Adverse Action Notice? TMC

Recently I applied for tmc with the hopes of being sent to driving school and working regional. I spoke with Dawn the recruiter, and after review of my application she asked for a copy of the accident report for an accident i had in Nov 2018 when a guy exited the freeway hit me and kept going. I gave her all the info and she said my application was under review and I would hear back in a few days. A few days later at almost email I get an email with an " pre Adverse Action Notice", I never saw one of these but it didnt sound good. It had a copy of my background check etc, everything which was clean, the letter said based on the info inside the company may decide not to hire me. The next day Dawn texts and emails me saying the company went with other candidates and thanks for my interest. I called, texted and emailed just trying to find out what in this adverse action letter hurt me but of course I had no answer. Has anyone experienced this, is there any way to find out what the issue is? I dont want to keep applying if theres something thats keeping me from being hired that i dont know about. I will also include i recently got out of bankruptcy and there was on my work history a job i had at tyson earlier this year. i didnt have it on my resume because i was only there a few weeks, before that I was at the railroad for the last 12 years. could that be it?

Recently I applied for tmc with the hopes of being sent to driving school and working regional. I spoke with Dawn the recruiter, and after review of my application she asked for a copy of the accident report for an accident i had in Nov 2018 when a guy exited the freeway hit me and kept going. I gave her all the info and she said my application was under review and I would hear back in a few days. A few days later at almost email I get an email with an " pre Adverse Action Notice", I never saw one of these but it didnt sound good. It had a copy of my background check etc, everything which was clean, the letter said based on the info inside the company may decide not to hire me. The next day Dawn texts and emails me saying the company went with other candidates and thanks for my interest. I called, texted and emailed just trying to find out what in this adverse action letter hurt me but of course I had no answer. Has anyone experienced this, is there any way to find out what the issue is? I dont want to keep applying if theres something thats keeping me from being hired that i dont know about. I will also include i recently got out of bankruptcy and there was on my work history a job i had at tyson earlier this year. i didnt have it on my resume because i was only there a few weeks, before that I was at the railroad for the last 12 years. could that be it?

Marius;

Howdy!!! Welcome to Trucking Truth!!!

In the p.m. hours, many of the veteran drivers on this site are either asleep, or driving....but, I can help, being the wife of one.

Personally, I really DO think, that your 'omission of the Tyson job, no matter HOW short lived it was, is the downfall. The accident may indeed play a part as well, but....that omission is almost like 'double jeopardy.' This is just IMHO, ...others opinions may vary.

Additionally, TMC is an EXCELLENT company, mostly run by former Marines (Semper Fi') and very strict. You'll get fired for walking on the grass, because the sign says 'DO NOT WALK ON THE GRASS.' No joke.

Companies will ALWAYS tell the applicant that they chose a better candidate for the position, and by law, that is all they 'have' to say. If you've never been a CDLA driver prior, pulling a copy of your DAC from HireRight would do no good, even though you are entitled to one free, per year.

My opinion, as a 20 year trucker's wife .. and a long time member here & elsewhere in the industry??? The omission coupled with the incident in 2018 enticed them to pass on you. You'll never know for sure, possibly, but.. it's time to MOVE on.

There are other companies, comparable to TMC, that pull flatbed freight. Many. My suggestion to you???? Start here, and fill out our multi'app, and LIST THAT DARN JOB a few weeks, or not!

I wish you the best and hope you'll stop back; here's a link to apply FURTHER to many.... all inclusive!

Apply For Paid CDL Training .. real quick, add Tyson this time!

Further, our starter pack: (be sure to read Brett's book, and check out Daniel B.'s pretrip!!)

• Truck Driver's Career Guide
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Again, good luck and persevere! You'll get this; just with someone else, good sir.

~ Anne ~

Thanks Anne, you are probably right. I didnt realize they were so thorough on their background check. Unfortunately I've been rejected for jobs so much this year that I'm used to it. I really would prefer local because of my family, but because I have no training going regional would have been a compromise I was willing to make. I did apply through this site, but I will update my info. I had an interview with Averitt Express to go through their dock to driver program so I'll keep my fingers crossed while I update my job info

Od wouldn't hire me until I fixed the dates for the other trucking I worked at for a month at the time. I had my start date as Monday when I got to orientation, but didn't officially get hired till Wednesday when the drug test came back. So yes they are very thorough.

