I just need a chance

I am looking to get into truck driving, I have driven non cdl comercial trucks for 18 years, in about 30 of the lower 48 states. I currently have a Class A permit with Doubles and Tripples and Tanker endourcements. I also have my DOT Medical Card. I am scheduled to start American Truck Training in Oklahoma City, Ok this weekend. I am taking weekend classes because I can not afford to quit my job. I have been told it will take 6 weeks to graduate.

I would like to drive for someone that pays for oriantation, and pays for training. I would rather not drive teams. I would prefer to only be out a week to 2 weeks at a time before coming home, except durring training. If at all posssible I would rather get all my training done and my first solo run in before I come home. No sense coming home until I have made some money right? I will be paying for school myself so I would like a company that offers tuition reembersement.

I have a clean MVR and have never been suspended or revolked. I have never refused or failed a drug screen. My only hic up is that in 1994 i provided a ride to my friends father, who sold cocain to an undercover police officer. I was taken in and questioned. I had nothing to hide so I willinly spoke to them without an attourney. When they asked me if the man had payed me any gas money for the ride I said yes(trying to honest was a mistake). Because I accepted the gas money they said I proffited from the sale and charged me with Conspiricy To Distributed a Controlled Narcottic. They told me I was facing 25 years in prison. I am not claiming to be 100% enicent as I knew something fisshy was up, but I never had this in my personal poosession, I never sold it to anyone and had absolutly no way of providing cocain to anyone. I was 22 years old had never been in any kind of trouble, had no money for a lawyer so I took a plea bargin for a seven year suspended sentence. If I would have known that almost 20 years later this would still be haunting me I would have taken my chances in court.
I know that Trucking is a lot more than sitting behind the wheel sight seeing and I willing to work hard and make some a good hand I just need a chance.