I need help.

@Chinatown

 

That could be a problem once it's in the system. Others that know more will be along directly. Good Luck

 

@brian991219

 

Post #4 - will know exactly what you must do.
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Meantime, try Hiland Dairy. Maybe will work with you. Go in person to apply.
Hiland Dairy: Dallas, Texas – Hiland Dairy

 

I know this is after the fact, but anyone that wants to enter trucking and has used weed or whatever, get a buzz cut. It'll grow back.
You'll have to let it grow back a couple inches before another hair follicle test. Hair from other parts of the body will still show a positive result.

 

The hair follicle fiasco isn’t DOT, so it shouldn’t affect the clearinghouse.
Also, you are an experienced driver. You don’t have to fool with the megas. If you don’t want to be a clown, why are you looking for employment at the circus?

 

Hair follicle isn't part of the clearinghouse, but trucking companies figure it out anyway.

 

You are entitled to at least 1 free DAC report per year. Some states you are entitled to more than 1 free report. You should go to the Hire Right web site and get a free copy of your report. Hire Right, the people that run DAC, have very strict rules. But if you follow their rules you can challenge the negative entry on your report and hope the employer doesn't reaffirm the entry. You can submit a brief statement to Hire Right, following all of the rules stated on the Hire Right web site, that will be given to every company requesting a report on you. If you make your statement even 1 word too long, or some other violation of their rules, your statement will not be passed along.

The industry is very slow now and having negative info on your record isn't going to push your application to the front of anyone's hiring list. I've heard, but don't know if it's true, that dump truck operators are more likely to hire drivers with a DUI/drug entry than other types of trucking. I don't know if dump truck operators are as slow as OTR or not. How long is your hair? I assume long hair allows them to look farther back into your past, so to speak. I don't know much about it. I guess the good news is only half or less of trucking companies even use DAC. So not every employer will see that report. I suspect, like MOST young new drivers you have a hard time telling the difference between an employer with no web site and that employer not existing. That's to say, it easier to apply for companies online than to companies that don't do everything online. But, you need to look for smaller companies and that almost certainly means making phone calls <shudder> and even walking into offices <double shudder> to apply for a job. Whatever hair style you prefer, i would suggest having long hair AND an issue about a drug test are not going to help you get the next job. If you have long hair, and if it's JUST hair, then cutting it short is just a styling choice and not a big deal.

 

If it's on your DAC as a company violation, then thats all you need to put on your applocation. Don't give any details or anything like that. If they want details, create a story. A hair follicle test is not a DOT recognized test.