Is U.S. Express Likely To Hire Someone With Not The Greatest Record?
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Plus I think Western Express from what I have read was and is a fantastic place to start!
Old School did you have a issue with your license and that is why you had to start out at Western Express?
Hey Victor, mine was a health issue. TMC rejected me due to the fact that I had a small hernia that I was unaware of. I went home, had surgery, gave the recovery six weeks, and probably went back to TMC prematurely. They rejected me again, saying I showed "weakness" while lifting the tarps.
I lifted them slowly simply to keep from tearing my recent incision from the surgery, and told the physical therapist they contract with for that portion of their testing how I was going to do it and why before I started the lift portion of the exam.
They rejected me again telling me to go home, work on building up my strength and come back in a month. When I called back to set up my third orientation the recruiter just apologized and told me that someone in upper management had denied them letting me come back for a third attempt.
I then went to an orientation at PGT and got sent home once they realized I had been out of truck driving school for almost three months due to my playing around with TMC!
I had a pre-hire letter from Western Express, so they were my next call. It endedup being a mutually beneficial relationship that served as a great foundation for my future trucking career.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Ok so if I am understanding correctly it has nothing to do with your driving record and everything to do with the injury. Ok. So do you think then that I am not likely to get into Western Express because of the record or do you think/know that I have a chance on getting in? I am a little worried at this point. Lol. It's nerve racking waiting land a job.
You definitely have a chance. Just be honest and open with them. I think you have a good chance.
Thanks Old School you are a major help!!!!!!!
It also looks as though U.S. express is a starter company for those who have dings on there record. Does anyone know if they would take someone like me too? Why I ask is because they are in Winchester which is within 20 miles of me.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
And if you get this second wind with US Express or western please watch for your record.... The insurance companies have no pity on bad truck drivers which is why the companies shy away from people with bad driving records. Make sure you do your pre trip and post trip inspections every day, make sure your weights are legal everyday all of those tickets count , it is not just the moving violation, we see it all ... for example this is what I see when I look at it: carrier: x trucking company...
Report Number: MD02502xxxxx State: MD, Date: 11/4/2016 , Start Time: 1200, End Time: 1258, Level: 1 Full, Facility: Fixed Site , Post crash Inspection: NO, Unit 1: Truck Tractor KNNW Plate, : PA: AGxxxxx , VIN : 1xkadxxxxxxxxxx, Unit 2: Semi trailer East, then plate and vin.. Violation code: 393.45 unit 2 no brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, code 393.47 : no clamp or roto type brake out of adjustment, 393.9: inoperable required lamp, 396.3 brakes out of service, 396.3A1-lleak: aliquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point , 396.5(b) : oil and or grease leak , Severity weight level 4 on all axles
This was just on one inspection... all this violations impact the price of the company insurance ... dream pre trip and post trip inspections everyday...this resulted to an OOS , whch insurance companies do not like to see by no means
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Just insured a guy today with a very bad track record for both moving violations and inspection violation : no insurance company wanted him and if he did not get a policy today his DOT authority was going to get canceled. Only one company was willing to insure him : one Ford F 550 with a 3 cars trailer ... Premium for the year? 34,650.00 yes Yes he had no choice take it or close shop... which is why I keep emphasizing on inspections and driving records
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I will take your advice! That's true, I will keep certain of my inspections and weights. Question is, is it possible to get in with U.S. Express? That is a huge bill also for not only the insurance but the company because that can have some weighty fines. I will keep that in mind!
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Rick you are definitely an encouragement and I mean that! Yes I want to apply to Western Express and I am now also thinkING of the possibility of Prime answer Swift until I get my record to CLEAR UP. I think I would not mind the dry van all that much but I think that it would be awesome to get into Western Express. Hey Old School did you have a issue with your license and that is why you had to start out at Western Express?? If so I am more hopefully of getting into there than U.S. Express or Melton.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.