How To Obtain Old Accident Reports? What Is Required For Applying For PRE HIRE?
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I really need to start applying for prehires.... I'm just posting to bump this thread up, I hope someone who knows the answer sees this. Thank you.
Prehire:
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.
Prehires:
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.
Maybe I fall under the category of not knowing the answer. But I've never heard of a company needing you to actually find the Accident Reports and send it to them. The companies have very lengthy and amazing ways of looking into your past and when they do their background/driving checks they usually pick this stuff up during that step. You need to list it in your application though and they verify it.
So here's what I would do. Honestly, your history isn't pretty. Before I would take any money out of my wallet I would apply to all the companies. Be honest and straight forward with them about your history. If they ask for you to actually fax them this information then do it, otherwise leave it alone. Tell them about it in your application and do a follow-up call either the same day or the next day to talk to them over the phone about it. Make them know you want the job more than the next guy. You might have rejections because of your history, so get ready to jump through hoops.
When applying for a prehire you simply apply to the company and let them know you'll be starting school soon. They'll send you a letter of Pre-Hire Approval meaning once you graduate in an accredited school than you're eligible to continue with them.
I would also look into Company-Sponsored Training programs. These are guaranteed jobs should you pass their trucking school. They will usually require a year out of you but who cares? Who want to stay with your first company anyways.
So in short. Forget about this faxing business. Just apply for prehires immediately and be completely honest in your applications and when talking to the recruiter on the phone. If they demand for you to fax anything then ask them how you get the paperwork they need. But usually they find that out on their own.
That's my opinion. But an opinion is better than not getting anything, it seems you slipped through the cracks and we apologize for that.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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.
Prehire:
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.
Prehires:
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Thanks so much for the reply! I'm glad to know I don't need those documents for applying for jobs... Do you think my driving history will really hinder my job hunt? I thought I would be OK for alot of companies, since my past 3 years are clean. Thanks agian!
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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I'm getting my CDL Class A January 25th, but I am concerned with my driving history. I have 2 accidents, that I assume have reckless driving charges, and several speeding tickets, as well as one or two other tickets.... They are all older than 3 years, and one of the accidents is older than 5 years. I'm wanting to start applying to several companies, but from what I understand, I need to also attach copies of my Driving History and my Accident Reports. I know I can get my Driving History from my DMV very easily, however I don't know how or where to get the Accident Reports.
Searching online, I always find the same answers, none of which worked.... The suggested answers were, 1) From the DMV- 2)From the Police Dept from the county where the Accident happened - 3) The courthouse in the county where the accident happened.
I called all around and everyone I spoke with was 100% positive they were not able to give me what I needed.
What I need exactly (from what I understand the trucking companies want) is the Accident Report the Police gave me when the accident happened. These reports document where exactly the accident happened, how it happened, who was at fault, what sort of damage was done, who was the officer at the scene, ect...
1) How do I get these reports? 2) Do I really need to send Police Accident Reports to the companies I want to Apply For? 3) What exactly do I need to send when applying for a PRE-HIRE from a Trucking Company?
PS: I know my score on trucking truth is low and very little done, but I have my permit, and I do all my testing and training at a private trucking school and I love the Trucking Truth APP for android and I love reading the manual through the Trucking Truth website.
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CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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.