One thing I want new and current drivers to understand: You do NOT have to stay at a trucking company simply because somebody told you that you have to “do your year.” And no, trucking does not have some federal rule requiring you to give a carrier a two-week notice before leaving. But there’s a right way and a WRONG way to move around in this industry. Leaving a company is one thing. Abandoning equipment, disappearing under dispatch, leaving freight unattended, or failing to return company property is something completely different. If you leave: ✅ Return equipment where instructed ✅ Take pictures/video of the truck and trailer ✅ Save your resignation communication ✅ Keep proof of where and when equipment was returned ✅ Keep copies of your settlements/pay records Protect your record. Now let’s talk about something else drivers need to understand An accident is NOT automatically a preventable accident. If another vehicle rear-ended you, struck you while legally stopped, caused the collision, or you were otherwise involved in something you did not cause, that context matters. So when a recruiter asks: “How many accidents have you had?” Don’t automatically say: “I have two accidents.” Know your record well enough to explain: • What happened • Whether it was preventable or non-preventable • Whether you were cited • Whether it was DOT-reportable • What appears on your PSP/MVR • How the carrier classified the incident The same applies to job history. Having several trucking companies on your employment history does NOT automatically make you a bad driver. The question is: WHY did you leave? No freight? No miles? Unsafe equipment? Pay problems? Home-time promises weren’t being honored? Company shut down or eliminated positions? Or were you repeatedly terminated for safety or performance problems? Those are very different employment histories. There are thousands of carriers with different hiring and insurance requirements. One recruiter saying: