background check. how long does it take?

well i just got back from lebanon tn. i had an interview with r e west and it seemed to go good. they said they would help me get my passport to go into canada. now they say that they are gonna do a background check. so i guess my question is how long does it take? they say they will call me monday. i am a security officer now and the background check for that consisted of finger printing, drug screening, T.B.I. investigation, and took about a week. are trucking company checks that way or are they different, what should i expect?

 

lets hope they hurry. im ready to go. i know that a lot of trucking is waiting and i gotta get used to it but ive been wanting this for a long time so hopefully they wont jack me around too long

 

They are just making sure you can enter Canada.
Congratulations on the new job.

 

This may be a stupid question, but I was wondering if anyone knows how far back do most companies look when they do background checks?

 

Sorry...forgot to add.... does it vary from company to company?

 

Yes, what Chinatown said. Congrats! Are you getting your HazMat, too?

 

It seems to take about 5 days because a lot of people just dont do anything on the weekends.Theres always a slacker with a stack of forms on his desk slowing down the process.

 

i do plan to get all endorsements whenever i get the cash to do so. the way i planned it, my license will look like the alphabet when im done. lol. that may be expensive when it comes time to renew it, but i will be able to go anywhere and do anything i want

 

as far as telling you anything about the back ground check, gucci2u, im in the middle of one myself and dont really know, but ask chinatown on here, he is the one who suggested for me to try r.e. west and he can tell you whatever you need to know. hope this helps you as he has helped me a lot. and again thanks to everyone else also for your help and info.