So basically I recently got my cdl , to make a long story short I got into 3 preventable incidents within a 2 month period. I got a copy of my Dac and on the eligibility for rehire it says I need a review. After calling recruitment, they told me it would be at least a year before I could get a review. I am interviewing for aaa cooper transportation next week( not a driver). I’m basically asking what happens for a review? What is the possibility of me getting rehired? Is it best for me to just stick with aaa cooper transportation and just work my way up back to driving or should I go back to Werner? . If I do go back to Werner, I would only do teams
Three incidents in two months? What were they if you don’t mind me asking. I’m a rookie and my trainer always told me you’ll likely get one accident eventually in your career. I have none right now but I’m surprised you have three in two months.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
What kind of accidents? 3 in 2 months will be difficult to overcome not going to lie.
If you can get in with Cooper and prove yourself as a good employee they may give you another shot at driving but it will probably be at least a year.
Hello Naseer, and welcome to our forum!
I'm assuming the "incidents" were minor. Otherwise you wouldn't be allowed a review or a rehire. Minor accidents are typically allowed if the driver shows evidence of learning from their mistakes. Three in a two month period kind of says to the safety personnel, "This driver isn't taking these setbacks seriously."
The reason they won't do a review for one year is they want to see you go find another driving job and establish a one year record of "safe driving." If you had that in place as part of a review it would speak volumes about your ability to handle the responsibilities involved in the trucking career.
I'd recommend you apply everywhere and see if you can land a driving job. You're going to get a lot of rejections, but you probably can find someone to take you on. The burden of proving yourself will be imminent. You will need to be extremely cautious and not hit anything. It's crucial that you establish a stellar one year record of being safe, motivated, and on time.
If you go the route at Cooper, I can't see them allowing you to work a year and then get in a truck without going through a truck driving school again or a training program. Your license will be considered "stale." That's why I recommend finding another driving job. It's important that you get back on the horse if you get thrown. You'll have to muster the courage and commitment to learn from your mistakes. I like to face things head on and correct my failings. Taking a non-driving job doesn't help you get any better at this.
That's just my take. If you want to do this, you've got to be tenacious about making it happen. Continuing to have accidents is not going to help. You're going to need to establish yourself as a safe driver. There's no non-driving job that will help with that.
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If I do go back to Werner, I would only do teams
Naseer, I'm just curious about that statement.
My personal opinion is that team driving is a poor way for a rookie driver to learn this career. Not everyone agrees with me on that, and I'll acknowledge that perhaps some personalities may benefit from a team environment.
So many rookies get this false idea that says two heads are better than one. They think their team member is going to be there to help them out when they are in a bind. Some even think, "When I get to a tough spot to back in at a truck stop, I'm just going to get my teammate to handle it." That's no way to learn anything. It's irresponsible and shows a willingness to just do whatever you can to get by. This career takes commitment, and the best way to advance your career is to face the challenges and improve yourself.
That's just my opinion and experience. Trucking is tough to break into, but the willingness to face the difficulties and conquer them is a very important part of the process.
Western express will pick you up. You go back with a trainer but it's a driving job
Well the first one was my trailer got stuck on a railroad track. The street didn’t have any no truck signs but had a low clearance railroad track and basically I forgot to slide my tandems and when the feet came to the railroad track the dug in the ground, I could have made it if I would have slid them. Next they sent me to Houston Texas where I bent another drivers bumper guard after cutting a turn too short coming out of a loves isle. The driver left and went somewhere and after waiting 30 to 45 minutes I left (I even got fuel and went inside to use the restroom and the driver was no where to be found). Later the driver called the company and said I hit him and drove off. The last one was I was delivering to a store and basically the store workers had a there delivery door propped open and I bumped it going 4 or 5 mph. I have pictures of the first 2 but not the last of somebody want to tell me how to upload them I would show you
So basically I recently got my cdl , to make a long story short I got into 3 preventable incidents within a 2 month period. I got a copy of my Dac and on the eligibility for rehire it says I need a review. After calling recruitment, they told me it would be at least a year before I could get a review. I am interviewing for aaa cooper transportation next week( not a driver). I’m basically asking what happens for a review? What is the possibility of me getting rehired? Is it best for me to just stick with aaa cooper transportation and just work my way up back to driving or should I go back to Werner? . If I do go back to Werner, I would only do teams
Three incidents in two months? What were they if you don’t mind me asking. I’m a rookie and my trainer always told me you’ll likely get one accident eventually in your career. I have none right now but I’m surprised you have three in two months.
So basically I recently got my cdl, to make a long story short I got into 3 preventable incidents within a 2 month period. I got a copy of my Dac and on the eligibility for rehire it says I need a review. After calling recruitment, they told me it would be at least a year before I could get a review. I am interviewing for aaa cooper transportation next week( not a driver). I’m basically asking what happens for a review? What is the possibility of me getting rehired? Is it best for me to just stick with aaa cooper transportation and just work my way up back to driving or should I go back to Werner? . If I do go back to Werner, I would only do teams
Three incidents in two months? What were they if you don’t mind me asking. I’m a rookie and my trainer always told me you’ll likely get one accident eventually in your career. I have none right now but I’m surprised you have three in two months.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
Was just gonna say western I just got done with a trainer there we had a guy driving with us that had 4 accidents they gave him 240 hr retrain and signed a contract and he’s already driving it’s work naseer and you’ve got to learn on the fly I’ve been goin thru it myself as a new driver but when it comes together it’s rewarding asking questions and taking advice givin on here!!! Whether you want to here it or not !! Is a big start in the right direction good luck Jammer
Western express will pick you up. You go back with a trainer but it's a driving job
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So basically I recently got my cdl , to make a long story short I got into 3 preventable incidents within a 2 month period. I got a copy of my Dac and on the eligibility for rehire it says I need a review. After calling recruitment, they told me it would be at least a year before I could get a review. I am interviewing for aaa cooper transportation next week( not a driver). I’m basically asking what happens for a review? What is the possibility of me getting rehired? Is it best for me to just stick with aaa cooper transportation and just work my way up back to driving or should I go back to Werner? . If I do go back to Werner, I would only do teams
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.