How do the industry View EX-Felons

well pro1 driver how about me i had a past 15 years ago now i have a great work history and tree kids i support and have been married for thirteen years yes some people never change but the for the ones of us that have and are a productive member of society i say i am proud of me or anyone else that makes a change for the better

 

yes i see your point i wouldnt trust myself years ago but there come a time when i knew i had to i am not proud at all of my pass i will be the first to say. But after 15yrs of being resposible and working to provide for my family and that means teaching my kids the errors i made in life i just dont want to be judged on my past look at what i have done in this 15yrs thanks

 

Ha ha bank fraud will not keep you from getting a hazmat. It takes serious charges to do that. I have my hazmat I have several felonys from 1999 and have had no problems finding work driving. I worked for averitt express for a year and made good money I got tired of their bs and decided to go else where. I work for a small company now and I made a lil over 52k last year. Not great but I'm happy with it. A criminal charge just meabs he got caught.

 

Most companies wont touch a Felony within 5-7 years. With the aboundance of drivers and apps. out now they will be real picky about who they hire.

 

But this is the problem with the trucking industry. Companies come right out and state they will not hire ex-felons. WHY?? Its not the law or some regulation that forbids them from hiring ex-felons is it??

IMHO these companies are just shooting themselves in the foot. I just hate reading there are driver shortages in the industry but these same companies won't hire ex-felons' to fill the jobs.. Talk about a bunch of crap..

 

It can have lots to do with the type of freight they haul. If it requires bonding, then a felon cannot be bonded. If they have Canadian freight, a felon cannot cross the border.

 

If a recent felon is on probation chances are unless you held the license before the conviction getting into trucking is nearly impossible. HOWEVER ,before you spend the money that people are and have no convictions, they find it hard getting a job. Besides over the road, there are jobs such as garbage collection, which is amazingly a well paying job, lots of work. Consider other options which may require a cdl besides the over the road.Every one is getting laid off, stores and businesses are closing up.Even lawyers and nurses. There are hiring freezes every where, even in trucking. If there are no loads, and there are a whole lot fewer, !!!!!!! The companies can be choosy and hire drivers with more experience and basically accident free. Why hire a newby who is going to make mistakes and possibly wreck their truck. Their insurance companies are now involved in say so ,on who gets hired because of insurance rates. Think outside of the box! Sure garbage is not appealing, but, because of that , its not a usually a job people stand in long lines to get. Pay is usually good for thoise under filled jobs. A shower or bath will take care of the the scent you may acquire from work, as well as washing your clothes. Good luck to all that want or need to go into trucking. Jobs are scarce even in this field, till the economy changes.

 

Carolina Cargo specializes in DARK past persons.

 

A second chance and free lunch, I'll check into that myself!

 

Stay Away from Carolina Cargo, they will drive you to drinking,then fire you, and say all kinds of stuff on your dac report.