Before you even apply...

I agree with some of what was said, but some of it is BS. These are low paying, hard working OTR jobs with shady megas, not CEO positions at [insertcorporategianthere]. Sure, if you have a criminal background that you flat out fail to disclose and they find out, you'll probably be sent home. But if you forget that you worked at Burger King for three months instead of two back when you were 17, there's no way they're going to cut you loose. They're looking the other way when noobies can't shift or back to save their lives, I highly doubt they're kicking people out for forgetting a couple of employment dates...

 

Thanks, thats what I was looking for. I guess I had a paridigym that I should be looking for a company/service to perform the search. Quite familiar with google, I spent a day looking for county records, and finally went with a service that claimed to check state, local, and national records. I can assure you it did nothing but check the balance of my credit card to make sure the processing fee would clear.

I appreciate your help another $65 ontop of the 30 yesterday and I should have my records in 10 days. Still amazes me that a business can get my records easier than I can get my own.

 

Do trucking companies go back and check evaluations that an applicant received while on active duty in the U.S. military, from day one all the way up to the time the applicant was discharged from the military?

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

If the instructors at orientation see that an applicant has a copy of his or her original application with him or her, would would the applicant be allowed to use it as a reference, or would that copy of the original application be confiscated, possibly causing the applicant to be immediately sent home?

 

How far back are they concerned with?
I have been a union electrician for more than 20 years , so getting my employment history will be no problem right down to start/layoff dates.

 

It is almost as though it is a toss of the dice that an applicant at a trucking company can be sent home from orientation to look good on paper, as well as the possibility that the applicant had discrepancies on his or her application or in his or her background check.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

Unless the criteria has changed, it is 3 years for a brand new CDL applicant and 10 years for an applicant with a CDL. Although, I have heard of companies wanting a full 10 year work history regardless of the applicants status, to cover themselves with both the D.O.T. and their insurance companies.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!