Difficult question for seasoned drivers

It depends on:

• Where you live
• How much/what type(s) of experience you already have (if any)
• The freight market (or the lack thereof) in your area
• The carrier(s) in question -- & their hiring criteria & methods
• The type(s) of freight you are considering

-- L

 

If the record has been expunged then the applicant's case(s) shouldn't show up on the background check, right? I'm under the impression that only the courts and DoD can access cases that have been expunged or sealed.

 

Most will hire you.

 

There is no one rule. It varies by company.

 

There are many companies that do not do a criminal background check on truckers even for HAZMAT

 

All companies do some sort of background check, 3,5,7 and 10 year seem the most common. Small O/O companies might just do MVR check to hire you. The criminal background check is to protect the company from liability and lawsuits.

 

If your record is clean enough to pass the BG for HAZMAT you shouldn't have any problems with an employer. Also, if a record is expunged you don't have to tell them and they have no way of finding since it's essentially erased.

 

We had a guy once get approved, put in 2 weeks at his current employer then corporate found an expunged marijuana conviction when the guy was a teenager from 20-30 years ago. Corporate declined his job offer. This was at a big LTL carrier.

Even though it was expunged, it was still uncovered. The background checks they did were some of the most invasive I've ever seen.