Unreported DUI

4 years ago I was in a serious car accident with my personal vehicle while at work. Was taken by ambulance to hospital, where they did a blood test due to injuries. Tested positive for marijuana & overlimit BAC. Somewhere along the line they filed workers comp for me and of course it was rejected. Got fired as a result.
However...
It went unreported. I was charged with running a red light, paid it, case closed. No DUI.
I have always had a clean criminal record ( I will be double checking this) and no traffic incidents since the accident.

Given this, should I avoid trucking entirely? I'm substance free now (hair test is no issue), have consistent employment for 3+ years, no criminal record (again, will double check), and nothing on the MVR for 4 years. Can I fly under the radar here or will this somehow get uncovered during the application process (or if I was in an accident in a CMV later on?

I've been cleaning myself up for awhile now & I'm trying to get a career started. Thank you for the input.

 

Well, I guess I'd find a third party to run a background report on you.
If it comes up clean, I'd roll on
Good luck .

 

If it was unreported, and you didn't get charged for it, how would anybody even find out about it, unless you tell them??

 

I'd just go by what's on the MVR since you weren't in a commercial truck.
Don't volunteer information that isn't asked for and don't let anyone trick you into saying you've ever smoked pot.
Doesn't matter if pot is legal in any particular state; trucking is under federal law, not state law.

 

I failed a workers comp test and the company fired me based on that info.

 

They'll also want to know why I was fired said said company (or not? I was fired 4 years ago).

 

Part of having someone do a background check on you will turn up why you were terminated from your job. And it will be the answer you give on an application.
"Dude was a pot head and wrecked his car."
"Terminated for attendance."
Choice A, you can just say the dude hated you. Without a failed pee test to go by, its just his opinion.
Choice B, you say, "man, I was in a car wreck. So, yeah, i missed some work."
Point is, unless anyone has a lab test, it's just your word against theirs. And here's why it's important, it doesn't matter what anyone says, it matters what they can prove. And that's what ultimately will be important to a trucking company. It's all about insurance.

 

Not good.
Have someone run a background report on you

 

Most trucking companies only go back 3 yrs. employment check on a new driver that's never had a cdl before.
They go back 10 years is you've had a cdl in the past.
It's in the fine print on most trucking job applications.

 

I see.
Weren't you self employed in the landscape business or something during the time period that you had the wreck in??? lol