole with my DOT bumper, and then I had a flat and messed up the rim. All are being listed as my fault. Needless to say, the company let me go in July. I am trying to get back into driving and it is now November. Any ideas? I keep hitting brick walls.