~Newbie Needing Advice on Companies~

Somebody will hire you. Make yourself a list of your wants and needs and start researching different companies. Once you have narrowed it down to a couple dozen start calling recruiters and getting more details.

I would be more concerned about leaving my wife and family. Props to you. I couldn't do it. Been down that road before and I couldn't stand seeing them a handful of times a year.

 

At 15yrs. old, I think that charge can get removed off your record

 

Forget all those companies that want to bust your balls and simply have the charge omitted from the record. You are entitled to one "Expungement" in your lifetime in NC and the fee has even been eliminated for most proceedings.

There are some execeptions it seems like if you have already had an expungement, have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony previously, have pending criminal charges, or it is a charge related to a motor vehicle violation.

I'd say go to the court house and fill out the xpungement paperwork and secretly in your mind tell the trucking companies recruiters to "suck it."

I'm no attorney but my boy lives in Moorehead City, NC and just last week got a little something/something expunged.

Good luck

 

sorry for th double post but I forgot to add, "give me a break sweating
a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge." just for the record, anytime that something happens regarding an incident that could jeorpadize someones driving career call an attorney that specializes in whatever the infraction was. if nothing else always get at least an initial consult to see what the options are. My buddy is a PD in Pitt & there are a lot of changes that can be made to things mostly by negotiating.

 

Definition of "home on the weekends" : A trucker who drives 7 days a week and comes home on Sunday afternoon for two hours.

 

You might want to take a peek at the Marcellus Shale Jobs; Not sure where you live at in North Carolina but I did a Google maps search. Durham NC to Harrisburg PA is only 6.3 hrs.

That way you can make some good money and be close to home always. Just an idea I want to throw your way.