I Had 3, Non-ticketed, Incidents With Schneider In 3 Months And Got Canned

What exactly were the "incidents"? What was your total length of experience there? Did they tell you that you could never come back, or to come back in a year and re-train?

Hitting stuff in parking lots, where you may not get cited - but were "at fault", or were "preventable accidents" (especially 3, in 3 months) are likely to get you canned.

They may not be on your DAC , because they may not have been reported and updated yet.

Either way - any future company you apply to, is going to be contacting Schneider to find out what the story is. What they report may be as detailed as "having 3 preventable accidents", or as vague as "terminated, ineligible for re-hire".

Either way - things are going to be somewhat difficult for you to get on elsewhere (depending on the severity of the "incidents", and your length of experience). You may have to wait for a year - then consider getting back on somewhere with a refresher with some additional training.

Without knowing some better details, 3 preventables in 3 months - would indicate that someone is not paying careful attention to what they're doing. For example: if you "tagged" 3 trucks while backing into a spot at a truck stop - that would indicate that you are not exercising enough caution.

Rick

Tim , Rick is right pleased give us the full story so that we can advise you appropriately. What were the incidents? they are some companies out there that are always willing to give you a second chance

Tim, most carriers have a 3 strike rule for preventables and critical events. That might be the issue you are facing... I agree with Rick and Cornelius, without knowing details it's difficult to offer solid advice.

I had 2 in the first 2 weeks. The first one I hit the drivers side trailer door with a concrete post while moving the end of the trailer in a covered dock. I was moving forward at the time. The second one, about a week later, I hit a fire hydrant while trying to back into a Tractor Supply dock. I put a hole in the fairing on the passenger side. The third one, on May 6th, I hit a parked RV in a truck stop while making a left hand turn.

I had 3, non-ticketed, incidents with Schneider in 3 months and got canned, but my MVR and DAC are clear. What do I tell trucking companies about why I left Schneider and WHERE do I go to get the experience they all want?

The first one happened in my second week out. I was moving the trailer in a covered dock and while moving forward I hit a concrete post with the drivers side trailer door. The second one, a week later, I hit a fire hydrant with the passenger side fairing, behind the steer tire, while backing into a dock at a Tractor Supply. Six weeks later, on May 6th, I hit a parked RV with the trailer while making a left turn in a truck stop parking lot. I started with Schneider on Feb 1st and was fired on May 8th.

Okay...thanks for giving us the details and the courage to be honest about it.

My first questions is; what have you leaned from these incidents? What do you think caused them and how do you intend to prevent them in the future. Your answers are not really for me, but for you to consider and understand, because your future potential employers will be asking those exact questions and your answers will help to determine if you are hirable. So that thought process is really important for your future employment.

First and foremost you will need to be honest on any application because every employer will be contacting Schneider to verify your employment and drigin record. My suggestion is to Apply For Truck Driving Jobs, as many carriers as you can. Be totally honest, humble when you speak to them and offer your willingness to go through additional training as a condition of hire. Do you have any "residual" remaining from any training agreement with Schneider?

I am sure others will chime in...but in short those are my suggestions.

The reason it is not showing and may never show on your MVR is because Schneider is in a self insurance program or high deductible program meaning they pay a lot of their claims out of pocket

And yes a lot of companies do implement the 3 strike policy and a lot of time some insurance companies will shy from insuring some trucking companies if they do not have a 3 strikes policy in place.

Was that first incident in or around Cleveland by any chance?

The first one happened in my second week out. I was moving the trailer in a covered dock and while moving forward I hit a concrete post with the drivers side trailer door. The second one, a week later, I hit a fire hydrant with the passenger side fairing, behind the steer tire, while backing into a dock at a Tractor Supply. Six weeks later, on May 6th, I hit a parked RV with the trailer while making a left turn in a truck stop parking lot. I started with Schneider on Feb 1st and was fired on May 8th.