Felon in need of help

Big M Transportation hires felons/new cdl school grads. and hires in 48 states.
Refrigerated trucking is the way to go in the current economy.
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Big M Transportation - Run With The Big Dogs

 

The WIOA Program is for people that are unemployed or underemployed.
Once you get a class start date, then start applying for trucking jobs.
You'll get notices from trucking companies that you have job offers contingent on graduating from cdl school and having any required endorsements.
Get all the endorsements while in school so you'll be prepared to start work the day you graduate.
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There's some apps you can use to prepare for the endorsements tests.
Some other drivers on here can recommend the best apps to use.
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Free Test Prep for the CDL (Updated 2023)

Download Free CDL Prep Test App for Android and iOS
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Free CDL Practice Test 2023-2023 [All CDL Endorsements] (cdl-prep.com)

 

You can also practice for every endorsement test. Here is a posting I made on my way to pass them without wasting your effort, and some other common topics.

Money for CDL Training
Every new CDL driver needs Tanker endorsement.
Passing your CLP/CDL Endorsement Tests - HowTo
Check Company Score - SAFER WEB

 

Here's one final thought I have, based on my own experience. The smaller the company, the more likely they are to give you a second chance, BUT, they are going to expect you to take every crappy run, every crappy load, deal with the worst customers, until they build trust in you. This will do two things, 1. hopefully they build trust in you and you move up the ladder till you're treated better or 2. you get a couple year exp. under your belt, your past gets far enough behind you that a better company will hire you and you get into a better position.

Oh, and hopefully, you've "lost" that "friend" from your life forever.

 

Due to the nature of their freight -- the LTL carriers (like XPO) will naturally prefer someone with forklift experience, for their dock work.

If you don't have any forklift experience -- you can improve your odds of being hired, by going on-line -- & getting forklift certified.

No, it's not as good as actual forklift seat time -- but it's much better than nothing. It will also show prospective employers that you have initiative.

Once hired on with that certification -- your employer will then teach you how to drive/operate their forklifts.

-- L