USA CDL JOBS TRUCK DRIVER FORUM

Hi. my husband has 3 dui's 2 are 10 years and more 1 is 9 years old. and a driving under cancelattion that is a result of the dui in 2002. Was wondering if you knew of any company that would hire him? He hasn't had a ticket or any accident since then. Has a great work history which he got laid off from so he decided to get into driving.. now he's applied to almost everybody and still no reply. His credit report only show's the 1 dui. Thanks Paige

Yes but are you disclosing all the other dui's when you apply? and did he graduate from trucking school?

I've done both.. Which one do you suggest?? And yes.. He graduated from a driving school and the state paid for it. Cause he's laid off from a job he's been at for 6 years now.

When did he graduate?... and are you sure there is only one DUI showing up? I mean 10 and 9 years old?? I would be more forgiving about them BUT ... your problem is when companies see those 2 old ones, then see another more recent one, it shows a pattern of DUI.... not 1 , not 2, but 3... I am not trying to be rude and please dont take it that way, but to a company, placing him behind the wheel driving an 18 wheeler he would be much more likely to be a liability... why did you decide to get into trucking? did the school talk you into it? and did the school promise job placement? I mean surely he has learned his lesson ... seven years has passed, but do you see where insurance companies that place restrictions on these carriers are coming from? I am curious as to what the trucking school told you guys.

You know I have had a little time to think on this subject..... This is a good example of our system failing us horribly only because a trucking school was greedy for grant money.... WHY? Well they should have told you from the word go that you were going to have a very very hard time getting hired as a truck driver with 3 DUI'S no matter how old they are and maybe you might want to try another career.. I am not judging by no means please keep this in mind, EVERYONE makes mistakes... BUT you could have avoided wasting your time going thru school not to mention the loss of wages while you can’t get a job, ONLY BECAUSE AN UN-ETHICAL TRUCKING SCHOOL WANTED TO GET PAID... I know they told you they could get him a job... right? Or someone did... and I know you were up front with them about the DUIS because you were up front here... I wish I could offer you more positive advice, and I really hate to give people bad news, but this is another example of how the school industry can be... Now with that said, I’m not saying that he CANT get a trucking job, but he is going to have a hard time... first thing is to stop applying to the large companies, odds are they are not going to hire him. Try smaller companies, or local companies, good ones are hard to find and tough to work for but if trucking is what he wants to do hes going to have to put in some hard work ... and not give up

Yes, the school told him he could get a job but then so did the state dmv. DMV informed him they only go back 5 years also. He graduated this sept, And yes he's learned his lesson, he now has kids and a wife to support not including the house pmts. When he was younger , you know no cares no worries just living by the moment as all guys do. 1 dui was when he was I think 18 which he was underage for and I think he might not have been charged. 2 duis' show up on court records. And like I said ..no accidents, no driving violations for the past 7 -8 years. And he's been at his last job for 6 years and the one before for 3 years. He's also only had 3 jobs in his whole life. Can alot of people say that. And this is the first tim e he's been laid off and hasn't found a job. He's never quit a job either other than for a better paying opportunity. The state did say that they would reimburse training if he needed more training done by a company. He wanted to do trucking because he thought it would be fun and good paying, and cause the state informed him it would be a booming job enviroment that wouldn't get too effected by the recession. Thank you for all your information though.. we'll just keep scraping till we get a chink out..

Man I cant understand why the state would say that, school yes but state no, You do realize that even if he got on with a big company he will be gone the first 4 to 6 weeks for training and, hardly never make it to the house, plus he's not going to make a lot of money that first year... has he tried going back to the employment office and looking for a local construction class a job or something along those lines yet?

Don't give up ! I'm not saying he CANT .... I'm saying its going to be hard... but he can find work, as long as he is honest, and he seems to be very.... good luck and keep us posted, where are yall located and I will see what I can dig up in that area..

