Multiple Mention Thread

[yousphf]

Originally Posted by nwnewbie

after i graduated from driving school i worked for di peitro for 16 hours.
in those 16 hours my trainer had 3 log books going, insisted that i falsify mine... we ran grossly over wieght... he was out of driving hours and i drove for 13 straight hours, and he wanted to keep going.
i stopped the truck in a little town in ca. grabbed my bags and headed for the nearest motel and headed home the next morning.
this may only speak of the trainer, but i figured any company that has that kind of training, the worse was yet to follow. WATCH OUT

where is the di peitro at that you work for? Is it in Kent, WA??

[BroncosFan]

I want to get my CDL and go to work trucking. I want to know where to start, I have been offered to train and drive for swift. Or I can go to a private school and sign a one year deal with either Star,IL or PAM or Decker a division of Pam or possibly Schneider. I live in the St. louis,MO area. What should I do. Or do you know of a different company that provides
training to get a cdl . I have bad credit or I would have gone with Rohel. I can't afford to pay for community college training or I would go that route.
Please respond. Thank You,Scott

[buck and a half]

If I had to make that choice today I would definitely go with the big orange ,Schneider, I beleive they take pretty good care of you there and their training is better,us senior drivers don't have much problems with their drivers,the onlly thing that bothers us is they are usually in the way when we are trying to pull the hills,thats not the drivers fault, the trucks are turned down to low. good luck,I"M sure some of the others will help you decide also.

[bjohn920]

From what I have learned here Swift will take anyone. Do not go there,there are very very few drivers I have talked to that like it there. Schneider has many happy drivers. And like anyplace, some not so happy. Check out their drivers fourm,(schneiderdriver.com).

[Rawlco]

CFI is a very good company. Check into them. They only take students from specific schools so if you want to work for them you ought to contact them now and make sure your school is approved. I have only seen a few drivers with seroius gripes about them. CFI only runs dry vans. CFI has a school that is very affordable.

Roehl is also a good company. A few people gripe that they don't get many miles and are annoyed that you can get fired for drving over 68 mph. Roehl has both dry van and flatbed divisions. If you can afford to save some money and go to school on your own I think you will be happier.

[OTRLCBrown]

Well it seems I have a bit of a problem and could use some advice. I have been turned down by 3 Companies;
Roehl:Told me I was a Preventive Hire and to come see them in a year.
Trans Am; Said they hired someone better qualified
Falcon; outright said they could not hire me and refused to tell me why

Now 19 years ago I got into a friends car he had a pistol under the seat so I had to eat a UVFA charge got 60 days in the county jail 2yrs probation, 18 yrs ago got into a fight and got myself convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 2 to 10 yrs. the probation got recinded and the two years turned to 1-2 so it all turned into 3 -12 yrs. I did 3 got out early did 9 on parole no violations, never went back since. The time ended in 1998, 8yrs ago.

Are there any companies out there that are going to hire me????????????

[Littlebittylady67]

Sorry if I'm posting this wrong, I just have some questions? My husband was convicted over 12 years ago of a felony, he served 4 years, and was released in 97, he went to truck driving school, and got his cdl, drove till 2001, while he was still on parole, he came off the road due to me being ill, he worked a steady job for 5 years, driving local, both the otr and local knew of his conviction, he has since been released from parole, still has his CDL and wishes to return to otr driving, now running into road blocks, these companies say convictions 10 years older, he's is over 12, has had gainful employment, any company suggestions, that might give him a chance. He still has his Hazmat endorement, he does'nt fall under that homeland security, we checked that back when it came out.
Thanks any help would be appecraited

[blackf3504dr]

Most copmanies spell out their requirments ( usually 10 years ) as far as convictions go . It may be such that Reohl would like you to be one more year out from your latest conviction before talking to you . Even then some companies that run into Canada won't hire you at all because of Canada's policy of not letting convicted felons in . Don't give up easily !

[NewDude]

I feel your pain, and I hope you continue to seek that which you want. It is a shame that you do a crime, pay your time, and then continue paying for it for what seems like an eternity.

Good luck to you. Don't give up the fight.

--Oz

[pro1driver]

Originally Posted by OTRLCBrown

Well it seems I have a bit of a problem and could use some advice. I have been turned down by 3 Companies;
Roehl:Told me I was a Preventive Hire and to come see them in a year.
Trans Am; Said they hired someone better qualified
Falcon; outright said they could not hire me and refused to tell me why

Now 19 years ago I got into a friends car he had a pistol under the seat so I had to eat a UVFA charge got 60 days in the county jail 2yrs probation, 18 yrs ago got into a fight and got myself convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 2 to 10 yrs. the probation got recinded and the two years turned to 1-2 so it all turned into 3 -12 yrs. I did 3 got out early did 9 on parole no violations, never went back since. The time ended in 1998, 8yrs ago.

Are there any companies out there that are going to hire me????????????

you have "shown" that you have some sort of criminal past. many trucking companies go into canada, and canada simply doesn't want any of our criminals, unlike here in america where it seems we "freely" accept criminals, like those from Cuba a few years ago.

many companies have strict policies against any past involving a criminal history, and this can make you job search tough. you need to find out exactly the requiremnets of the hiring process before you even attempt to fill out an application, in regards to a criminal past, and maybe have a good lawyer type up some sort of letter on your behaf "clearing you"........