Dismissed Felony, do you think I’ll have a chance in trucking?

make sure what they promise you is in writing. Ie starting pay, bonus sign on, or what ever they are promising you.

 

It's worth mentioning: when you apply pay attention to the time frame that they are asking for when it comes to thise questions. Some companies go back only 3 years, other 5, 7, or 10 years. Some want to know if you've ever been convicted at any point of your life.

I did have a misdemeanor expunged but my stupid ### went and caught more charges back then. I only had to confess the ones after my expungement. I did he a copy of my record, but I can't remember how.....I wanted to see if it was actually gone, which it was. You have so much time after you've been in trouble, that it will be no issue for you to get work.

 

Yes, for technical details like pay/Cents Per Mile CPM, etc. But mostly you want to communicate with current drivers at that company doing the job they are about to hire you for. If you are applying for a local job, OTR drivers' info may not be useful or vice versa OTR drives may not know useful about local driving for the same company. I would ask around the various message boards on this website and I would request the company put you in contact with one of their drivers doing the job you are applying for.

When you ask questions you want to ask about facts. "What does the company pay new drivers? What schedule do you work? etc. Questions like "is this a good company for me" aren't that useful. "How much waiting do you typically do? What are the details of detention pay? How many hours do I have to wait for free before I get detention pay? Does EVERY customer pay detention pay? Ask about details of your pay and working conditions. Recruiters are just going to tell you the average pay, or average pay among their best drivers. They have no idea what kind of schedule you may work. Ask the driver the company puts in contact with you to give your number to another driver, preferrably someone newish at the job you are seeking and ask him the same questions or ask him to describe the working conditions and the pay and any problems he faces.

 

Oh yeah any sign-on or starting bonus is going to be paid out over time. They don't hand the new guy a check for the whole amount. It may be spread out over a year or the first 6 months. The bonus is nice but the daily work and weekly pay is what matters most.

 

Didn’t read all the posts so maybe it was mentioned
But some questions will have a timeline like convicted in the past 5-10 years etc

If older than what they ask then it’s a no

 

Just beware that "our starting drivers average UP TO $87,000 year" is an empty phrase. It's not a guarantee. Often times,if it's not just created it's a math result assuming you never go home, you drive 11 hours per day, never ave more than 10 hours off, and no customer delays you, and you never break down. Current drivers may not be eager to tell you what they make, and if they do they'll likely exaggerate a bit. But they can confirm the Cents Per Mile CPM, their average pay, if detention is paid accurately, how often their are paid, are bonus realistic or impossible, etc. You would also hope to speak to drivers with multi years at the company you are interested in. Some of the big mega companies with thousands and thousands of drivers have very few drivers with even 2 years at the same company.

Under no circumstances volunteer for "dedicated accounts for any type of dollar store". Those accounts are terrible short of drivers because they are a huge challenge to work on and not hit things. After you hit a few things you are fired. They often have a higher CPM than OTR but you may spend so much time getting their angry employees to assist in getting their stuff you are losing money due to wasted time.

 

Recruiters are typically paid based on getting new drivers. Some companies only pay the recruiter if the driver stays 30-90 days. Many of the large companies have given up improving conditions for current drivers and just accept they will be replacing virtually all drivers within the year. You don't want to work there. They treat you like you would treat a disposable cup. Use it and throw it away.