Bad Work History Solution
Topic 9061 | Page 1
What good would giving up your cdl do? Your name is still on a DAC Report. No escaping that. Every company searches for DAC records. Only thing giving up you cdl will do is cost you extra money going to school again to get another cdl that will be attached to the same exact DAC report you are trying to avoid right now.
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.
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.
Oh Patrick you are the King of the Trolls. I haven't been here long but this latest attempt to rile the fine folks here and get them to say bad things about Swift is an obvious troll. I hope they don't take the bait. Please find another forum for your antics as your lack of knowledge and obvious disregard for what a professional is is frankly boring and childish.
Nothing bad happened when I was with Swift, so if people want to say bad things, I don't care. I would like to work for them again. And I am asking for advice, not to **** off people who are uneducated. As far as not being professional, I don't think there is one driver on the forum who would report any other driver for unsafe driving or violating DOT regulations. I have and will continue to do so. Only safe drivers belong on the road. I have never had a DWI because I have never drank in my life, and I have no felonies or arrests for reckless driving. My MVR is spotless. But when you get with a company that creates an untenable situation, you can't just swallow your pride and let it go. If a man doesn't go his own way.......he's nothing.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
MVR:
Motor Vehicle Record
An MVR is a report of your driving history, as reported from your state Department of Motor Vehicles. Information on this report may include Drivers License information, point history, violations, convictions, and license status on your driving record.
DWI:
Driving While Intoxicated
If a man doesn't go his own way.......he's nothing.
Or... If a man persists in going his own foolish way..... he can't figure out why he is nothing!
With your penchant for being sick or injured and not lasting with any trucking company for more than two or three months I bet that Swift wouldn't hire you. I think you best option is to consider a career outside of trucking.
And please remove the experienced driver tag from your profile. In the two years you have been yanking companies around with you workmans comp claims and bad attitude I don't think you have driven enough days to be considered experienced.
IF you're 66, as you claimed in the other thread,ya might as well sign up for your social security n retire, if ya got no other options!
Yeah... 66 over there, but 25 on his profile. Also noticed he talked a lot about his wife on that thread, but his profile says he has never had any interest in marriage... I'm sure his wife was just thrilled to hear that (if she even exists, that is).
And I am asking for advice, not to **** off people who are uneducated
This is where you get others angry about you. You insinuate the people on Trucking Truth are uneducated (and that you are educated). This is called a "patronizing " attitude. And from all the other postings here, I bet you become patronizing towards other company people, including trainers who have offered to help you learn the finer points of truckmanship. (new word?)
As far as not being professional, I don't think there is one driver on the forum who would report any other driver for unsafe driving or violating DOT regulations. I have and will continue to do so.
If I understand this statement correctly, you are saying that no other Trucking Truth reader would "tell on" another, unsafe or illegal, driver. Well, stick around. You will find many posts where we all discuss "bad" drivers and that they get reported to companies and/or DOT. Again, you are patronizing to others.
If a man doesn't go his own way.......he's nothing.
If this attitude is one of your guiding principles in life, you will continue to be unhireable. Again, other people, and companies, don't like to be around people who will say "I'm right and you are wrong", whether they are or not.
And I am asking for advice, not to **** off people who are uneducated
Lastly, from your first post asking for advice, you have gotten tons of quality advice from experienced drivers as well as your rookie peers. 5 companies in 2 years does not an "experienced" driver make.
I believe your problem is that either you don't like the advice offered, or you secretly like to rile people up, and want to watch what happens.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Maybe the right solution is to give back my CDL , and then attend another truck driving school and start all over again with a company who has respect for their drivers, if there is any company like that. I drove for Swift for 3 years, from 2001-2004 and it was a very good experience.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: