Should I lie on an application to get a job as a truck driver?
First thing I would do is pull your DAC report yourself to see what it says. Whether you lie or not, this will tell on you regardless. I would not hide anything that is clearly spelled out some where. Also, look up your PSP from the FMCSA. Even if you are telling the truth, an inaccurate report can sink you. Your DAC is governed just like a credit report so you have the right to inspect the information and dispute inaccuracies. I might also recommend calling your previous employers as a "prospective company looking to hire you and see what they say about you. This is all very good self scouting to tell you where you appear weak as a candidate. The decision to fudge your resume is one only you can make. The law requires you to disclose every single driving job. Some previous employers will spill the beans, some won't. Hence, why I say call and see what happens. My employer recently fired a new driver for failing to disclose a couple incidents. Another consideration, If you happen to get another job by deceit, and you are involved in a fatality accident, there's an excellent chance you will be in deep shit. Lawyers excel at digging up your skeletons. I sincerely hope you think hard about this. It's generally always better to be upfront and take your knocks for your mistakes. Hopefully you've learned from them and are committed to being a better driver. From reading your profile I see you were a Werner driver for a short period. I'm pretty sure they report everything. I strongly recommend complete honesty. It could be worth looking at some other companies training programs since your experience is both limited and a bit negative. I spent 3 years at Tyson Foods private fleet before I went local, and found them to be an excellent company for someone starting out. They were also pretty forgiving for people with a background. It's definitely worth the call. Based on some of your previous posts about your time on the dollar general account at Werner, I recommend some serious soul searching. Customers are assholes and that is true in many cases no matter what job you have. At the end of the day, you are responsible for where that truck goes and only you decide how to drive it. That means you have the most responsibility when things go bad. You won't survive in this industry if you let it eat you up. I'm not perfect either, I had an oops or two myself starting out. I'm obsessed with learning from my mistakes, and you have to be to succeed. You can bounce back, but it may take a while. My advice is to keep calling companies until one takes you at face value. You have more to lose by lying than you realize. Often they don't catch the lie until after you start working. Once you've taken the drug test and signed a w4, you've got yet another employer on your DAC that will show a termination.