Trucking with a spotty past

If you have 15 years of clean history with only 2 tickets, you should be good, especially with no felonies. A misdemeanor, well the possession charge would classify as one. I think you would be good if this is what you really want to do. Just make sure that this is what you want to do and sound confident and give them all of the info up front. One thing you need to do too is they are going to want work history for at least the past 3 years (DOT requirement). What this means is if you have not worked you will need to provide W2 showing self employment, income from unemployment or some companies (like the one that I am going through now, Knight transportation) will just have you sign a paper and give references for some time lapses in between jobs or times of unemployment to verify you have not been out raising hell.

I think that you would be good to go and as long as you are honest, I don't see how you would not make it through.

 

As a long time reader of this forum I'll assume the majority will say "DUI, that shouldn't be a problem at a lot of companies after it has hit the ten year mark. A roach?! Are you referring to the devils weed?! If so we don't need your type out on the road!!"

in all seriousness, your past is probably far enough in the past to not cause you too much bother.

 

Werner
Western express
PTL


Those three hire just about anyone ,unless you wrecked a COMMERICAL vechile before.


PTL does require some recent work history ,werner and western don't really care too much.


Check out WIA/state funding for a local CDL school.

 

I'll say it right now.

The kids are being soft on you because you're a girl.

Wait till Joseph gets here . . .

 

If Prime doesn't take you, there are others that will. Submit some more applications.
Depends on how the application is worded concerning DUI, felony, etc. Does it ask "Have you ever?" or "Have you within the last 10 yrs?" and so on.

Celadon and Southern Refrigerated Transport provide CDL school and furnish hotel room and meals. They also provide transportation to get to their school. Check their websites and apply.

If companies ask for Social Security Card or Birth Certificate, they mean an original, not a photocopy. If you show up with photocopies, they may send you home.

There's also Wil-Trans and Trailiner Corp. in Springfield, MO but don't know about their lodging and meals.

 

Seriously though, a 20 year old DUI, and a minor posession charge shouldn't be a problem.

Get your out of state police record and disclose all relevant info.

Add a CV that demonstrates you've turned on the right track since.

Forget Mary Jane. She ain't welcomed in the industry.

Good luck, smooth criminal.

 

It is best to use the do not ask do not tell policy!