Unstable work history trying to find job?

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  1. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    ok......I guessing you refused a breathalyzer test. But wait if you weren't drinking why would you refuse the test.
     
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    Yes, if TransAm doesn't hire you, then Carolina Cargo probably will.
    The school may want a pre-hire letter before letting you enroll, because of the DUI. It this is the case, then tell TransAm and Carolina Cargo you need a pre-hire letter and they will email one to you.
    There's probably a few more companies that will hire you, but those two may be your best bet for now for a new cdl grad.
     
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    Here is another source specifically about trying to get hired and some of the things that will essentially BAR you either a period of time up to including years and for a few such as a felony a life time ban on you being hired to truck.

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    https://www.everytruckjob.com/faq.html
    Q : I have used many services to look for a driving job but I'm having no luck at all. What would keep me from finding a truck driving job?

    If you are having more difficulties than normal, there may be something in your driving record, MVR or DAC that is holding you back. The following are examples of items that might keep a company from contacting you for employment:

    1 or more felonies in your lifetime
    A drug related felony conviction
    10 years or older felony conviction
    Child pornography related conviction
    Convicted of a violent crime
    Firearm related conviction
    Murder / Rape / Misconduct / Burglary / Robbery / Capital Theft conviction
    Assault & Battery
    Conviction/ investigated / or suspected of involvement in of terrorist activities
    Currently on probation or parole
    More than $5,000 of damage from a preventable accident in last 5 years
    3 or more moving violations in last 3 yrs
    3 or more preventable accidents in last 5 years
    Truck abandonment in last 5 years
    License suspension is less than 3 years old
    1 or more moving violations over 15 mph in last 3 years
    A DUI/DWI within the last 5 years or more than 2 DUI/DWIs ever.
    Fired in the last 5 years
    Ever failed a drug screen
     
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    @x1Heavy - the statement "might keep a company from contacting you for employment" is just that; "MIGHT."
    Nothing on that list will keep a cdl holder from driving trucks. Sure, the choices are very limited in some cases, but nothing on that list makes a driver unemployable as a cdl driver.
     
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    No the one girl I didn't know but she was underage and told her mom. The other girl was of age and my girlfriend, needless to say after it we broke up. The girl was 16 looked 21..They both even told me she was 21. wtf? right. Cop never even talked to me just charged with with furnishing alcohol to minors.
     
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    16 will get you 20, so you actually caught a break. If you are on probation etc it will hurt you.
     
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    I created a fake job history for my first driving job. Stuck to the story for the next 10 years.
     
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    created a fake job history? ive heard of sites that you pay like 200 bucks and they create a fake history where the employer can call and they have a rep waiting for the call.. is this legit?
     
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    That's true and that info is on Google.
    You don't really need it though for trucking jobs. Some trucking companies are aware that not everyone has had a smooth life and will hire them once they get that cdl diploma.
     
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    If you worked through a temp company, then use the temp company as your employer, not the companies they sent you to. This way your job history doesn't show the 10 temp jobs you worked, just the one temp agency.
     
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