r/TruckerCats

I have 13 months of experience.
I had a “close call” coming home on 95 north through Washington.
6 months of my experience came from Hogan. I was written up my first week because I went 10+ mph over the speed limit going down a steep grade. (I wasn’t even aware that was a company violation; I accepted it and moved on.) According to the handbook, the first one is a write-up, the 2nd is suspension, and the 3rd is termination.

6 months later, I had a “close call” on 95 N going through DC, was a mile away from my exit, and all of a sudden traffic came to a screeching halt. I hit my brakes and veered off to the shoulder to make sure I wouldn’t hit the car in front of me.

So the account manager (whom I had never spoken to before lives on the other side of the country) has absolutely no idea how good of an employee I was) suspended me for three days, and accused me of covering the driver-facing camera. During my final month , my truck was in the shop. I was slip seating daily and some drivers had stickers on their camera and others had Post-it notes. IT WAS NOT MY TRUCK, most of the time I wasn’t aware, and when I was I didn’t think it was my place to mess with their truck!

My Driver Iq says “terminated/safety violation”. I called my supervisor to complain; I know he would correct my DAC for me no problem. Come to find out he was fired the very next week!

I don’t know what to do; I was ready to accept a dedicated account job with CR ENGLAND but was denied and told I need 6 more incident-free months.

I am going to dispute it with DriverIQ. But I mean if I am unable to disprove the termination for safety reasons, will I be able to find another job!

Clean MVR, worked with Western for 3 months, USXPRESS for 3 months, Schneider for 3 months, and then Hogan for 6 months.

If I can’t get accepted with CR ENGLAND, how am I supposed to find a job anywhere else!

I am crushed. Anybody have advice?
Will appeal my DAC, but not feeling great about the odds of them changing the reason of my separation.

Companies have run DAC reports on me since using HIRE-RIGHT, but they just come up empty, basically. It doesn’t list any of my previous employees. So, I’m unsure how they will be able to move forward with me.

Any suggestions as to what I can do besides drive for Western Express again would really be appreciated!