Felons

@Chinatown

 

Where is your location?
Any traffic tickets?

 

Carnivals hire felons. Maybe doing ok since Covid has calmed down. Those use CDL drivers.
I have a list of traveling carnivals that hire felons; that list is buried somewhere in my messy paperwork.

 

The North Dakota and West Texas oil fields hire felons. However they aren't booming like they once were. There were several guys with felony records when I worked out there. Oil field companies only care about ppl thats going to work. Not what you've done in the past.

One guy even made it up to a top supervisor role. But oil field work is normally 3 to 8 weeks out. Then maybe 1 week home. But that depends on what company you work for.

 

You can get free cdl school through your state.
Google: WIOA Program (your state)

 

One point. If you are less than 7 years from the day you were found guilty you are not going to be able to get a TWIC card or a hazmat on the CDL. Further, you most likely will not be able to go into Canada. This can be fixed, but it takes some time and most times a bond has to be put up. Some carriers won't hire you if their freight or customers demand NO FELONS. Generally speaking, if you are free of parole or probation most carriers will look at you. I have seen some surprises when it comes to this. Just be upfront about your status. Oh, one more thing. Don't answer a question not asked while filling out an application or during an interview.

There are people going through company-financed CDL schools all the time that are felons. You have got to start searching for one that will also train you.