Profile For Nathan C.

Aww don't get butt hurt, it is truly unprofessional and indicative of your lack of education. I operated and worked on life saving equipment in the field as a bio-medical-technician, and saved the lives of soldiers who were fighting for democracy and your freedom to sit on your air-ride equipped throne and pass judgement. I have far more skills then you will ever dream of having and a military work history that speaks for itself. If you are an example of what the trucking industry has to offer, I'll take a hard pass. I'm sure you will not approve this to be published, hope to see you at a truck stop someday, so we can continue our discussion.

Thank you for your feedback guys. And because opinions are like ...

Heres my two cents. Judging me on my past abilities to keep an unrelated job is maybe not discrimination, it's short sited.

What Swift and other companies fail to keep in mind is that drivers/employees are not the only ones being evaluated. If I were to judge Swift on their checkered past and $4.4 million dollar judgement for unfair hiring practices, or solely based on this forum and reports of their past failings in training facilities, material or lack there of being trained, trainers, mold infested accommodations, and empty promises made to other hopeful drivers, I too would be guilty of discrimination..umm short sightedness.

The trucking industry will never meet the demand and will be swallowed up by drones because of this.

Most people with degrees and great resumes don't want to be drivers, Millennials don't want to be drivers.

This PTSD Veteran wants to be a driver. Wants the solitude of the road. I would not encounter the social anxieties, and office politics on the road. I would be successful as a driver.

I asked if you thought my spotty work history would make being hired as a driver unlikely.

A yes without defending the stupidity would have sufficed.

I have had 30+ jobs in the last 10 years, mostly restaurant jobs and farm labor. I just started getting treatment for my disabilities 6 months ago. I am not looking to jump through a ton of hoops, was looking at driving for Swift as I live in Lewiston, ID where they have a training facility. I qualify for VA vocational rehabilitation and could get a bachelors degree in any field, problem is like I said before, I just want to drive. Not on any meds.

Will having a spotty work history always prevent me from becoming a commercial truck driver? I am a Veteran with service-related disabilities, that is both the reason why I want to be a truck driver, and the reason for my spotty work history. I don't usually fair well in typical work environments and have always wanted to be a driver. Companies are not supposed to discriminate over disabilities, but I am finding that in practice is not always true. I have a squeaky clean driving record, don't drink or do drugs, and have no adverse criminal history at all. I just don't want to have my time wasted. Just want to drive.