Poor Driving Record - Need a career in Trucking tho

From my research, I've seen that most companies want less than three moving violations in the past 36 months... Are you looking at OTR driving? I thought you needed to be 21 to drive interstate? I can't say much on the misdemeanor. Best of luck to you.

 

You are right. Your record will follow you. It indicates either inability to pay attention to your speed and the changing speed limits, or bad attitude about laws and authority in general. Perhaps, a few more years and you will mature out of this phase you are in. I had a couple of tickets for speeding and excessive noise when I was your age. Later, I drove truck for over 40 years and never had a speeding ticket except one "too fast for conditions" with my car.

 

I'm afraid I agree with Heyns and Schlemazel - to a point.

If you can get your CDL on your own (there are grants available for the schooling), and are dead set on driving. Try getting a local job - driving dump or some such.

It won't get you OTR (since, as has been pointed out, you must be 21 to drive interstate), but will get you started. Put in a few years at that - and be sure to keep your nose absolutely clean. If you can keep it together for 2 to 3 years (or longer), your chances of landing a job with a national company will improve.

Best of luck

 

Idaho has some really good schools, some may allow the use of Pell Grant money as well. Even if you need a year or two to age out these tickets, trust me, it's better that you took your licks now at this point in your life than when you're older with a family to raise. Again good luck!

 

Just my opinion... It appears you're looking for another "speedy" fix, to an ongoing issue.

You might try something with one of the larger freight companies. Start out on the docks, work your way into a driving position. Training provided by most.

But, if you need something now. It just isn't going to happen. Don't waste your money on a school. You'll just have to repeat it in a couple of years. As you can't get an OTR job at the moment. And won't be able to with the majority of companies, for a couple of years.

 

I agree with danc. You didn't state how much you were speeding and that plays a role also. I also believe you'll have the same problems with local companies too because it's an insurance problem you're looking at. Companies look at your record to get an understanding of what type of person you are. They don't care about what you say, it's all about what you do. So until your record gets clean up a bit I don't believe you stand a chance to drive OTR next year. You might find a really cheap outfit that will run you ragged in the hopes that you DO get tickets so you're trap there. But those companies don't stay around very long and most likely there are not OTR but line driving hauling rock, bulk cemet and stuff like that.

 

Sounds like you watch too much TV.

You'll find most people that do lines off the dash...drive cars, not trucks.

If you do the math. A truck driver is 50-80% more likely to be subjected to a random drug test.

And 100% more likely to be subjected to one in an accident. While the "car" driver...just grins, even though he/she caused the accident to begin with.