what company will hire anyone

You have copies of tax returns for that period? Some companies will ask for those. (My point in asking if you filed taxes)
Usually, trucking companies are worried about gaps in employment for people who have been driving for a while, because they are worried the driver worked for a company that fired him, or he had an accident he is trying to cover up.

 

You might try Central Refrigerated. My background was pretty similar and they hired me. You might have to make up some letters or something to make them happy, but that's not too tough. Good luck.

 

Well good luck if all else fails lie and bluff your way through lol

 

If you are hired having a questionable background, most likely it will be by a company similar to your background. They will ask/force you to run illegal, at the least.

Worse would be to make you pay for fuel, tolls, repairs all with the slight hope of being compensated sometime in the next decade.

Mikeeee

 

So you say central ref will take anyone...

I agree.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ing/180090-i-cant-help-damage-just-keeps.html

Mikeeee

 

You are definitely barking up the wrong tree with Prime. Actually any of those mega-carriers are going to have much tighter restrictions or requirements. Mainly due to insurance. You need to aim toward the smaller mom and pop companies. They are much more lax in their hiring process and background of their drivers. You may also want to try and find an owner operator willing to take you on and show you the ropes. Just make sure that they are legit. There have been incidents in which newbies get hired on by these owner operators and then don't get paid.

This is actually a good thing that the mega-carriers will not consider you for employment. This means you will be forced to find a good job from the get-go! Since the mega-carriers will not touch you then you don't have to wrestle with that option.

Check Craigslist often and also here is another site that will help you out....

http://www.truckdrivercentral.com/truckingcompanies.html

Good luck man...

 

October 1st. 2012, I turned 56 years old. I have never driven a truck. I hope one day to learn.
I currently work as a retail clerk. I have been doing so since April 17, 2007. I am trying to stick it out till April 17, 2017 to make the 10 year employment history to put on an application, providing that I do not get terminated or laid off.

I was out of work for 7 months, from 9/18/2006 - 4/16/2007. During this time, I had NOT filed for or received any unemployment compensation. Therefore, this is 100% UNVERIFIABLE UNEMPLOYMENT.

Prior to these 7 months, I worked straight through from 10/9/1995 - 9/17/2006, almost 11 years straight:
a) Company A: 10/9/1995 - 2/24/1996
b) Company B: 2/26/1996 - 9/17/2006

I had been living in Wichita KS from 8/23/1996 to 10/9/2006, before returning to my home state of Connecticut to help my 2 sisters care for our elderly mother. She passed away September 30th. 2007, about a year later.
I remained in Connecticut till January 2009 helping my 2 sisters settle our deceased parents estate. I eventually returned to Wichita KS January 14, 2009.

In the mean time, I am using the waiting time to get my body into much better physical shape. I have already lost about 30 lbs. I have about another 15 to 20 lbs. to go. I am also working on other things as really trying to get my blood pressure down to decent levels without the use of medications. I have yet to take any.

I am trying to make sure that my sugar levels are really in check. I am trying to avoid diabetes. It does run in my family, along with heart disease and cancer. Before my mother passed away, she was on 4 shots of insulin a day. She also had 3 major open heart surgeries in a 13 year period.

I am slowly, but surly, changing a lot of my eating eating habits. It can be difficult, but NOT impossible. I also realize that stringent D.O.T. health and fitness standards must be met.

I have never been arrested or convicted of any felonies or misdemeanors at all. As years go by, I try very hard to be careful who I associate with, along with staying out of trouble as much as possible.

I do have parking tickets, speeding tickets, failure to yield right of way, and passing a school bus with red flashing lights on my record. My last ticket was back in 2007. My last accident was back in 2010. The driver ran a stop sign right into me. I was not at fault on this particular accident. However, there have been 2 prior accidents that I was at fault. One was back in 1995, the other was around 2000, not sure of exact date.

I have been diligently trying to clean up my credit record. I have been steadily paying off every bill and debt that I ever owed. I am also going over my credit report to make sure everything is accurate and up to date. I am seriously trying to get all my personal affairs in order.

I have never married, and have never fathered any children. I went back to make absolutely sure about this to avoid having to worry about any child support payments and wage garnishments. KNOCK ON WOOD, none should ever occur.

I have never smoked or taken drugs. What little drinking that I ever did, I gave up many years ago. If I do go to a bar with some people, I will only order a soda or juice. I have never had a DUI or a DWI. The risks and penalties are too much to bear.

I am hoping to be able to get off the ground in the next several years to become an over the road truck driver, PREFERABLY SOLO.

I have no close family ties in the Midwest. Both of my 2 sisters live about 1500 miles away from me, one in Connecticut, the other in New York. As mentioned earlier, both of my parents are deceased, along with all 4 of my grandparents. I only have 1 aunt and 1 uncle left, ages 87 and 92 respectively, both being cared for by their children. I also have a few cousins left. Unfortunately, so many of my relatives have passed away.

As a possible potential truck driver, I do not have the stresses of having to worry about family issues if I am far away from home.

I live in a 1 bedroom apartment, therefore, do not have to worry about maintaining a house or the yard that goes with it.

Many recruiters and truck drivers alike have told me that it is extremely important to have a clear head and try to be as stress free as possible if I do eventually go into truck driving, that a truck driver must have all their concentration and energies on both their driving and getting to their destinations both safely and on time.

I realize that there is an incredible amount of regulations from the federal government that must be followed to avoid losing ones CDL license and/or getting fired from the trucking company that a truck driver works for.

This is why I am currently doing a lot of the things that I am doing, not only for my own health, safety and well being, but too also to prepare to start complying with regulations that a truck driver must comply with.

 

you only need 3 year history as a new driver
experienced drivers need 10 year history
gaps in employment are easily rectified with letters
from family etc when your a stay at home dad
or caring for aging parents etc
i was self employed and a letter from my accountant fixed that
collecting unemployment is not a gap either
just takes the place of employment

basically they want to be sure you were not in afghanistan becoming a terrorist in waiting
though most hillbillies would be terrosists under todays homeland security rules

 

Hi I have a felon voluntary manslaughter did 5 years been out of incaceration 16 cant get a job driving truck does anyone no a Company that will hire and train me

 

Not a bad job if you can get it lol