I have a DUI from 2007. I live in the Detroit area and desperately looking for a driving job. I can drive anything on the road. My driving experience is from about 20 years ago. I had a CDL. I move on to Business Development and I havn't driven a tractor trailer for about that long. I have driven straight trucks when I leased from rental companies.
What are your thoughts and I can easily take a driving test and get my CDL. How should I go about getting the CDL? I appreciate your help. Thank You
Scott

Scott if you are wanting to get your CDL to drive for a large carrier.... you are wasting your time... DUI/DWI needs to be 5 yrs old.. If you are wanting to drive for a small company/O/O, I would get a prehire first... make sure you disclose the DUI and if they say they will hire you.... THEN go get your CDL.... hope this helps and welcome to the board

i have a 31/2 year old misdemeanor dui nothing else on my record i graduated driving school in 2002 and have driven otr and local for last 7 years off and on i would like to get back on the road is there any company out there thats going to help me out if you could give little advice thank you

DUIs for most companies must be 5 years old, BUT there are a few that will allow 3 years... keep in mind I cant garuntee you will be happy working for them, but its a job and you might end up with a company you fit in with. Depending on where you live i can offer a couple for you to try. First give SRT ( Southern Refrigerated Transport) a call, unless hiring criteria has changed they will take 3 years dui, also Navajo, and I think Prime will. Start there if that doesnt work, post your info and contact email on the forum "Truckers Wanting" There are a lot of small companies and O/O that hire from that forum, I have had drivers that have had these mistakes on thier record in the past get hired on from there... Keep us posted, and hope this helps

Greetings EVERYONE,

First post at this site and of course it needed to be in this Forum.

First off, the word ever on applications means just that, EVER!!
Most companies want to know how long it has been so they can hold it over your head or deny your application.
Felonies are another subject.

I have a DWI or DUI from 8/91 which only in the last year has presented some problems with some companies.
I have been told by recruiters just in the last 375 days: "That DWI will be a problem with our insurance company"--from schneider national and 2 other companies--, "We cannot hire ANYONE with even one Drunk Driving conviction"--keystone freight/nfi--, "You're not qualified or you haven't the experience required", then there are the callous companies that just refuse to answer ANY queries upon learning of an applicant having OLD DWI/DUI conviction, let alone more or newer.

The "Driving while License Suspended or Revoked (Cancelled)" is a BIG NO-NO and holds dire consequences for Drivers. MANY companies will go no further once learning of such convictions.
THREE Drunk Driving convictions within a 10+ year period is detrimental to ANY driving opportunity.
Regardless that "only 2 appear on his record" he is still encumbered with the other one which can turn up on other record checks.
I will have to agree with what has been stated of "try another line of work that is not truck driving".
You might get some type driving job with your driving record yet it will be pretty sloppy and you'll be under someones thumb as well as at their behest.

For the folks that have had a DWI/DUI conviction within TWO-FIVE YEARS, your chances of getting hired anywhere REPUTABLE are fair at best yet there are other hoops too.
As with my experiences just in the last year, MY conviction is still haunting me and there is no viable alternate route that I have investigated that can offer any hope short of a complete identity change.
One of course is then back at square zero.

I have checked into expungement and other avenues and they offer NOTHING.

I had to WAIT 7 years after my DWI/DUI conviction date BEFORE applying to get my class A, and then I had to complete a course at a truck driving school.

With the ways that States are cracking down on Drunk Drivers and the ways these trucking companies hold convictions over applicants' heads, it's a wonder how qualified drivers who had made one mistake (let alone more) get hired at all or remain employed in the Driving realm.
There ARE MANY drivers that hold or held active Commercial Drivers' Licenses that are to lose them and have lost them due to thinking they were superior somehow to other drivers in that these scientists figured they wouldn't get caught for having some Drinks either before or during their driving experiments. Such happens EVERY DAY!!

Just keep trying for something may possibly be unveiled!!