Getting Hire With Preventable Accidents

3 months of experience, then a preventable that was cause for termination and then 6 months of not driving.

Like Tim has stated...something is missing. How bad was the accident? Most companies willing to hire entry-level drivers will forgive a couple of minor accidents.

Without knowing anything more; if you do find a company willing to be take a chance on you, its likely you’ll need to repeat school.

I am a driver with 10 months experience with 2 preventable backing accidents, no injuries, no tickets. What jobs would hire me?

3 months of experience, then a preventable that was cause for termination and then 6 months of not driving.

Like Tim has stated...something is missing. How bad was the accident? Most companies willing to hire entry-level drivers will forgive a couple of minor accidents.

Without knowing anything more; if you do find a company willing to be take a chance on you, its likely you’ll need to repeat school.

I am a driver with 10 months experience with 2 preventable backing accidents, no injuries, no tickets. What jobs would hire me?

Most companies expect a rookie to have an incident or two in the first year. Better to have the ones you did than something on the road.

You should be able to get on with a company. Be ready to honestly explain what happened and what you learned.

I had several preventables with Schneider, similar to yours. I got re-hired by them, but the incidents were on my record when I was hired by JS Helwig, so it is doable. Just apply to multiple companies. Good luck.

3 months of experience, then a preventable that was cause for termination and then 6 months of not driving.

Like Tim has stated...something is missing. How bad was the accident? Most companies willing to hire entry-level drivers will forgive a couple of minor accidents.

Without knowing anything more; if you do find a company willing to be take a chance on you, its likely you’ll need to repeat school.

I am a driver with 10 months experience with 2 preventable backing accidents, no injuries, no tickets. What jobs would hire me?

Most companies expect a rookie to have an incident or two in the first year. Better to have the ones you did than something on the road.

You should be able to get on with a company. Be ready to honestly explain what happened and what you learned.

I had several preventables with Schneider, similar to yours. I got re-hired by them, but the incidents were on my record when I was hired by JS Helwig, so it is doable. Just apply to multiple companies. Good luck.

Hello I'm rodger I got 8 months experience I was coming out of my driveway didn't see the guy until he hit me I'm trying to get pass this how can I get a job driving please help me

Big Al, I see you're from Kentucky. I know my company has hired rookie drivers from other companies that had a preventable or 3. They take it on a case by case basis. How much driving experience do you have, and how many driving jobs have you had?

Rodger, what were you driving when you had the accident? And you have 8 months experience driving a CMV? What company are you driving for? Or what company did you get the 8 months experience with ?

I am not a driver, but I think our experts here will need more information. How long have you had your CDL?

I've had my CDLs 8 months I've done everything that ask of me it was not my fault I pulled out to the end of my driveway I looked lift right lift right now one was coming so pulled out of my driveway got almost in my lane a car come out of nowhere and hit me I've done everything I was supposed to do what do I do

Roger, your story is still too short on detail. Are you employed by a trucking company now? If you were employed for 8 months and are not now, what was the reason for you leaving the company?

Were u driving a CMV out of your driveway or your car? And did u get fired for this?

If what you are saying is so, the company may have had a point system policy where ANY accident during the first year was multiplied and you had enough points to be fired. I have experienced a trucking company doing this, I bumped a mirror and when I asked for the guys info he sped off … there was zero damage… but the guy lied and reported that I hit him and sped off …. I reported it to safety and my dispatch when it happened I asked what I should do …. I was told no big deal I should be fine… the next day while backing a bobtail pulled into my trailer … same truck stop and I called the cops sat 5 hours till they came and they alleged that I had damaged their entire truck the officers first words to me were “ we weren’t born yesterday” after waiting and asking everyone…. The cop told me “you’re not getting a ticket a witness said what you said — they pulled into you, you’re fine” I was fired and those were put on my dac…. When I called safety and asked the person said “you mean where the guy hit you, that shouldn’t be on there” it was … I have filed a dispute and have been working to get that off of my dac but that’s made it take longer than otherwise… I have pics and video footage … the company can speak to a cop and decide what they want the worse part is that the company informed me that the bob tails dot and mc numbers were BOTH expired yet I was still fired and they said “it wasn’t for the incident but it was because it happened during your first month” that’s not what the dac says I have driven for Lyft 10 years and I have been hit once ….. I have one ticket because I didn’t stop long enough (the stop sign was blocked by a tree bush but I still stopped fully) he pulled me over because he thought I was holding my phone it was in my trucker stand …he dropped that and then said oh well you didn’t stop…. Poor neighborhood early morning (which i normally avoid) long story short…just because it’s not probable doesn’t mean it didn’t happen….