Screwed By CRST

So I went with CRST.. I have always wanted to drive and took the deal where I go to school, then do the ten month slavery contract..OK i accepted it.. So before any of this I spend hours and hours asking questions wuth my recruiter.. I have No criminal record and pretty much a clean.driving record the past 14 years..However, I did have a ticketed fender bender in Aug 2013 and I was addament with my recruiter that I wanted to BE SURE it would not affect my hireability.. He told me.he was going to check.my MVR and get back.to.me.. So two days later I get the call and he says "No Problem Tony" you are ALL SET, when do.you wanna.start.. SO i spent my Christmas and New Years in a rat shack ****roach infested hotel as I completed my CDL training..Training was GREAT and I realized I really love this.stuff..So upon graduating I drove the 22 hours to Cedar Rapids Iowa for Orientation.. I walked into the most disgusting living situation I have ever experienced, the Cedar Rapids Dorms made the motel look like the Bellagio.. In the few hours I left my bags in my room two.pairs of.sneakers AND my work gloves were stolen..ANYWAY halfway into the day I get pulled from class and Dismissed due to.my ticket in 2013.. I was furious and went straight to the recruiters which.looked like your classic.call center, I talk with the recruiter AND his manager and he tries to tell.me I.never told him.. I said BS You told.me.i had nothing on my.MVR and to.not even.put it.on my application..But i.am honest and to.cover my ass I.made SURE i.wrote that on my application at school AND on the CRST orientation application.. They apologized and said it was an.oversite on their end..Holiday office excuses..So basically this ass.lied to.me, got his commission, and cost me..month of.my life,my holiday with.my family, and most of.my savings..ONLY to.be stuck.in Iowa with no job and a bus ticket home, which had to.be the cheapest because it took.nearly four days to get home.. Now he won't return any of.my calls and I.am.an absolute.mess.. I just wanna drive.I am.willing to.go.OTR,teams,single ,whatever and I do not kbow what to do.. Will ONE fender.bender and ONE ticket for improper lane change from almost 2 years ago keep me from.driving in this industry? Like i said I have no record, a two year associates, i graduated first in my CDL class and I have the school.and.all my instructors willing to vouch.for.me.me.. PLEASE HELP and give me.some advixe, I dont want.to.give up but my first and.only experience in this industry has really discouraged me... Any hope.for.me?

T-Rex 85, I say let's move forward. What's done is done.

You've completed the training from a legitimate Truck Driving School and you have your CDL , right? The ticketed fender bender is definitely going to be a problem for some companies, but not for others. I say every second you spend worrying about CRST at this point is completely wasted. I would fill out applications to every company I could find and jump on the best opportunity I was offered. Stay in the fight, get out there as quickly as possible and continue moving forward with your career.

We have an excellent listing of Truck Driving Jobs and you can even Apply For Truck Driving Jobs With One Application. Apply like mad everywhere you can think of and start rifling off phone calls everywhere you apply. Get them on the phone and make sure they're processing your application. It's the slowest time of the year in trucking and you have a couple of blemishes on your record so don't expect this to be easy. But it's totally doable.

"Keep moving forward"......make that your motto. That's what it takes to get your career off the ground. Everyone hits obstacles along the way. We have a number of experienced drivers in this forum that faced hardships early in their career that make your experience look like a weekend in Vegas. So don't let it get you down or slow you down. Start filling out apps and making phone calls. CRST is in the past.....forget them and move forward.

However, I did have a ticketed fender bender in Aug 2013 ... Any hope for me?

T-Rex, Brett is right: don't live in the past, you cannot change that. You do have the power to change your future.

Last fall, I started looking for a trucking job. A CRST recruiter called me. But when I told him of my one-and-only-for-over-ten-years ticket for speeding 15 over the limit that I got last July, he couldn't have up the phone fast enough.

I was accepted by Swift. Their standards are not lower than other companies. They are just as rigorous in their training and working expectations as anyone else.

But they accepted me with a recent serious tragic citation. No promises from me, but give them a call.

I am working for SWIFT now and they took me with a lack of work history due to taking care of family. In my class there was a guy with a DUI on his record and they took him, granted he failed out but they gave him a shot.

For good or bad SWIFT takes almost anyone, but you have to prove to them you are worth keeping around.