Hello you all, i have a big question. Recently, i attended a open hire session for conductors in Columbia, Sc. I was selected to be hired. I was going through with the background portion of the pre-employment process when my job offer was rescinded by HR right before i was due to go in for my medical exams. They said that based on my "self-reported" background and driving record my job offer was rescinded. My driving record is kinda crappy from the last five years. I've had my license suspended twice(2010 and 2014, both paid for), 2 seatbelt violations(2010, 2013), 1 failure to yield violation(2013)and 2 failure to obey official traffic signal violations(in both in 2013) which is information i disclosed with them. I've never had a car accident, dui, nor do i require a SR22 car insurance and at the end of this year, it'll be whole years ive gone without another ticket. The fall off period would be in 2018 for all my 2013 violatons and this year for my 2010 violations. But i refuse to wait three more.years.for driving violations to fall off a requested time period when i know people who have far worse driving records who.are on the railroad now. What is it that i can do to get another chance at being selected and hired out?
Railroads - NS especially - view your record as being indicative of someone that isn't concerned with following rules. Following rules is critical in the rail industry - not only can you kill or seriously injure yourself, you can do the same to countless others.
For a number of years NS prided themselves as being the safest railroad in the country - they take safety seriously; your record indicates that you don't.