Chances of me being a professional driver

1 moving violation and 1 accident that wasnt your fault shouldnt be too big a problem honestly..you should be ok......work history isnt too great but i think you can work around that

 

its cool......as a reward maybe you can give me a password to some of them "special" websites

 

I think you will have more problems with the away from home time that you will with your mvr and criminal record.

 

I agree with gravdigr about your work history. You should be prepared to provide documentation as to what you have been doing for the last 3 years. Carriers are required to check the last 3 years history of any potential driver. You will need to provide a 10 year work history. You will need pay stubs or letters from anyone who can document what you have been doing for the last 3 years. Carriers will also pull the last three years of your MVR.

 

I would suggest that you call the recruiting department of a few carriers that you are interested and see what they would require to document your past 3 years.

 

You will have to document the three years prior. What will be accepted will most likely vary from one company to another. Maybe some would accept a notorized statement from you and your girlfriend plus her transcripts showing progress toward her degree. For what it's worth here is my general copy and paste advice.

You need to research and find out what the important questions are. You can make an above average living but you will make sacrifices that other jobs don't require. Read the "good companies" and "bad companies" section on this forum and get an idea of what company you want to work for and what kind of trailer you want to pull. Don't just go to school and then try to figure out where to go.

I don't know your financial situation. Don't take training from a company if you can afford it or get it with financial aid. You will be their slave for up to year. If you leave they will trash you DAC and credit record. Check out your local community colleges and employment office.

Just know that most training and trucking company recruiters will do nothing but lie to you. They will let you talk about what you want and then tell you what you want to hear. Trucking is about moving freight to make money for the company. Your home time, family, paycheck and everything else comes second.

It is not like any other job. Local is usually backbreaking delivery work 10+ hours a day, 6 days a week. Often you unload dozens of times a day or you are a salesman. In my area most dump truck jobs pay less than a good factory job. Regional is lots of loading and unloading time, fewer miles than OTR and not as hard as local but will wear on you and push your HOS limits. OTR is out 3 - 5 weeks with 3 - 4 days home, less manual labor and more miles.

You'll probably have to pay your dues before you get the gravy job. Weekends off, if you are lucky enough to get something like that starting out, may be home Thursday afternoon and leave Saturday night or home Friday night and leave Sunday afternoon. Loads deliver on Monday early and you leave in time to get them there. Often your home time will be in the middle of the week.

Regardless of your driving choice, after school you will go through company training. For OTR this can be six weeks to three months with little or no home time. The first phase is usually $400 a week and the second phase is $500-550 a week. Some pay less. One company pays 12 CPM for training.

One last thing, you don't want to wait around too long after training or you'll have trouble finding a job. If you get out before you have a year in, when you try to come back a few months later you will find they want you to start over.