Clean MVR BUT CAN'T FIND WORK!

THAT right there is about as close to the truth as one has gotten to for you.


That "charges pending" is big. You are in a limbo status for most and that sucks for an employer. Scares them away when they have to deal with an "unknown."

Now, with THAT in mind. Talk to your PO and see how you can address that point. You can't say you were convicted, but you can't say you were innocent either. And that's the limbo that the 90-96 is putting you into.

 

DJ. When filling out job app and they ask you if you have ever been convicted of a crime you will need to answer yes. Even with the outcome of not being quilty you pleaded quilty to get the lessor chargeand according to the little green book, that is considered a conviction. I was in the same postion(not with drugs) I filled out a job app said I was not convicted( according to MD state law I was not convicted but by pleading quilty to get a Probation Before Judgement DOT regs said I was quilty). My lawyer had told me to put no to any question asking if I ever was convicted of a crime, he didn't know and I didn't know until I was fired for lying on job app because of this misunderstanding, so now my dac reports keep me from getting a driving job with those companies that use dac.

 

Do not call. Show up well dressed and with a resume, especially to the smaller local companies. A lot of times they do not even have listings that they are hiring. Trucking is one of the last "good-ole-boy" industries where they would rather have someone walk through the door, shake their hand and tell them why you would be a fantastic asset to their company.

 

If you don't get something soon your CDL will be useless and you'll have to pay for a refresher course . Even then there's no guarantee you'll make it through orientation and training .

 

I applied to a company that wanted me to explain an arrest, trial and NOT GUILTY verdict on my record... :/

OP, look into getting a class-B job driving a concrete mixer, and work your way up into the bulk hauling side. Since you have the class A, you may end up filling in for bulk hauler call-ins and vacations and eventually get a permanent slot. I'm told that those concrete companies hire a bunch of people with quite a varied past..

 

for OP - Felony convictions reviewed on a case-by-case basis - so at least at that company one can get to being considered with even worse than what you claim, or at least it seems so but the email address bounces so for my part that company will not get further effort from me ....

 

DJ,

STOP applying to mega-carrier companies. You obviously are serious about trucking, just spend every day reading EVERY Craigslist, newspaper, jobfair add you can find. You will find a small mom and pop with 2 or 3 trucks. Talk to them, let them know you are serious about sticking with someone who will give you a chance. Get on the phone and just "cold call" some small companies, ask if they know anybody looking for a driver. STOP TALKING TO THE MEGA-CARRIERS you are just a steering wheel holding monkey to them.

Good luck, keep trying.