My brother in law was driving for a major carrier.After a few months he was home and decided to quit.Instead of taking the truck to their terminal he called and told them to come get it. How long before another carrier will consider him for another driving job?I am a driver as well but have never dealt in this area.Thanks for all info.

 

Unauthorized Location WITHOUT Notice...or an abandonment, if you will. That's not a good thing. :?

 

Well if he was working for a major carrier he is blacklisted with most other major carriers. They all share information especially when one driver jumps ship and wants to go to another ship.

Most major carries even though they are separate companies also broker freight for each other.

I suggest he look for a job at MD's or Walley World because he won't be driving a truck for a while unless it is for Snake Oil Sam.

The best thing you want to do when you quit is to get with your DM and find a approved place to drop the truck off, and when you get there have someone in Management sign a paper stating you dropped the truck off and noting the condition it was in. That way you cover your ass.

Your BIL thought he was screwing the company, little did he know he was screwing himself.

 

That's actually somewhat incorrect. Whether by DAC or Work Number For Everyone or by fax or by mail or online or whatever, companies are required BY LAW, to verify employment for the past 3 years, including, but not limited to, dates of employment, type of work, and drug and alcohol information. Many companies offer work history, as well. It's not illegal to do so. That's where the driver will have the problem.

That, however, is dead smack right on the button. 8)

In the eyes of other companies, an abandonment is pretty bad, ranking just under being fired for accidents. Sure, he will be able to find another job, but his options are much more limited with his work record being what it is.

 

abandonment?
You might as well get a DUI on your record the way any trucking company sees it.
His days are done, for quite a long time.

 

I would not hire a driver who abandoned his equipment. I think that if a driver abandons his equipment he should NEVER be allowed in a commercial vehicle for his lifetime. It costs a lot of money and resources for a carrier to recover equipment abandoned somewhere. It shows a lack of professionalism and common courtesy. It is one thing to quit a company, but quite another to abandon the truck. If you want to quite a company then have the decency to take it back to where you picked it up or they direct you. Escapades such as this cost carriers and shippers millions of dollars. Frankly, I think this type of behavior should be a criminally prosecutable offense. It amounts to stealing the equipment. It may sound harsh to some, but I have no sympathy for anyone who abandons their equipment.

 

I totally agree and wonder why after someone thinks that trucking is sooooo bad that they feel the need to "escape". Why then SHOULD anyone feel the need to allow the same person to subject themselves to the same conditions? There are enough people who defend abandonment that there are ways that people who do this somehow get back behind the wheel.