Profile For Brian P.

Xanax is a benzo, benzos are NOT on the DOT pre employment drug screen. Technically you are good in their eyes. Now if something happened and it was found in your system, and someone found out and made a big deal about it, thay is a different story. I may be wrong, but i believe in DOT'S eyes you're good to go. I actually had a past couple worker who took Xanax, and we were driving at a dump truck company.

DOT does not need to sign off on it. I was put out of service for brakes at a weigh station. All I had to do was try to fix them "to the best of my ability." And sign the sheet thst I fixed them " to the best of my ability." And I was back on the road within 20 minutes DOT was still there, he was the one that told me I really didn't even have to adjust the brakes, it would only be an issue if I got inspected again down the road. So I adjusted my brakes, tighten them all the way down, back them off half a turn and I was good to go.

I saw a post on here similar to my situation so I thought I'd make my own post.

About 2 years ago I was a company driver at my old company and was driving a dump truck. Stopped at a stop sign and crossed the road, here comes this dude probably doing 55 in a 35 up over a hill and slams into me. He had his daughter in his truck, it totaled his f250 and barely did anything to the dump truck, i was at fault to begin with but that was thrown out, by TVC. Long story short i left the company on so-so terms and now I am OTR driving a semi.

I wasnt home today but at my house I got served papers, they are trying to sue me and the company, this is all about 18 months later. What do I do here? I am freaking out, i just feel so defeated when it inmes to trucking, I love it but all the BS we have to deal with, is it really worth it? I just got side swiped 2 weeks ago and now this comes back to haunt me. The daughter was fine, just shaken up.

Do I contact my old company? Do I look into getting a lawyer that I can't afford? On the paper it has all these questions like do I wear contacts, they are asking about my medication, they are asking about my criminal history. I am trying to do right here, but I feel defeated. Has this happened to anyone? What would you do in my shoes, remember the guy hit me, i was at fault at first, but thst got thrown out.