Felon Friendly and Second Chance Companies

joseph1135 · Mar 27, 2015

Chinatown said: ↑

COAST TO COAST

Carolina Cargo offers exclusive team driver service and provides third morning availability on either coast. Listed are a few of our recent destinations:

Los Angeles, CA

Sandiego, CA

Sacramento, CA

San Jose, CA

Bakersfield, CA

Turlock, CA

Phoenix, AZ

Las Vegas, NV

Reno, NV

Portland, OR

Columbia, SC

Greenville, SC

Charlotte, NC

Greensboro, NC

Orlando, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jessup, MD

Atlanta, GA

Theodore, AL

And many more

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How much is that recruiting bonus again?

C & C · Mar 27, 2015

joseph1135 said: ↑

You have to understand the amount of risk they are taking by hiring ANYONE, let alone a felon. We are running their $200,000 investments around, plus thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of freight. Then you add in the higher insurance costs to insure a driver with a sketchy past. We do have felons out here that do a fine job and are successful. But many had to jump through hoops to do it. You have to understand where employers are coming from in this regard.
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I agree with you 100%. However, I am focusing on what you said that I highlighted in bold. A felon cant do a fine job and be successful if they are not given the chance. Ultimatly, the company will have the final say in who they choose to hire.

Thank you for your input!

jet460 · Mar 27, 2015

Watkins Shepard.
GREAT people to work for.
New trucks.
Decent pay.
Terminals all over the country, and their training is second to none.
They cover everything.
They hire people with old felonies.

www.wksh.com

joseph1135 · Mar 27, 2015

jtmelyo said: ↑

Carolina Cargo is not as bad as people make it seem bc again everyone doesn't look at the whole picture they pay you on ALL MILES you will avg 6000 every 5-7 days i mean again people can say what they want but until you been there you will never know and honestly people who just bash other companies just hate where they are so they try and make everyone miserable like their self.

its .42 cpm split on TOTAL miles so after fuel, mileage and on-time you would be looking at .16-.21 on TOTAL miles per driver they avg 6000 every 5-7 days depending on how hard the team runs....... they say your first three trips expect 600-700 a trip once you reach mileage your looking at 800-900 a trip and then if you hit fuel bonus anywhere from 800-1200 every 5-7 days and they pay every time you turn in a trip pack...... be careful who you listen to some don't get all the info before speaking. Chinatown is right they do avg 800-1200 dollars every 5-7 days guys straight out of school making avg 1100 every 5 days come on again people who knock it suck at where they are and know they cant do half as good as some of the drivers Carolina has bc some people throw away good people bc of past and they don't judge you on your past they want to give you a new start and set you up for success that simple. and their bonus is not hard to meet as long as you deliver on time which hope most do and you do 17000 miles in 28 days come on that's a no brainier and then just keep your mpg up.

they have some of the best drivers out there no matter what their past is.
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So, you're the recruiter for this company and sending me nasty PMs to shut me up about the truth (this is NOT the truth, theres enough evidence to back that up here and throughout the web). Tell the truth now.

stevep1977 · Mar 27, 2015

Chinatown said: ↑

Yes, .22 split for all miles. A few drivers that work there have posted they make a little over $800.00 a week which includes fuel milage bonus, on-time delivery, stop pay, pick up pay, etc. They do West Coast turnarounds back to back. 5 days off after 3 turns if you want it.

I'm a big fan of this company and proud of it!

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One thing I find really annoying is when people misrepresent the facts and give the appearance that a driver is only making .11cpm when in actuality they are getting .22cpm. It's like they should get the full cpm pay for all miles when you should only get paid half of the miles since you only drive half of the miles. With that said though, .22cpm is pretty #### pathetic anyways.

Steel Maverick · Mar 27, 2015

I'm not sure about companies that hire people with pending felonies but I have called a lot of companies that will hire with a 5 year old felony (depending on the charge). What most people forget about is the fact that you cannot get a hazmat endorsement for at least 7 years after a felony and cannot enter Canada for at least 5 years (sometimes, never). I was worried about finding a descent company but with the help people on this forum like Chinatown and Joseph1135 I have found that there are lots of opportunities for those of us with a past without giving your soul to one of the Megas.

joseph1135 · Mar 27, 2015

stevep1977 said: ↑

One thing I find really annoying is when people misrepresent the facts and give the appearance that a driver is only making .11cpm when in actuality they are getting .22cpm. It's like they should get the full cpm pay for all miles when you should only get paid half of the miles since you only drive half of the miles. With that said though, .22cpm is pretty #### pathetic anyways.
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The .22 is with the bonus. IF you get the bonus. The .11 is the base pay.

stevep1977 · Mar 27, 2015

joseph1135 said: ↑

The .22 is with the bonus. IF you get the bonus. The .11 is the base pay.
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LOL that's a pretty good deal, where do we sign up?

Bankrobba99 · Mar 27, 2015

Steel Maverick said: ↑

I'm not sure about companies that hire people with pending felonies but I have called a lot of companies that will hire with a 5 year old felony (depending on the charge). What most people forget about is the fact that you cannot get a hazmat endorsement for at least 7 years after a felony and cannot enter Canada for at least 5 years (sometimes, never). I was worried about finding a descent company but with the help people on this forum like Chinatown and Joseph1135 I have found that there are lots of opportunities for those of us with a past without giving your soul to one of the Megas.
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Wrong on the hazmat, I paroled out of prison the end of July 2013, had my HM endorsement about a month later. Some felonies you can never get HM.

The background check seemed to be more concerned about mental stability than anything, along with certain felonies..murder and smuggling were two I recall plus some others.

I thought I was banned from Canada for life but not really sure about that.

jet460 · Mar 28, 2015

I wouldn't start the truck for less than 37cpm.

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