For those with legal/driving record questions

There are companies that will hire you. The problem you will have is you won't be able to pick and choose much. You might as well get your CDL, get a job (any job gets you some experience) any job. Just DO NOT let them run you illegal. Then after everything has fallen off your print out, you can be choosy.

 

OK FOLKS THIS IS A SHOCKER FOR ME. I AM GOING TO TRUCKING SCHOOL OCT 8TH IN MISSOURI, MY RECRUITER INFORMED ME THAT NONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT HIRE THROUGH THEM WILL ACCEPT ME WITH MY FELONIES NOT 10 YEARS OLD I HAVE ONE IN 2004 GOT CONVICTED IN 2005 4 YEAR SUSPENDED SENTANCE AND TURNED AROUND AND GOT ANOTHER FELONY CHARGE IN 2006 SERVED 7 MONTHS ON THE 2006 CHARGE AND IT FINALLY GOT DISMISSED IN APRIL OF 2007. SO MY QUESTION IS IS THERE ANYONE THAT KNOW OF ANY SMALL COMPANIES THAT WILL HIRE ME AFTER I COMPLETE MY SCHOOLING IN ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AND WOULD IT BEHOOVE ME TO GO AHEAD AND GET MY CDL's OR WAIT TIL 2016 AND TRY THEN I REALLY WANT TO START DRIVING BUT MY DANG FELONIES!!! IF YOU GOT SOME ANSWERS EMAIL ME northcarolinaguy26@yahoo.com. THE COMPANIES THAT WERE PRESENTED TO ME WERE SWIFT, STEVENS TRUCKING ,WERNER, COVENANT TRANSPORT, PAM, TMC, CSRT. I HAVE CALLED PRIME THEY SAID 7 YEARS. I AM IN COLUMBUS GEORGIA SO ANY INFO WOULD HELP

FUTURE TRUCKER

 

anything is possible
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thanks for the vote of confidence

 

But not likely.

 

The companies that will hire you probably won't pay very much. They know you don't have much of a choice. I guess it depends on how much money you need and your situation. It sounds like you are trying to turn your life around. If you're serious about it just knock on doors until some one answers. Don't get discouraged by the negative answers. The only thing that matters is that one "yes".

 

Thanks for that I am trying but still no yes yet I do have one that said yes but I have to go to a 12 week school instead of a 3 or 4 week

 

But if you knock too long you'll find the shelf life of your training has expired . Carriers say a certificate that is months old with no experience is no longer valid .

 

the statutory limit is 7 years but you may want to invest a couple of hundred dollars and get the charges expunged from the system to erase the history (but I don't think it affects the arrest record in the NCIC - national crime information center)...try the same lawyer that defended you in each case..they already made money off you in the past so they are less likely to overcharge for what is mainly a paperwork filing. since your last incident was 2006 you may need to wait until next year for the better jobs. another idea is to contact some hiring managers at companies in your local area and see what their criteria is....who knows, you may come across one that is willing to give you a shot.

 

I'm a bit unclear on what you mean by statutory limit (If there is a "statute" I would appreciate it if you could fill me in). I know it's common practice that criminal background searches "generally" only go back 7 years (Generally because county clerks stop at 7 years) and many companies are not interested prior to 7 years, but conviction records for criminal offences exist unless expunged.

You do know that NCIC is for law enforcement eyes only, and therefore employers have no access. Also to use "arrest" records rather than conviction records for employment purposes is a slope employers do not want to fall down, or at least not get caught going down.

Best regards