Profile For Sam C.

A big salute to my fellow TruckingTruth brothers and sisters. My name is Sam, and I’m from Southern California. I need a bit of advice about a Carrier’s Company Policies form that a recruiter uploaded on Driver Pulse for me to fill out. I start orientation on Wednesday, and to be honest, this is my first time in 15 years attending one.

My entire driving career has consisted of only two driving jobs. Hauling cattle feed locally for an owner-operator who handed me the keys to a 389 as soon as my drug test cleared and hauling produce to the East Coast for a midsized carrier out of Fontana, CA. Soon as my test results came back, owner handed me a GPS and said, “Put this GPS in the black Kenworth out back. Keys are in the ignition, and there’s a brand-new mattress in there for you. She’s all yours.”

Given the way I’ve been hired in the past, it’s probably fair to say that a student driver might have a better chance than me at getting hired these days, considering my lack of experience with megas, recruiters, orientations, and platforms like Tenstreet.

That being said, can anyone shed some light on whether forms like the one I’ve uploaded are now common practice for carriers? Now I’m no employment law attorney, and while I’m aware a company can require drivers to maintain a valid CDL and avoid future violations, can they legally make you responsible for citations that occurred before your employment?