Thanks to all of you that have taken your time to respond with good suggestions. He will be putting in apps online or by phone - whatever it takes. He has learned a lesson the very hard way...as I said earlier, he's still kind of in shock...he absolutely loves driving and loves working his butt off flatbedding (I never did get that part). I'll be hoping and praying that someone sees all his very good other references and gives him a chance to prove he can be more careful (and cover his you-know with the bs some at that comp talked him into doing). It's his butt on the line and he's learned that the hard way! :?

 

Whatever you do, don't post your resume on the internet unless you want JB Hunt calling you every 5 minutes. And the Port of San Diego? Nothing much goes through there except bulk and cruise ships....most of the cans run through Long Beach or the Port of Los Angeles. Those are some good jobs...work 200 hours per week for $25k hauling a chassis leftover from the Taft administration. Better learn to speak Cantonese, Suwanese, Swahili, Spanish, etc if you want to pull a can around SoCal.

San Diego's good for LTL...lots of light manufacturing and medium-sized businesses that ship out a few pallets during the week. Fuel hauling would be good too, I imagine. Not so good for OTR since most of the DC's and such are up North in the LA basin area due to proximity to the ports. Lots of truckload outfits have yards in Fontana.

Hard to find local drivers in SD since it costs an arm and a leg to live there. $500k gets you a slurpee cup in Otay Mesa...lol I shouldn't talk as the prices in Beantown are through the roof as well even with the housing slump.

I would look at trying to land a regional/dedicated run at Schneider or something. They used to do multi-stop Kmart and Sears store loads throughout SoCal and into AZ. Those'll usually get your man home during the week with weekends off.

6-8 weeks on the road?!?!? Why's he staying out so long?

 

Just got hired to a new company this week, they didnt look at jack except the MVR, didnt worry with DAC or any of the usual crap you hear about. Alot of comapnies are this way. No reason to stop looking for a job just beause this stuff might be on there. Alot of companies will take you with this stuff, especially if 2 of them dont even show on your MVR. Some companies look at MVR only. Even if they dont want you, whats the worst they do? Say no? That absolutely is the worst they can do, then you move to the next company for a check. Sometimes landing a job has nothing to do with skill, experience or age but has everything to do with being the persisitent guy. The trickis to just get out there and make yourself available, someone will bite. This is a pretty mild driving record comparedo some who are out there at this very moment.

 

There are carriers who don't subscribe to DAC, but most will check previous employment. It depends on what his previous employer says about him. It will help if his MVR is clean.

 

Something that TBrown hasn't mentioned on this post..is all the background problems her SO has. If some of us will stop and remember, she was here early last year, asking for help to recitfy or get past those very problems.

I don't fault him..and especially not her. He needs to work to support himself, as well as TBrown, and kids if they have them. However...tickets and accidents, coupled with a poor background, make things tough.

I wish both of them luck...but blowing hope at her isn't helpful. She needs for her SO to be realistic...and positive, when searching for work. She also needs her SO to take things a whole lot slower, and "CYA" on everything he does from here on out.

Yes..he can get another driving job. It may not be the prettiest driving job...but it will be an income. IF TBrown can live with that income, while he cover's his behind, so that he can advance to a better job....more power to her.

Places he might want to try...United Rentals...Sun Belt Rentals...RSC. The work they offer is hard and demanding. Hauling equipment around the San Diego area and over into El Centro can be an extremely demanding job...and they run through drivers.

Accidents and tickets are why they run through those drivers. If her SO can get past the door and convince them he is willing and able to be as safe and consienctious, as they will require him to be...in a year, he could actually have a decent job with decent pay, at any of the three.

It isn't easy being a professional driver.

 

I didn't mention on this post because it wasn't germaine to what I was asking about... maybe you need to expand your understanding of how many companies hire those with criminal histories...GTI was one of them and the biggest thing I was asking about then was his crazy trainer!

I know that you're trying to be helpful, and I know that his past is an issue... but it was 16 years ago and some people truly take that into consideration. He is truly responsible for where he's at today, but I'm damn sure not going to beat him over the head with events that took place so long ago!

You have to be positive minded and work hard at overcoming these things, but I truly believe perseverance pays off...

 

Orangetxguy, those jobs don't pay all that well. San Diego is a very high cost of living area...$40k in Texas is like $25k in SD.

 

You know something Orangetxguy aka Stan - I owe you a big apology. I guess I reacted defensively for some reason and I sure didn't mean to. In re-reading your response I see that you're really trying to give some good advice...just outlining all the facts. I appreciate your input. ops:

 

Did you not read the part of my post where I said that TBrown's "SO" is probably going to have to take a job that does not pay so well, to get re-established...to get re-habilited..so to speak?

Those three companies have a hard time keeping drivers. The wage they offer is one...but then..they pay by performance. TBrown's man most likely can get a job with them. IF he is willing to work slow, not have MVA accidents, not damage the equipment, and not get himself injured or run off..he does indeed have a chance of a decent career. There is after all a reason they call a "Starting Wage" a starting wage. If he were a driver with many years experience, he could most likely ask for more, even with accidents and tickets to work past. He is not.


And yes LBJ / CFM, I am quite aware of the cost of living in Southern California. I USED to live in Southern California myself..many years ago. (85-87).

TBrown; when I brought up your earlier post's, they may not be "germaine" to your post here....but your man's problems ARE germaine to his past, and as such those post's are germaine to the entire subject of hire ability.

Was I in any way negative towards you in my suggestion?
Am I suggesting that your man seek a new trade?

Accidents, tickets, lack of experience, and a tainted background, all contribute to attitudes of the people charged with "Hiring".

A positive attitude, coupled with a very real regret about past mistakes, are far more reassuring to HR personnel and terminal managers, than is an "I could give a shit less" attitude. A terminal manager or HR manager, can, if they feel the person warrants such action, push an potentially undesirable "New Hire" past the insurance issues. Those individuals though, know such actions can mean their own dismisal in the event of accidents or other issues, and so are extremely reluctant to "push".

Your man has to sell himself better than I have to sell myself, whether it be to one of those companies I suggest...or to an LTL firm such as LebronJames; alias ColdfrostyMug, works for.

Like I said TBrown..If you can live for a while with your man working at a less than desirable wage, so that he has the chance to re-habilitat those tickets and the accident...there isn't any reason for him to fail. It's going to take both of you though.

 

Hey Orangetxguy...if you'll notice, I had already apologized to you. Maybe you hadn't seen it yet...

Also, I know that he doesn't have a lot of experience, but he does have two years verifiable. He's learned the hard way that you can't push yourself, ignore your self-care, and agree to push the way he was pushed by his company at times. As you said in your earlier post, "it isn't easy being a professional driver." He got too stressed out and stayed out too long...it bit him in the butt at the end... :cry:

P.S. By the way, my bad...the correct spelling is germane!