Originally Posted by Crusty

rubberducky; thanks for reply. Well firstly the charges was in Maryland. There were 9 of us involved. I was 3 blocks away when it took place. But I DID recieve a handgun taken from the store. It's value was probably 50 bucks. But all the guns together was probably grand larceny. I'm pretty sure the charge was plead down to 'receiving'. Thus the suspended sentenance and probation. The problem really is that there are no records other than " INV B&E-DISPOSITION: ( other, GLTY SUSP SENT PROB 1 YR )" that's it!!! Every thing else has been destroyed. From that year; theres' not even microfiche. I was 18 so officials involved are either retired or dead. If they just check GA. I'm good. If they check FBI/NCIC it will show up. In all reality; any decision will default to; 'YOU'RE A GUILTY FELON,... PUNK!' LOL! I imagine being hired will depend on the company policy.

Like AT said, call recruiting for a 100% correct answer but this is what Sandy sent me the other day to my email when I inquired with W/S. I did not copy the whole thing, just the part that pertained to this conversation

II. HIRING CRITERIA
A. General Requirements
In order to qualify for placement in a training or orientation class or to maintain continued qualification as a Company driver for Watkins and Shepard, the driver’s motor vehicle record:

- Must not include a DUI/DWI or possession of a controlled substance or possession of alcohol conviction in a commercial vehicle.
- Must not include a DUI/DWI or possession of a controlled substance conviction in a non-commercial motor vehicle within the last 5 years.
- Must not include a conviction for death by vehicle, hit and run, or racing in either a commercial motor vehicle or non-commercial motor vehicle.
- Must not include any more than two moving violations in the twelve months prior to the date of the application and no more than three moving violations within 5 years from the date of the application.
- Must not include a reckless, careless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle driving conviction within five years of the date of the application.
- Must not include any Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) recordable, at-fault collision within three years of the date of the application and no more than one D.O.T. recordable, at-fault collision during your entire commercial motor vehicle career.
- Must not include any more than two non-D.O.T. recordable, at-fault collisions in any motor vehicle within three years of the date of the application.
- Must not include any felony conviction within seven years from the date of the application, and, if beyond seven years from the date of the application, the driver must obtain a waiver permitting entry into Canada prior to the completion of 90-days of employment unless the driver is applying for a position that will not include travel into Canada.

APPLICATION REVIEW

A. DUI/Felony
As you can see, Watkins and Shepard has some fairly stringent hiring criteria, particularly with respect to the number of moving violations a driver may have within a 5-year period (a maximum of 3 violations). Most trucking companies use a 3-year review period of one’s MVR and may allow a greater number of moving violations.

In general, if an applicant has a prior DUI or felony but meets the respective criteria, we would not automatically preclude this applicant from consideration, but would require that all other areas of the application be exemplary in order to proceed with processing. For example, if an applicant had a felony or DUI 10 years ago, had a clear MVR and his/her employment was strong with good references, we could move forward if the applicant met our needs and, in our opinion, was a quality candidate in all other aspects. If, on the other hand, that same applicant had any one area of the application that was weak, we would not want to act on the application. In other words, the application must be superior in all areas if the applicant is to be deemed “hireable” after having a prior DUI or felony conviction.

This is directly from W/S recruiting. Hope it helps you out.


RD68

Originally Posted by American-Trucker

P.S dont ever ask me to work that hard again American Trucker

I just realized you filled out that whole form. Good job but Wow. The OP should send money to your pay pal account for that effort.

Originally Posted by Crusty

Thank you American Trucker. Thank you ruberducky68. The length you have gone to to aquire and post information is greatly appretiated. This information has brightened the path a great deal. The rest of qualifications are good. Clean driving record for over 20 years. No arrests since that charge in '68. I WILL move forward on this. Ahhhh the power of optimism. Thanks again guys.

No problem Crusty. If that incident happened that long ago I would think there should not be an issue with you hiring on at W/S.

Go luck with your application. Hope you can get on with them if that is what you want.

RD68