Returning To OTR And Needing To Verify Past Driving Experience From More Than 10 Years Ago.
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Copies of old W2s from when you drove, use IRS form 4056-T. Other than that call both companies and request a letter verifying past employment.
Copies of old W2s from when you drove, use IRS form 4056-T. Other than that call both companies and request a letter verifying past employment.
Sorry typo- form 4506-T.
You could also use IRS tool called "Get Transcript" to view and print W2s.
Rodney, this is strictly my opinion, and I'm not questioning the veracity of what you stated, but it would be very odd for someone to increase your starting CPM based on verification of driving experience from over ten years ago.
Anyone who hires you at this point is considering you as a rookie driver. I suspect they are looking for something else by wanting those contacts for verification. I can't say what that might be, but something seems amiss here to me.
As a former CDL driver you are going to be required by law to provide ten years of employment verification. Beyond that is unnecessary, and I just can't see it helping you get a higher starting pay.
I've certainly been wrong before, but this just seems rather odd to me.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Thanks for the replies, guys..... The companies claim they can not help since everything went digital since then... Old School, It surprised me when the "Recruiter" said he could up my CPM based on past experience even though it is that old. I have been in driver related positions "Distribution Supervisor, Transportation Manager, DC Manager..etc" since I let my CDL lapse and stayed involved in the industry but have not driven OTR since 2006. Funny that they did find my CDL school transript from 1993 with my 4.0 GPA however. I did not even remember the name of the school!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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I drove OTR and Dedicated for a couple of companies during the early to mid 90's and am now coming back to OTR . What is the best way to verify that experience for a company who states they will increase my starting CPM if I can verify it? I do not have my tax files from those years...... I did not renew my CDL when I left the industry in 2006.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.