Swift Takes Lively Hood Millington Tennessee
My Husband has been working with his CDL for 3 YEARS, this brings in all of our rent, car payments, utilities and supports our entire family. I have a good job myself but it simply suppliments his pay checks. Now I am layed off, and he just recieved a letter that he no longer has his CDL. Our lively hood is cut off. We do not know what we are going to do. An attorney said that he never heard of such a thing, and Capri Cafaro our State Senator is going to investgate HOWEVER- right this second he does not have a job.....So if anyone can help and let us know if there is a class action suit, or better yet- something of a now action- where can he re-test, Cheaply! Because everything is costing thousands yet again!!! I wish you all the best, and may God bless you and keep you.
Lost with no job
cortland, Ohio
U.S.A.
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Floyd
Lafayette,Tennessee,
U.S.A.
why so much...?
#2Consumer Comment
Wed, January 28, 2009
your husband has 30 days to take the restest so why do you say "Because everything is costing thousands yet again!!!" what thousands.....? all he has to do is pay to retest not take classes again thats what $100-$200 maybe
all he needs is a truck and trailer for the day to take the retest.... and the company he works for should let he use the one he has been driving to do it after all his CDL IS STILL GOOD for 30 days. if he's not working RENT ONE it's realy not that big a deal to do. just go to penske and ask them (most everyone in trucking knows about what happened at swift) thay may cut him a deal on a one day rentel.
and if he talks nice to them they may take the truck and trailer to the testing site for him. heck if i lived in ohio i'd let hime use mine for $100 plus fuel for the retest
after all it's just A RETEST (writen, vison, pre-trip, backing and driving test) if he's been driving for 3 years he should beable to do it.
as for the "class action suit" who are you going to sue...? swift....? (wrong) swift had NOTHING to do with it. it was the third party tester that was at fault so if your going to sue then sue HIM
"An attorney said that he never heard of such a thing" the attorney you talked to sure doesn't lissen to the news much, things like this have been going on for years.
"Capri Cafaro our State Senator is going to investgate" i don't know what your senator is going to investgate, tennessee already do thats why your husband got the letter. it could have been worse most of the time when this happens you got a letter that your cdl IS SUSPENDED NOW not giving you the 30 days.
don't get me wrong i feel it was a raw deal what happened to all the drivers that when to that school and i hope that your husband can get it worked out. but doing a retest is not that big of a deal realy
yes i think your husband SHOULD sue the tester, BUT all he can sue for is what he paid the tester (about $100) and MAYBE the retesting fee.