felony friendly companies???

I would trust the worst felon before I would trust a lawyer.

 

this thread has just upset me. i see a small group of users who consistantly bash and flame other members all over the board, that come here seeking help and support.
they are met with responses that are totally disrespectful to other members.
who cares if one has a felony, or a speeding ticket, or this or that-

not everyone can be perfect like you few flamers i see bashing everyone else

it is you few that walk past a lone driver under the hood, covered in grease, and needing a hand... with your nose in the air

by the way i have been driving for a while myself.
to you bashers that are flaming members- this is not YOUR industry

 

I've been researching trucking companies on the Internet, and have seen many that provide specific information about their acceptance of prior felonies and traffic offenses. The information is out there if you're willing to look for it. Now if you're a felon, and you're unwilling or unable to do enough work to find out who might hire you, you may have a tough time in any case.

Why are felons drawn to trucking? I guess because there's still such a demand for drivers, even in a recession, that companies will consider them.

Having a clean record, while competing against those with prior offenses, makes me feel a bit more optimistic about my job prospects.

 

I can agree with you, The Lawyers and Government are the crooks! You are always guilty tell proven innocent. Look at the Governor for Illinois.

 

This industry has always been attractive to those with a criminal background. One reason is that carriers didn't always check references and backgrounds with as much scrutiny as they can today. Another is that this industry didn't seem to be as judgmental as today. Many felons were good workers. All they wanted was to have a chance to earn an honest living.

 

This has been a very enlightening thread for me to see how a few people feel on this subject. I find it interesting that most do not even care what the circumstances were or why just that the person was found guilty. I did not know that trucking should be exempt from people who paid for their mistakes and are trying to get on with their lives and possibly even trying to take care of a family in the process.
Remember what they say about living in a glass house.

 

??? LMFAO - Commercial diving is much harder to get into then trucking. Dangerous yes, but saturation divers for the oil companies may work six months out of the year and make $400K.

 

Saturation divers you say?

EDIT - long duration, got it.

 

Unless felons are given an opportunity to rehabilitate themselves, you can expect them to revert to old behavior. Besides, a number of offenses which were once considered minor or misdemeanors are not classified as felonies. I would not discount someone with a criminal background without knowing the circumstances and talking with them.

 

The justice system in this country is a JOKE.
A really bad joke.

I've got 4 or 5 friends from right after high school who were charged with selling pot.
In reality they bought an extra oz for a friend (no profit).
One or two of them SPLIT an oz with a friend.
Except the 'friend' turned out to be a gov't snitch, side-stepping his debt by making friends & then getting them busted.

So there they were, 18 & needing $5K to get started with a legal defense.

All but one of them "took the deal" and became felons because they didn't have a choice...
While the REAL CROOKS continued to log statistics & pat each others back about their *gag* service to the community.

One went to court.
His dad was a county deputy.
The witness for the state failed to appear & they had to drop charges.
Lucky break, huh?