Class A felon....

I mean no offense with my comment. However this industry is very heavily regulated and carriers pay out millions of $$$$ every year to settle lawsuits. ANYTHING other then total honesty is not going to end well. You have a problem solve it. Just be honest. It is the only way to be in regard to these regulations.

 

you will find a company i started with a russian guy out of NJ an all i did was coast to coast. at that time i had lied too him that i had experience he diddnt even care he just needed a driver lol. an i thanks him alot because of him i learn how too drive trucks. i had never work for a major company.

 

Try Flower Transfer Logistics. Night time line haul. They’re in Sewell, Nj. Not a 1/2hr ride for you. Local work to boot.

 

Supply and demand. The demand for truckers is high enough across the board where "they" cannot be too picky. Don't fall for the be 100% be honest BS. If whatever is over 7 years old, consider the possibility of not disclosing it. I've had some good and some terrible advice from this forum. When it comes to drugs and felonies there is a clear agenda from most members to play games and flat out lie about the best way to handle applying for jobs in the industry. As if 1 person would make a dent on flies ### getting hired, some will just lie to you for fun and kick you while your down for a laugh. DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL BEYOND 7 YEARS. Any recruiter or probation/parole officer will tell you the same thing.

 

I know a guy that was fired about 5 months ago from Schneider that did not reveal a US Navy Court Marshal conviction for rape. The man got out of the disciplinary barracks at FT Leavenworth Kansas in 2002. He lied on his application and this lie was discovered by his yearly review. Another driver was fired from Transport America for not disclosing a felony conviction for assault with a deadly weapon in Norfolk in the 90s. Then I know another driver sent home from Crete orientation because he did not disclose a felony conviction for murder back in the 80s. You can keep going on and on with your personal opinions about the FMCSA regulations and company hiring methods but at some point your going to start drawing some BS alerts. It is also horrid advice to advise anyone convicted of a felony to not be 100% honest. These carriers sometime do business in Canada and have customers that require drivers with clean records. I will give you the drugs. After some time that is old news. But these felony convictions are a horse of a different color.

Edited to add this bit. When filling out an app look at the questions VERY closely. I have seen some applications with the question have you EVER been convicted of a felony and I have seen them ask have you been convicted of a felony in the last 10 years. Be honest but there is no need to volunteer information not asked for.