Location:
Memphis, TN
Driving Status:
Experienced Driver
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Posted: 4 years ago
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I’ve just heard a lot of bad about them as far as pay, but at the same time I heard that about Knight before going there. That and I’ve never done flatbed before which would be what I’d be doing there. But I thoroughly enjoyed my time at knight with no issues. But it was the route I took, not much room for error and even the state trooper said that Hwy should be no trucks due to the lane size. I know it was my fault, no denying that I’m just glad I kept the truck up and it wasn’t a worse incident. USA Truck, Western, and Roehl seem to be my current options.
Not having much luck finding a job which isn’t surprising, other than Western Express calling me which I’d rather avoid. But I’ve got a family, so I can’t be too picky.This is a contradiction. If you're not too picky, what's wrong with Western Express? We recommend WX as a company that will give many people the chance they need. Ask one of our main mods, Old School.
Another thing: whose fault was your accident? The wind? The road you chose? Your boo-boo is classed as a preventable accident, meaning most of the responsibility goes to the person holding the steering wheel. Wasn't that you?
Your best approach here is to take ownership of the incident, admit you made some bad choices in how to handle a light load on a local (probably narrow) road and you learned something from it. I assume you're new at this, It's almost expected that newbies will have at least a fender bender or two in their early years.
I dented things three times my first year with Swift. They pulled me into the terminal (the one on Brooks Rd here in Memphis) gave me a finger wagging talk, and sent me on my way.
Posted: 4 years ago
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So I got into an accident about 2 months ago. Got caught in a storm with a light load on a backroad while headed to a truck stop and was taken into a ditch. Wind blew the trailer onto the shoulder, load shifted, pulled the truck onto the shoulder and into the ditch . Kept the truck and load upright, but it was a dot recordable due to the damage to the truck. Not having much luck finding a job which isn’t surprising, other than Western Express calling me which I’d rather avoid. But I’ve got a family, so I can’t be too picky. But does anyone know any companies that’ll hire you with an accident inside of 3 years? I’ve only had my cdl for a year, and drove a transport truck for 8 years in the military .
Thanks for reading.
Posted: 4 years ago
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Hire with accident
Nah I didn’t have a meeting. It was just a drug test then 2 weeks of waiting before being terminated. Lol. But, you make a good point. I’ve seen a lot of bad about Knight as a company and I never experienced any of the bad when I was there. But, if all goes well I’ll go to orientation with USA Truck in the am.