Please Help if you can.

[driver1235]

Hello,I am looking for an owner operator who will give me a second chance.I have been a company driver for 2.5 years.
I lost my job On 02/02/07. after hitting Train over pass.not bad but bad enough.and it looks like my dac report is all messed up.

I had an accident that was not my fault and no ticket issued.with schneider.(got fired for application falsification).07/05.
I hit the overpass with sitton (got fired)also got a ticket for a U-turn in Fl.11/06,got fired from Barr nunn for not calling my dispatcher daily which
was company policy.
So now i can't get hired anywhere.
And i am now looking for work at mcdonald's etc. :evil:
I was living on my savings since feb.and now i am homeless.

I enjoyed trucking most of the time.and miss it as well as the pay.
I would be willing to work for an owner op even for a .28 cpm just to get my foot back into trucking.
Thanks for for the long post,just wanted to get everything out up front. Oh, I live in Georgia.

[henboy1]

You live in GA just like me and you mean you cannot go to the rail yard like csx,morgan southern,tcw,conglobal and find an O/O ad on the wall?Trust me now one will hire you with that on your DAC.Let them find out for themselves.The mention of Mcdonalds make me think it is a joke.

I think it's Gman having a little fun. He has 1/2 a glass of wine and he totally loses it.

Kidding.

[person]

go to the rail yard like csx,morgan southern,tcw,conglobal and find an O/O ad on the wall? Trust me no one will hire you with that on your DAC.Let them find out for themselves You should try this driver1235. Keep answering these o/o ads until you find someone who is doing "don't ask, don't tell."

[driver1235]

oh , ok i will try that i never thought of it (.rail yards).
thanks for the advice.and no this is not a joke.

[floored]

You could look on craigslist, I always see job postings on there by small companies and O/O's.

If you came to me wanting a job and told me what you said here I would not hire you, I wouldn't even want you to test drive my truck. I'm trying to be nice here, but reality is you have proven to be a unsafe & un-responsible driver by your past actions, and you should really look into work in another profession. It sounds like you have already had your 2nd chance a couple of times over.. Just my opnion, take it or leave it.

[Truckdobe]

The only one that gets me is the overpass deal, that might need further explanation....

I don't have trucks anymore, so this is a moot point...

Do you live in North GA??

[Truckdobe]

Since I don't check in regularly, there are lots of O/Os and small cos in N GA that might give you a chance.

Dahlonega Transport and Crane Transportation come to mind...

[driver1235]

hey there Truckdobe
I live in macon.
Well i just dropped off a load and picked up another in hickory,nc and was on my way,they loaded me with wrong productso i had to turn back around .there where 3 train overpasses
if you turn left you'll make them.if you turn right you wont i turned right.i was talking to my dispatcher at the time and missed the warning sign.
I just peeled up the first foot of the trailer and did not get stuck but ,the part of the trailer that was sticking up was high enough to get caught on the overpass i could pass under and peeled it back about 5 feet.
I damaged six chairs at $250 a piece.that's the whole ugly story.
Thanks for info.

[rank]

Well, I gotta admit I like your honesty. We don't run anywhere near Georgia so I'm of no help to you but.....maybe you can get a shot shunting. Or local stright truck work. Maybe even with a O/O that's got a driver out sick, or a driver that no shows often and you can be on call (trust me this happens, an o/o can get really desperate).

We will sometimes check out a new driver by putting him in a truck and running together on a known route with another truck. If that goes OK then there's a comfort level of sorts.

[driver1235]

Hey thanks Rank,yeah i'm still looking.

[driver1235]

Hey thanks for your help truckdobe,DTI got my application off of this site and gave me a call i explained everything to him and they hired me as of yesterday ,they send me for a drug test and a new dot card. I start next week. Thanks rank i appreciate all of they input.Floored i think i 'll leave it!
boy am i so relieved. :!: .

[mike3fan]

Hey thanks for your help truckdobe,DTI got my application off of this site and gave me a call i explained everything to him and they hired me as of yesterday ,they send me for a drug test and a new dot card. I start next week. Thanks rank i appreciate all of they input.Floored i think i 'll leave it!
boy am i so relieved. :!: .

No go out there and protect Your CDL and do not change jobs for atleast 1 year and preferably more

[Truckdobe]

Dahlonega used to be a pretty good co.; a little fast 'n loose, but a decent place. I haven't had any contact with them in 10 years, but knew they were still around...

Do they still have a yard in Macon? We used to feel like we lived at the old Huddle House down there.

Be careful, maybe you can use them as a stepping stone to something better.

Tom Rainey (owner) is a great guy, but started delegating a lot to the idiots in his office when it got too big for him to really keep his eyes on. I guess that's what happens to a lot of good small companies... they grow. :?

[driver1235]

Thanks Mike3fan i plan on it.

[driver1235]

to Truckdobe,Well i'm not sure about the yard He didn't mention it; that would be great if they did though.and yeah i figure i'll stay a year or so to get back into the swing,but if i like it i'll stay for a while, never worked for a small co. before.

What do you mean a little fast and loose? :?
Talking to the recriuter i can tell they're a little on the laid back side.

[pepe4158]

ummm dont get it....looked on their web-site...ummm looks like a job referal service?....no?

[Truckdobe]

'Back in the day', it was a place that just wanted the job done and the logs right (at least mostly); no questions asked, just do the job...

They really started changing around '95-'96 when they started hiring less experienced drivers and added a trainer; before that it was all older local hands that had been driving forever. They may be a little more strict now that they have so many more trucks... don't know.

The Macon yard wasn't manned, it was just a drop yard and drivers' lounge (just barely). I can't think of the name of the road, seems like it was the road that went to the Byron exit (where the Huddle House is on 75), only about 2-3 miles from the egg carton place (used to be PCA) at the industrial park. The yard was called Rams Bottom at the time.

[yellowcabbill]

Hay driver 1235- if this ever happens again go to your local cab company. Cab companies are always looking for drivers and pay attention only to moving violations. In the right town you can make OK money. No more talk on the cell when drivin near the railroad over crossings, OK? Bill

[driver1235]

You Bet Bill.
Update DTI uses super 10 transmission,which i tried not good ,but found another company in FT>Wayne,IN that has hired me and i should be ok from there.
Will keep in touch-I have been on this site for a long time but never posted.
Once again thank you all for the helpful suggestions And comments.

-John