Please Help My Son

I get a kick out of those videos.
Cop puts the lights on and the car makes a run for it. Sometimes doing a pretty good job and sometimes not, up to the point when they get pitted.
Putting everyone in danger, when the outcome is pretty much a certainty.

He actually should be having a difficult time finding a truck driving job.

 

Werner Enterprises is an excellent starter company for a new driver -- & has a terminal in the DFW area:

Werner Enterprises -- has a history of hiring criminal backgds

-- L

 

Right....talking about next level harsh. You may have the understatement of the year, 11 days in lol

 

The 7 years really is a thing, especially for new drivers. Companies seem to overlook hiccups at times if a driver has experience. The question is whether he can leave the state, and the length of time he's on probation for. In this freight market, these companies are picky. The want pristine drivers seemingly.

 

Well, it may be harsh, but I agree. 1st of all, I feel a bit of E-TA's frustration. I made sure my record was clean. It insured the job shuffle with no problems. A person with ANY kind of infraction simply was not allowed to drive a truck. The fact companies are resorting to hiring felons, only tells me we're at the bottom of the barrel for drivers. I don't mean to be cruel, dad looking out for the son, but you aren't doing him any favors, and a conviction is still a red flag in the industry, or should be. The harsh part, is your son spelled his doom with poor decisions and now trying to back peddle in an industry that may or may not accept him.

 

I'm guilty of the same thing in other places.

 

I really don't see a reputable carrier, even a second chance one, hiring a 23-yearold with any kind of felony. It's an insurance thing. He's extremely young AND he's demonstrated poor decision making. That's the textbook definition of HIGH RISK. Maybe someone would've taken a chance on him a few years ago, but not in today's slow market.

You sound like a good mom. I hope he appreciates you and puts as much effort into his own future as you do.

 

Wow. Typical answer these days. Your felon son makes bad decisions and daddy comes looking for answers. Gets said answers, and doesn’t like them. Raise a better kid if you don’t like it. We aren’t felons, your son is. Now deal with it.