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Posted: 11 years, 5 months ago
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Hi there,
I'm relatively new to this site, so here's my hello and thank you to all who make it possible. As for my question, I've scoured the forums for a relevant already existing topic, and didn't find anything. Maybe I missed it and someone can just point me there.
Here below, a little background on me.
Age: 23 Current Job: Delivery Driver for an auto paint supply company (just a pickup truck, stick shift)
So I got a Bachelor's degree at the behest of my mother, who would have killed herself if I didn't. I don't want to keep going to school. I love to drive. I've gotten better at it over the years, even though I had a rusty start.
My first choice for a career is looking like truck driving now that I've graduated college (some might gawk; others might understand, unlike my mother, that a college degree in social sciences isn't what it was 20 years ago). If not truck driving, I'll probably save up and aim for welding unless I somehow move up in one of the companies I work for until then.
HERE'S MY QUESTION FOR THOSE WHO'D PREFER TO SKIP THE BACKGROUND:
My single concern is my driving history. I've had about:
- 3 speeding tickets in 5 years. Nothing over 15 mph.
- Only 1 at-fault accident (a little over 3 years ago) within the last five years. Another one if we include a time frame of 10 years. The most recent one was a fender bender.
So I understand that some of you may see this and prefer that I just stay off the road entirely, and I may get a few responses that are like that. Nevertheless, I believe I've since taken up a passion for driving safely in a way that my reckless youth would not allow. I expect to be extremely safe and prove it from here on and for years to come.
Here's my questions:
How much of a problem do you expect my history to be if I went in and got my CDL today? If you could throw out a guess, what percentage of companies would you expect to turn me down regardless of their need for driver, just because of my record?
If I don't stand a chance, how much longer should I expect to have to continue driving without any incidents until I might stand a chance?
Thanks again!
Posted: 11 years, 5 months ago
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Driving Record (Accidents, Citations, etc.)
Thanks for the super helpful reply! It looks like I'll probably want to stick it out for a little while to clean up my record. Though it definitely can't hurt to try the pre-hiring system out!