need some guidance as to which company to look at or go with

Rookie trucker looking for a company to take me on. Ive been turned down by alot of companies so far for various stupid nit pickey reasons. 1. I have a 13 yr old felony that some say is the reason. 2. A accident that happened last feb. Those have been the two biggest rejection reasons. I was with a local intermodal company under a friend of mine as a o/o for a few weeks until I had a 80 yr old lady slam into the container because she didnt have her glasses on and couldnt see that i was broke down, i wasnt even in the truck and they fired me for it. Right now I have swift and wse looking like they want to hire me but i do have 3 kids and want to get maximum home time im not unrealistic and know im probably have to go otr for at least 6months until i can find a home every night job. Any guidance as how to approach the trucking companies so they won't exploit me too bad or any other companies that maybe i havent thought of or how to get with another chicago intermodal companies i need some help im close to going to drive a school bus

 

thanx for the heads up i didnt even think of those 2 as many as there trucks i see everyday i just dont know how much exp they require but im sure there are ways around it like it was with the last company i was with. thanx for the help and welcome

 

Thanx guys for the help let me update...C.R. England turned me down because of a ticket i had and it has to be 3 yrs old. I wanted that one because they could put me in a local route immediately . Swift called me this morning and I can offically go with them but what I'm trying to find out is what are the chances of me going to a dedicated or local route with them because I REALLY dont wanna go OTR for 6mo - a year. If anybody has any insight on this please let me know

 

I talked to the swift recurter and he said that since I'm in the chicago area I have the option of getting on their sears account after training. He said with that account I would run Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan he said basically I would horseshoe around Lake Michigan which would definitely be ideal for me. Anybody know about this route or can give me any details.