civilian with " border line" MVR looking at OTR

All of the trucking companies normally state what their driving requirements are. For example like everytruckingjob.com shows pay, equipment hauled, whether they accept students and what their moving violation policy is and what their dui policy is. Good luck going forward!!

 

One word of advise....
Just because it does not show up on a mvr does not mean it will not turn up on a background check....carriers sometimes use private companies that have the info....just removing from the court records no longer means it never happened....quite a few folks have gotten through training and thought they had a job only to told they do not meet the requirements...a prehire is only as good as the honesty in which it has been filled out.
Imo you options will be so limited it might be a good idea to move on for a few years....when you have a clean record for the past 5+ years you might have better chance...10+ if the dui is recorded anywhere (,if ever).

 

i don't see it happening for you..stay at your current employer, keep your nose clean for another 3 years, THEN go to trucking school. i think you will be wasting your money.

 

Any moving violation can be problematic for those wanting to drive a truck. Carriers are required to go back 3 years on your MVR. The violations you listed are very serious. Running stop signs and speeding over 10 mph over is considered very serious. You would be better off to wait until your MVR is completely clear. The DUI could be a problem with some carriers even though it was diverted? Some carriers will hire drivers with a DUI that is at least 5 years old. Each carrier makes their own policy. Some will not hire any driver who has ever had a DUI. Before paying money for school, I would speak with a few carriers and see what they say. As I stated, I would still wait until the moving violations dropped off your MVR.

 

Many companies won't hire if you have any drug related offense in the last 10 years. So say a company has a 5 year limit on misdemeanors, if it's a drug offense they may have a separate policy for it being 10 years which they won't list.

Also, many big companies will now put in fine print at the bottom of an application that diversions must be listed under convictions. Not all of them do though. Now, whether they treat them as a conviction or if they legally can, I do not know. They don't look much at diversions that are deferred prosecution as you never plead guilty or no contest. They do tend to look more at diversions that are deferred sentences, which is what you have by pleading no contest.