Have you looked into LTL companies? There are several in Birmingham.

Yes thats where my focus is now. probably the best option for me. My interview was with Averitt Express and this particular location focuses mainly on ltl

Od wouldn't hire me until I fixed the dates for the other trucking I worked at for a month at the time. I had my start date as Monday when I got to orientation, but didn't officially get hired till Wednesday when the drug test came back. So yes they are very thorough.

Have you looked into LTL companies? There are several in Birmingham.

Lomg story... But my sister was schizophrenic and I had a restraining order on her. She passed away 5 years before I came to prime but an issue with her popped in my background. I got questioned. There maybe something you completely forgot about or never realized mattered.

Yes thats where my focus is now. probably the best option for me. My interview was with Averitt Express and this particular location focuses mainly on ltl

Od wouldn't hire me until I fixed the dates for the other trucking I worked at for a month at the time. I had my start date as Monday when I got to orientation, but didn't officially get hired till Wednesday when the drug test came back. So yes they are very thorough.

Have you looked into LTL companies? There are several in Birmingham.

How'd things go with Averitt, Marius?

~ Anne ~

I feel the interview went very well. They said they had a few more interviews that day but I should hear something hopefully this week one way or another.. On another note a few weeks ago a friend of mine that works at Old Dominion got me in touch with a supervisor. At the time there were no dock jobs here in town but just now i finished an application for the dock worker that must have been put back up and I'm going to call the supervisor tommorow

Yes thats where my focus is now. probably the best option for me. My interview was with Averitt Express and this particular location focuses mainly on ltl

Od wouldn't hire me until I fixed the dates for the other trucking I worked at for a month at the time. I had my start date as Monday when I got to orientation, but didn't officially get hired till Wednesday when the drug test came back. So yes they are very thorough.

Have you looked into LTL companies? There are several in Birmingham.

How'd things go with Averitt, Marius?

~ Anne ~

I feel the interview went very well. They said they had a few more interviews that day but I should hear something hopefully this week one way or another.. On another note a few weeks ago a friend of mine that works at Old Dominion got me in touch with a supervisor. At the time there were no dock jobs here in town but just now i finished an application for the dock worker that must have been put back up and I'm going to call the supervisor tommorow

Yes thats where my focus is now. probably the best option for me. My interview was with Averitt Express and this particular location focuses mainly on ltl

Od wouldn't hire me until I fixed the dates for the other trucking I worked at for a month at the time. I had my start date as Monday when I got to orientation, but didn't officially get hired till Wednesday when the drug test came back. So yes they are very thorough.

Have you looked into LTL companies? There are several in Birmingham.

How'd things go with Averitt, Marius?

~ Anne ~

Wow, congrats on BOTH!!

Bobcat Bob is our ODFL specialist around here .... read the current thread going on between him & Bird One!!

Promising, as well!!

Keep us posted; happy for ya~!

~ Anne ~

Old dominion not looking promising. I called the supervisor who said they had filled all the jobs they needed, even though the position is still showing being available to apply for and they are changing how you apply in the next week or so. so i'm waiting and reconsidering a few places i had initially passed on because of one reason or another

I feel the interview went very well. They said they had a few more interviews that day but I should hear something hopefully this week one way or another.. On another note a few weeks ago a friend of mine that works at Old Dominion got me in touch with a supervisor. At the time there were no dock jobs here in town but just now i finished an application for the dock worker that must have been put back up and I'm going to call the supervisor tommorow

Yes thats where my focus is now. probably the best option for me. My interview was with Averitt Express and this particular location focuses mainly on ltl

Od wouldn't hire me until I fixed the dates for the other trucking I worked at for a month at the time. I had my start date as Monday when I got to orientation, but didn't officially get hired till Wednesday when the drug test came back. So yes they are very thorough.

Have you looked into LTL companies? There are several in Birmingham.

How'd things go with Averitt, Marius?

~ Anne ~

Wow, congrats on BOTH!!

Bobcat Bob is our ODFL specialist around here .... read the current thread going on between him & Bird One!!

Promising, as well!!

Keep us posted; happy for ya~!

~ Anne ~