Did you need to provide character references / personal references as part of your application to trucking school or trucking jobs?
I have nothing to hide and can easily pass a background check but I only know a couple of friends well enough to ask for references.
Character references / personal references - jobs, getting into trucking school
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by web9204, Oct 19, 2019.
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I don't remember having to do any of that, but I graduated from a trucking school a few years ago.
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You don't "apply" for trucking school, you enroll. No references needed, they'll take anyone as long as you can pay and have a clean MVR and can pass a physical.
The big OTR trucking companies operate pretty much the same way, they'll take anyone with no references needed. The places where you actually have to apply and formally interview for the job might ask for those. I had to provide them as part of my applications for US Foods and FedEx Freight, but I don't think they ever actually called any of them.web9204 and truckdriver31 Thank this. -
The biggest thing is that you will have to pass the standard DOT physical to start CDL school b/c you'll be required to have your med card to get your permit and start driving. The other thing that people sometimes seem to have trouble w/ is that when you start applying to companies they're gonna want to see 10 years of uninterrupted employment history even if you haven't been in the trucking industry. If you're younger and don't yet have 10 years of employment history I think you can stipulate to that effect but this requirement is is a DOT / DHS / post - 9/11 security thing so they tend to be pretty stringent.
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Nope. Didn't even need an application. Just walked in with my permit from the knowledge test and money to pay for it.
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