Trouble getting a company to hire me. i would love some advice

I don't think anyone is jumping to conclusions, He openly admits to having the felony that disqualifies most applications. Regardles of being Guilty or Not. The record is what is his downfall. And he has no one to blame but himself...

 

1. That is a good question. They ought to have the courtesy to tell the man that his chance of finding a job with that kind of record is slim at best. But that doesn't put students in the seats, therefore not ringing the cash machine for them. I guess you could say their job is to get you a CDL, not to make sure it isn't worthless.

2. There was a clause pertaining to the crime he was guilty of under which he could receive only probation so parole requirements wouldn't be applicable in his particular case.

3. Insurance dictates to most companies what they can or cannot do. Now if you are a self insurer I suppose you can set any criteria you want.

4. This is the root of the problem. Poor judgement. Poor judgement to plead guilty to something you didn't do. Poor judgement in choice of friends. Track record of REPEATED poor judgement.

Think about this: Your judgement affects EVERY decision you make. You make a lot of calls in a truck that require good judgement from the driver. Who else is going to make those calls but him? There is no one with him to help him decide once he is out there on his own truck. You can only go on what he did in the past when the opportunity to make his own judgements came up. He has already shown you a track record of bad decision making.

To the ones talking about people getting off their high horses. Why don't you all get ON your high horses and start expecting more out of the people coming into YOUR industry?

 

you definitely have some issues you need to deal with.

 

this thread is really bringing out all the super truckers....

 

Thanks you answered a lot, some of which I didn't think of and should have.

In 1980 the Brits started using what is called a Tachograph and log books were obsolete, a carbon recording disc that fitted behind the speedometer, and had to be left in for 24 hours. So basically it recorded everything you did Sleep, loading/unloading breaks and speed you were traveling. In and Accident they could even break it down to what gear you were in. It was like having a cop and a boss sitting next to you watching everything you did. It was also used all over Western Europe and regardless of which countries you were in or traveled through that used the tachograph you had to carry 7 previous day records with you. and if any had an offense you were fined... Especially Germany and Austria where on the spot fines are common place. Countries like Yugo and beyond didn't have them or even know how to read them so when they pulled you over and said disc. You just dropped a pack of smokes on the floor and they were happy... Oh on Hours I believe it has since been increased but back then you were only allowed to drive 8 hours a day, with 2 x 12 1/2 hours spreads. Meaning you could still only drive 8 hours but your on duty time could spread over 12 1/2 to cover loading and unloading.. a benefit when doing multi drops.

 

If you consider holding someone to a high standard having an issue, what can I say but "thanks"?

 

If you think about it,companies don't have much of a standard on who they hire because they know drivers don't have a high standard on them.So they take what they can get.Drivers and companies.All companies care about is someone to drive and make them money.Look how many chances drivers get in this industry with one company.With the low pay and every thing else wrong with this industry,I cant blame drivers for low motivation and poor work ethic.

 

This has really turned kind of interesting. I thought it was going to just be another bashing thread, but it is actually becoming quite thought provoking, as it moves along.

It's that KARMA rearing its ugly head!

OK, so does that mean they should spend the rest of their life in prison? If so, OK, I won't argue with you, but I do question how we will pay for it.
If you don't believe they should spend the rest of their life in prison, then what should happen to them. If they aren't in prison, and they can't reenter society, then what happens to them? Obviously, unless they kill themselves, they will have to remain in a life of crime, just to keep from starving to death. People are not going to remain homeless beggars all of their lives, unless they have severe mental problems. Perhaps you think we should support them with welfare dollars? Or should we just take them out and shoot them, as soon as they are release from prison?

Uh-oh. Sorry there bucko, you just lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned. You are now trying to assign blame to your "exfriend" and your "lawyer." Or as you said, your "laywer." Whichever, spelling isn't exactly the concern here. But I certainly will no longer attempt to make a case for you on the forum here.

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If you would have came out and explained the situation instead of fragments you may have not gotten so many pages of responses. Looks to me like you want the attention and not the easy or pliable answer. Here's my suggestion, go into POLITICS.