Reporting your past to employers

There are 3 basic background checks and they have to do with time like last 10 years, 10-20 and then beyond. Each prohibitively more expensive than the last.......

In short the answer is no, tell them nothing. It's gone except to the most prying eyes with the deepest pockets and that is not a motor carrier. I wouldn't give it a second thought unless I was applying to haul munitions for my uncle.

Enjoy your new career and relax.......

jmo

 

Not really, if iit has been sealed and there has not been any activity in the crime line of business for 30 years, I would look at how the questions are asked if they say have you EVER been arrested then yes talk it up but tell as little as possible, If they give you a time frame then you are good to go, I'm assuming these were just growing pains and you are certainly over it! Go for all the stars and the moon as well. Good luck with your New Career.

 

Anybody can be charged with a crime. That is not part of the record that a company will have access to. They can find a record of your convictions but not of arrest. Trust me, felons know these things.

Remember we live in a country where you are innocent until proven guilty. O. J. included.

 

Yes records are found with a few clicks. Sealed is not expunged. Speak the truth.

 

A background check will show a sealed record. Go back to court and get them removed.

 

Please stop spreading misinformation. Arrests are still public records and as such subject to public scrutiny. That means companies know if you're arrested but not convicted.

The worst thing you can do is lie about your past. 90% of the time, the company won't give a #### if the driver is just honest about it. If they have to find out on their own, that driver is a liar with zero credibility.

Companies don't hire people they can't trust. Everybody makes mistakes... a trustworthy person doesn't hide from them.

 

Honesty is always the best policy. You don't want to hide something just to get a job and they find out about what you hid later then you're fired. CYA from the start and you won't have anything to worry about

 

Eventually, getting a truck driving job will be the equivalent of trying to get into fields as law enforcement, military, security, and super sensitive areas of the government. The truck driving applicant will need to have a background check that is as clean as a whistle. Also, the truck driver will need to have both the character traits and the reputation of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God.

It would not be surprising if all the trucking companies also run fingerprints to thoroughly check up on each and every applicant to verify any and all aspects of his or her life. As time goes by, there is going to be more pressure from both the federal government and the insurance companies for all trucking companies to hire only the absolute best quality truck drivers in every which way possible.

Eventually, physical fitness standards of law enforcement, military, corrections, and security are going to be applied to any and all professional truck drivers. If it is not required by the D.O.T., then the insurance companies will require it. It is just a matter of time.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!