New Graduate in IL, Looking for Job, Felon with 2 moving violations

Yah, no one is going to hire you with two 15+ over. Sorry but the CDL school should have told you not to waste your time and money.

 

Might have a chance on Facebook or Craigslist I posted earlier.

 

Your driving record is terrible and keeping companies from hiring you. Your felony is almost unimportant compared to the 35+ ticket. Trucking is a high-stress job. It's not well suited to people if they have too much anger.

 

Sorry but your MV record doesn’t reset once you acquire a CDL. Those tickets are going to dog you for a few more years.

Actually the only thing stopping them from hiring you is their insurance company..

You got to understand that recruiters only care about you showing up for orientation and once you do..the recruiters job is done. Once there that’s when they actually run your background, check MV records and get clearance from their insurance company.

Some companies like Schneider will accept one of those tickets but not two.

 

You've made your point. The OP gets it, alright? Quit bayonetting the wounded.

 

If the op is willing to relocate, the Texas oilfield may be an option. There is a plethora of companies out here, that their only qualification is a heartbeat(don’t want to sound cruel), but it may very well help get back on your feet. Granted, it will be dusty, loud, you will more than likely be driving an old worn out large car, with baling wire & duct tape holding the old gal together, but you will be working. You won’t be servicing the premier accounts, as they may be running on a shoe string same your employer.

 

OP, @Lazer has a good point. Even if it wasn’t a driving job. You’re still gonna make some good money.

 

You may get by being hired but when the insurance company finds out what your tickets are, they will tell the company to find another insurer or fire you.

The school is at fault for even allowing you to go through the course and getting a CDL, 15 over is really bad but 35 over is a career-ending move.

You should address suing them for fraud, seriously.

 

I don’t believe you’re going to be employable, as an OTR/commercial driver.

CMV’s are being chased by attorneys. In turn, that has resulted in huge risks (payouts) for insurance companies. Your 35+mph is going to be your disqualifier. I don’t see any insurance company willing to take you under their umbrella. It’s not the company’s decision, because they’re not going to be the one paying the settlement, should you be involved in anything. And, whatever it may be doesn’t even have to be your fault (<regularly discussed here). Your driving record will be the fuel for the plaintiff attorney’s fire, when you’re standing before a jury. It truly has become that bad, in this industry.

Here’s a similar example as you, at my employer. They hired a tech with a Farm Class B (not a CDL). He has his CDL written test done and only needs the road test. He has a horrible driving record, which was being examined by our insurance carrier’s underwriters. Things weren’t adding up with what he was saying, what the DMV was presenting, and what the underwriters had found. As it turns out, the kid has a lifetime disqualification from ever holding a CDL (I have zero idea what he was involved in). That means he’s of no use to my employer, as techs shuttle equipment to/from our accounts. He was terminated.

As mentioned by @Lazer you’re probably going to need to chase opportunities where driving isn’t the primary responsibility, but, where a CDL would be beneficial for the position. Something like plumbing/septic installation, where a CDL is required to drive a dump truck, with a pintle trailer, loaded with a mini-excavator. You might look at farm opportunities, as harvest is upcoming. If you prove yourself, you might be able to score a year-around position. As mentioned, Marketplace and Indeed are probably going to be your best bets. Search “CDL”, so everything requiring one will come up in the results. I can’t think of anything else.

 

Keep charging ahead! One driver on this forum had 12 fender benders in his taxi and still found a good trucking job.
On Craigslist he made dozens of phone calls and left dozens of phone messages and had a job within a week. Great paying job hauling produce out of California to the Northeast, mainly Hunts Point, NYC.