Any companies that hire w/ recent abandonment
#11
01-21-2008, 08:56 AM
An abandonment is pretty much like having a DUI on your record. I know SNI wont even look at your application with either on your record.
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#12
01-24-2008, 01:20 PM
Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug
Originally Posted by tbogle05
Are there any companies that will hire someone with a abandonment within the past year?
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#15
02-15-2008, 01:50 PM
good thing it worked out. it pays to try to work it out rather than just walk away and burn bridges.
see you out there
#16
02-16-2008, 09:59 PM
Originally Posted by headborg
a little more info might be helpful:
did you just abandon the equipment out-right? or, contact them say--hay, the marriage is over- you havent given me enough freight to afford toliet paper to wipe my ass with- authorize some fuel so I can return this truck. or, did you let them know- you were broke- and leave it 'secured' somewhere-- like any Police Impound lot or a Dealer or something? technically, it's not abandonment just because you didn't return it to the exact place you picked it up. so, did you really abandon it--maybe even selling the tires off it? before telling them where it was? or just not relocate/return to their desired location. technically, you can pull it up in YOUR driveway----call em on the phone and tell them you quit come get the truck---and that's not abandonment. You just need to CYA and get your local sheriff involved-- have a affidavid make out- where he witnesses that the truck was still secured in your possession- the owner notified to come get it-- and you're covered. Point being there are smart ways to end a JOB and easy/stupid ways to end YOUR CAREER. SHawn
#17
02-16-2008, 10:07 PM
Originally Posted by all18wheels
good thing it worked out. it pays to try to work it out rather than just walk away and burn bridges.
see you out there  Shawn
#18
02-16-2009, 11:04 AM
Just out of curiosity, I was talking to a guy the other day that had an abandonment on his record and he asked me how long most companies wanted to wait till they would even looked at him. I told him I did not know. Do any of you know how far in the past must an abandonment be before a company will hire that person?
#19
02-16-2009, 04:10 PM
The truth of the matter is that you had company equipment, and abandoned it. The abandonment could come back to haunt you if while they check with the company about your work with them, and they report that you abandon the truck. And it still might show up on your DAC....nothing that I'm aware of states that a company must report it to DAC within a certain time frame. Of course, I'll be corrected if I'm wrong.
Now will a company hire you to drive their truck with abandonment on your record? No, not really. However, those same companies might let you lease on if you had your own rig. I'm not really sure if buying your own tractor would help with these companies...but if you had your own rig, they wouldn't have to worry about you leaving it somewhere out there for them to pick up. Now I stated that, I also have to think about you dropping the cargo off somewhere just because you quit.... That might be a concern..... I hope this doesn't bite you later....and don't ever, and I do mean EVER, do it again. Good luck...
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#20
02-16-2009, 04:15 PM
Just out of curiosity, I was talking to a guy the other day that had an abandonment on his record and he asked me how long most companies wanted to wait till they would even looked at him. I told him I did not know. Do any of you know how far in the past must an abandonment be before a company will hire that person?
Now the real question is which is worse, abandonment of just the tractor, a tractor with a empty trailer, or the combo of the two fully loaded with cargo? And has anyone ever heard of a load being abandon while on a run?
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