Employment History
Most delays in processing applications are due to
discrepancies or unexplained gaps in employment history, not for lack of
driving experience or a poor commercial motor vehicle driving record.
Most
denied applications are caused by incorrect or incomplete job history
information provided on the application forms.
Please take the time to insure that all job
history information is provided and that all dates are correct.
If
there is a gap in your employment history, please account for that gap as though
it were a job, listing under employer name, the word unemployed, again providing
correct dates.
DOT TRUCKING JOBS
3 YEAR REQUIREMENT
U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require the employer to have a
complete applicant job history for the 3 years directly prior to the application
for employment. All
36 months must be fully accounted for, without exception.
This
means all jobs, driving and non‑driving, as well as periods laid off or
unemployed, periods of schooling, military service, retirement, etc.
DOT
10 YEAR REQUIREMENT
DOT
also requires that the applicant list all truck driving jobs held for the last 10
years. Any driving jobs older than 3
years, but within the 10 year requirement must be listed as well.
The company asks that a complete 10 year work
history be provided.
TRUCK DRIVING JOBS: MILITARY
SERVICE
Military
service trucking jobs occurring in the last 3 years can only be verified by the
Military Records DD‑214
long form, which must accompany the application.
DRIVING HISTORY: TICKETS,
ACCIDENTS OR LICENSE SUSPENSIONS
Any
moving violations or accidents in the last three years must be listed and the
date and state must be included. Any
suspension of driving privilege must be explained in detail, including the
reason, date and duration of suspension.
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