Safety Violations

how do I get rehired after being fired for minor safety violations

how do I get rehired after being fired for minor safety violations

Russ, how you define "minor safety violations"? One or two minor violations usually end up with a visit to the safety officer. But a series of them would show you to be a danger. Please get the details. (Maybe you wanted to quote something and it didn't with fire you. Just write out/copy-paste what you wanted to quote.)

I had 4 fender benders in 4 month span

I had 4 minor collisions in a 4 month span

how do I get rehired after being fired for minor safety violations

Russ, how you define "minor safety violations"? One or two minor violations usually end up with a visit to the safety officer. But a series of them would show you to be a danger. Please get the details. (Maybe you wanted to quote something and it didn't with fire you. Just write out/copy-paste what you wanted to quote.)

Most truck companies have a scoring system for accidents: so many within the last 12 months, maybe three (I just picked a number). Your accident - a - month for four months doesn't look good to me.

Russell, when a driver is struggling with accidents, the main thing the company wants evidence of is that the driver is learning from their mistakes. Personal responsibility and situational awareness are keys to success at trucking. The last thing a company wants is a driver who appears to be playing bumper cars with their equipment.

Most companies figure once you've had a couple of minor incidents you'll have it figured out how to avoid another. Three strikes generally gets us thrown out of the game. Your company generously allowed you four in as many months. That's almost unheard of.

All you can do is apply everywhere and hope someone is willing to take their chances with you. It's going to be an application process with a lot of rejections. You've got to resolve to improve your driving and hope someone needs a driver really bad. It's just not a good time to come in begging for mercy, but that's where you stand.

I hope the best for you. Be persistent. Hopefully you can get this thing back on track. It's going to be tough.