Well, shucks...?

My handle is Krazy Scott...nice ta meetcha!

I'm looking to get into the trucking industry, but my wild youth has caught up with me, apparently. I straightened out my life in 2007 and haven't been in trouble since. Prior to that I have three misdemeanor convictions, that last of which was my solitary drug charge in 2005. Unfortunately the probation violation stemming from that extends into 2007 when I turned myself in, served my time, and quit screwing up.
Now, however, I'm finding it difficult to find a trucking company that will forgive the ENTIRE list of travesties I left in my wake. Some forgive the drug charge but say I have too many misdemeanors. Others could care less about the misdemeanors but say the drug charge and the resulting probation violation is too recent.

The list of companies that have said no include CR England, Schneider, and Central Refrigerated, so I figured I needed to ask for some guidance. On the lighter side, Driver Solutions/PAM Transport said yes, but if you stop to consider the horror stories told and all the many people that want a class-action lawsuit against them, it seems like their record is actually worse than mine...they just have better lawyers. *laughs*
Does anyone out there know of a decent company with paid training that will give a guy a break? I have an excellent work history, spotless driving record, and am ready to go...I was even baptized last year, for pete's sake.
Any replies that aren't completely foolish will be appreciated

 

I completely understand, I really do. The one thing that keeps me from saying yes is that DS/P has issues with improperly obtained CDL's in some areas...which have been revoked by authorities. I need my CDL to be, err, legal.

That's why I'm asking for other options from people in the industry before I commit....

 

To be honest, I was pretty surprised that I'm having a hard time getting trained...one conviction was in '89, another in '94...those are over/almost 20 years old, I was amazed that they were still relevant...but Central Refrigerated wouldn't clear me for training due to them number of misdemeanors...the other two companies had issues with the drug charge being recent (within 10 years)...

I did it to myself, so I'm not crying about it (in public). I just thought with the clean driving record and work history that someone wouldn't care what I did when I was a pissed-off kid...

 

Wow, really? I could care less personally, but that would limit me with some carriers...I'll have to research that a little closer, thankya!

 

That provide training? That's my issue...my last job ended rather suddenly and I'm strapped for the money to pay for the training myself...so I need something that's company-sponsored and having a devil of a time finding anyone reputable to give me a chance...