New girlfriend and new trucking job at the same time? and court dates?

Hey, I drove for 5 months for CRST before, but got screwed over and quit (and now i realize i probably shouldve just dealt with starving for 3 more months instead of leaving..meh..). Anyway, I've spent the last 8 months not trucking, and just absolutely struggling to exist because the economy is so bad in my area, there arent really any regular jobs left with openings.

But...Covenant told me they'd hire me, and I'd have to drive teams for the first month because I'm 1 month short on their experience for solo. CRST really made me hate teaming, but .. I can deal with it for just 1 month! Or two.

I also just got a girlfriend recently, and I've never had one of those while i was trucking before. What on earth is she going to think about this? I don't want to lose her over this, but ... I haven't been with her for long enough to throw oppurtunities like this away, you know. I haven't driven a truck since thanksgiving, so i thought i'd never be able to get a trucking job again, to be honest.

Also, I have a pretrial and jury trial in about a month after i'll start with covenant. I'm being charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, but the charges will be dropped because the false witnesses moved very far away from the county it happened in, and it will not be possible for them to come. Besides that, the court doesnt know where they are. And even if they did show up, I'll win because i'm innocent. But..will covenant even hire me with something like that going on? It's two months until the trial, and it seems like freight'll probably start slowing down again in two months? Covenant's requirements don't mention misdemeanors at all, as far as i see.

 

Ok. I wasn't going to be dishonest with them, for one simple fact (Well, i mean, besides what you said): If I miss that court date, i will go to jail and be charged with contempt! It feels like i'd be better off just waiting until after the court date though.

 

5mouths2feed, I know. The whole thing has smelled very wrong all the way from the way the initial police reports were handled. i am going to show up prepared.

Barcode, the local economy is total crap, to be honest. I'm doing what i can to get local jobs, and infact have one (but its not paying very well). And why do i have to dump the gf to have a local job? I think you're right about waiting for the court stuff to be cleared up though.