Trying to get a carrier to hire me for financial aid

Hey everyone, I'm in St.Louis and am trying to get into a trucking/cdl school here in the area and have hit a major speed bump! I was hired buy a local carrier and everything was going fine until I submitted my driving record, I have 1 dui and 2 refusals on my record all from 14 years ago, but my record is spotless before that and after to this day. I guess I'm looking for suggestions or options of what to do next or should I just give up on driving otr because no body will touch me with those blemishes on my record or is there still a chance for me on the road?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

 

Geez Fuzzy, I'm standing on an overpass now getting ready to take a header into the next westbound interstate 44 that rolls by hahaha!! Just kidding I would never even consider doing anything like that! But seriously, I'm 45 years old and have always wanted to be a trucker but haven't been in a position to hit the road until now.. I spent 25 years in the printing business and have been laid-off for quite some time now and had been the primary care giver for my mom who is now in a nursing home freeing me up take on the challenge of driving otr.

Fuzzy I do apreciate your brutaly honest advice/opinion, I know I have a big challenge ahead of me but after putting a lot of thought into it I think I'm going to press on and if that means starting with a less than favorable carrier and driving junk and making less than a desirable wage so be it! Hopefully someone Will pick me up and give me a chance so I can get on the road and prove myself, I'll pay my dues, work holidays and what ever it takes to get miles under my belt and hopefully in a few years it will pay off and I can start making a decent living on the road.

I'm still interested in hearing what you and others think and am open to suggestions, thanks and I hope to hear from more of you out there.

 

Oh, and I'm a 45 year old man Fuzzy!

Happy safe trails to all!

 

Tow, Sorry I had to go run an errand and was away from the computer. Let me try and explain the situation a bit clearer..

I was applying to a driving school here in St.Louis and the application process was going smoothly with the school contacting Hogan trucking here and they said that they would hire me and finance the cdl class for me and then I would pay them back through payroll deductions with me agreeing to sign a 14 month contract with them. Then after I went and got a copy of my driving record and submitted it to the school Hogan dropped me.

The "career counselor" at the driving/cdl training facility didn't think my driving issues from 14 years ago would be a problem but obviously they were wrong, so this is where I'm at now looking for a carrier to sponsor me through class so I can get on the road.