Comments By Blue Hotel

I can understand all that, and I do plan on putting out more applications sooner rather than later.

My concern, of course, is that the company will see the application I submitted contains different information then what I have on LinkedIn, and they'll nail me on the DAC for lying to the company. Of course, as I've said before, I was honest with the company.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to just repeat my concerns over and over again like a parrot in need of therapy. I just don't want to have my career killed before I can even start. Driving was pretty much my way of fixing my long-term unemployment. I could write you an essay on how hard it has been, but I won't do that. I'm just scared. Everyone else has so much power and I'm just a loser without a job and a huge debt.

Private sector "big brother" is too cheap and miserly to do that, especially in America. Most Americans are lucky to even get a 25 cent raise once a year. Government big brother takes 75 years to release someone's emails. So I'd say no, it hasn't happened unless you use your real name.

I don't mean to discourage you, but I also had gaps in my employment history and found that a lot of companies never replied to my application, or if they did they stopped replying once they found out. But I got hired, so just try every company you can.

When I first applied, I called the recruiting office on the phone and spoke with the lady. She sent me a gap latter to fill out, which I did. They knew about this going in, before I submitted my documents. I find it strange that they'd say "sure, go ahead and send us the relevant paperwork" only to start ignoring me. Unless, of course, I'm in for something really, really bad.

Of course, it's entirely possible the superiors of this recruiter told her to forget about me.

My concern is that they'll see my LinkedIn profile conflicts with my application (app was truthful, LinkedIn a lie) and want to put on my DAC that I lied. I know I don't have my CDL yet, but I told them when I applied I'd be testing at DMV in a few days. What if they assume I passed and put something on my record? I failed, by the way.

Hi, I know there are some drivers out there. G-Town and Errol V. I had not looked at Swift as an option for training and employment. I did casually talk to a recruiter. My training would be in Richmond Va. What I am asking is how is your experience with Swift. I guess I did not look at them because they are very large and all the stuff that you can read elsewhere. Which I only read posts on TT now 😂 Any input would be appreciated. Again I do have a valid Class A CDL. ZERO experience and graduated from truck driving school in 2009. Any input would be much appreciated.

Well, I don't have any Swift experience but I can tell you Richmond is a terrible place filled with terrible people. But that has nothing to do with Swift. As a Richmond resident, it's my duty to warn you before you enter this toilet bowl called "RVA."

There are plenty of Class A local jobs where I live. You don't exactly work any less though, not from what I've heard. You do all the same hours as OTR and probably more (laws be damned). I don't see too many Class B jobs except for buses. If you get a year of bus experience in, and you know how to shift pretty well, you could probably switch over from bus to dump truck no problem. Me, I hate dealing with people, so if I ever end up local it won't be on a bus.

Also, bus companies often train people to get their license. So if you can get a job driving a bus, you can get your license for free. I don't know about Wisconsin, but I've lived in two places in Virginia. In both places the local bus company had union representation (Amalgamated Transit Union). If you're into that. Drivers could use some union protection given a lot of the stories I've heard about trucking and even OTR busing (Greyhound).

A few people came to my school already had Class B licenses, some drove trucks and others buses. They weren't unemployed or broke, they just wanted to move in a different direction.

Gaps in your work history can be a barrier for getting in to the trucking industry. I don't know what your reason for being unemployed for that X amount of time was. If you can cover that gap by being self employed or working for somebody else or going to school during that time it will improve your chances of getting accepted.

But my main question was will lying about it go on my DAC if it's caught before a pre-hire is issued?

Have you tried calling the company or tracking your application through the Driver Pulse App?

Recruiters are typically very busy which means you may need to attempt to contact them more than once and through various ways other than just email.

I don't have any "eligible devices" to install Driver Pulse on. I can't afford a smartphone and my tablet isn't "eligible." I just tried to get it.

I hope it's just that the lady is busy, like you said, but I've never been an optimist.

OK, so I have a stupid little (ongoing) story to tell, then questions to ask about it.

Firstly, I'm still in school but hoping to get my license soon. I understand DAC is primarily meant for accidents, DOT job history, drug tests, and one's MVR.

I applied for a job with a company in an attempt to get a pre-hire about two weeks ago. I told them the truth. I told them that I was unemployed for X amount of time in recent history. It's the truth. On LinkedIn (a website I find useless anyway), I don't tell the truth. My LinkedIn profile says I was employed, and it says this because I was mainly trying to use that website to get office-type jobs before I started driving school. I didn't use LinkedIn to apply for a pre-hire with this company. I emphasize that LinkedIn isn't part of this equation, but if one were to Google my name it would pop up.

So anyway, I applied for a pre-hire with this company two weeks ago and haven't heard back from them, so I emailed the recruiter on Wednesday and didn't get a response. She should have all my documents, previous W2's, gap letter, etc, etc. But now I'm worried. I'm really worried because I haven't heard back from this company about anything, good or bad. Now, I know a great number of things could be happening and that is why I haven't heard back, but I'm not a ****ing optimist. I never have been, so I'm assuming the worst case scenario.

What is the worst case scenario? That they Googled me and found my LinkedIn profile and think I lied on the application, when really I didn't. So now I'm afraid it'll go on my DAC that I applied for a job with them and lied.

So I have to ask, if my pessimism is correct, can they put that on my DAC report? Or is that reserved for people who actually got their foot in the door or took a drug test?

They do straight line, offset backing, and parallel parking. Then there is a road test. Oh, and pre-trip. I know this because I've failed the test twice in Richmond/Chesterfield.

OK, so I have some questions for people who are currently at the Schneider National training phase or completed it within the past year.

I am considering going with them, but I have nobody to ask these questions too. My recruiter seemed pretty dodgy about giving me these answers. She pretty much says to just wait until I get my license.

What is their pre-employment verification process like? I ask this because when I applied, they never asked me to clarify anything and they didn't call anyone. When I get my license, will they start making calls? Going further, my recruiter told me they generally don't bother trying to call or verify non-DOT-regulated jobs. Is this true?

What is orientation pay? Is it daily, weekly, or a lump sump at the end of orientation? I heard $80 a day. I have also heard it's only $100 for all three weeks, as in 3 weeks orientation earns you only $100.

Do they do background checks and employment verification during orientation? Or do they do it before you even get on the bus? I am just wondering because I've read and heard conflicting things.

I'm asking all this so I can get my ducks in a row. I hope to be getting my license soon, hopefully.

For further clarification, I want to do OTR, 48 states, you know what I mean. Not interested in specific accounts or regional.

Thank you.