Getting Hired With Another Company
Topic 34602 | Page 1
Greg, is this the same one you posted about two months ago? I'll repeat the words of Old School for you:
What are your concerns? I wouldn't worry over it too much. The action to take is evaluate why this happened and figure out what action you can take to avoid it in the future.
It sounds like a classic case of not taking the time to G.O.A.L. Get Out And Look.
The preventable accident has two things you need to understand:
- accident
- preventable
An accident is something that causes property damage or injury or worse, preventable or not. Most trucking companies almost expect rookie drivers to have a bump or two in the first year. Just don't let it happen again, mainly by understanding the size of the beast you are driving, and Get Out And Look, dammit! I had two minor boo-boos my first year. (At neither place did I G.O.A.L.) My trailer door tore a hole in a warehouse wall and some months later my right front fender caught on a yellow post guarding a fire hydrant. Both times I was called in to the Safety Office. Both times I did learn and understand something new about big-rig driving.
"Preventable" is on you in any case. Make sure you take the blame for each bump you do ant it is an actual learning experience. That you will always do better from now on.
That was two months ago, I don't believe you ever let on whether you and your company parted ways or not. If you still work there, don't make any plans to leave on your part. Hiring companies don't like to talk with job hoppers. Try to stick around for at least a year. And,who knows? you may sill like the place. Just cut down on the "preventable" stuff.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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I have one preventable accident on my DAC. Back into a driver tractor with my trailer. Nothing major just a broken light that you use to hook up glad hands at night. So my question is will it be hard to get another job with a company because of that one preventable accident?
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.