Which marks are worse for your driving future?
DUI's? Speeding tickets? Drug charges? Multi-vehicle accident with injuries? Single-vehicle accident with no injuries?
And then of course there's the type of accident as well: Rollover, fender-bender, rear-ender, side-swipe, property-takeout. I just wanted to know how employers would rate these if only one type happened to anyone person. Like, are they willing to take someone with speeding tickets and DUI from years ago, vs. a person with no DUI's/speeding tickets, but a few accidents from a few years ago? Essentially, which combination of unfortunate occurrences are more than likely to keep you out of the game longer. For the record, I strictly had a few, unfortunate ones(some of you already know) that led to my demise from Swift and into the hands of the many, "no-speak English" container/short haul outfits of the LA/Inland Empire region. I found seven months of work to add to the 13 months gained with Swift, but unfortunately that guy folded after January '09. So far, I've talked to Central Refridgerated, Knight, CRST(got my license/trained with them in '04), Marten and a few other well-equipped, top-notch companies. I tell them the circumstances of what went on and how clean I've kept everything since the October '07 blip. They tell me three years of driving or no-driving with no additional accidents until I'm considered for hire. Well, one more year until this test comes to pass. |
I always hire the guy that hasn't worked for the big box companies, has no big accidents, no DUI's, etc.
Once they Swift ya, there just aint no way to un-Swift ya. I learned my lesson with that years ago. |
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actually, I worked for swift and when I stepped out of the company I stepped down to a 200 man fleet. now I'm working for a 6 truck fleet. No qual com, no written directions, and nobody to call for directions . I'm also pulling an 18 wheeler into shopping center parking lot's right in front of the stores with no problem. That theory you can't un-swift them doesn't hold water my friend.
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I'll just wait and see what happens in another year, the other large, "Swift-like" companies seem quite promising as far as that "3 years" thing goes. Some like to be totally independent, while some of us just like that 50/50 mix of partial autonomy and reliable company guidance. |
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But I worked for you for how many years and I still can't think for myself! |
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Every time he has a repair and can't pay Tom calls me and complains. I just laugh and tell him he adopted him.
Some people just can't deal with the same thing each week. You have to have a personality and get along with your customers,that rules a lot of people out. |
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