Profile For Amy A.

What happens if you take the DOT drug test for yourself and fail?

Not for an employer. But marked as pre employment

I would highly suggest that you wait 6 months or so and stay clean so there's no chance of failing a drug test. If you fail a drug test your career is over as far as I can tell. I don't know of a single person that has failed a drug test and went on to find work anywhere. I'm assuming it has happened, but I haven't heard of it, and I've been doing this for a very long time. So consider a failed drug test a permanent end to your trucking career and make the safest possible decisions.

I got my CDL back in June of 2019. I have put in applications but have not pulled the trigger on starting my career because I have had a lot going on family wise and I am also very nervous about starting this new life. My father recently passed away from Lung Cancer and I am working at Domino's. All of the local companies that I had contacted want experienced drivers.

I don't want to continue working at Domino's if I can have a great career in trucking. I want to face my fears and honor my dad.

I admit that I have smoked pot here and there since my dad died to deal with the stress but I have been clean for about 35 days now. So I am looking for a company that does not hair test.

Is there any company's that will train me because my skills need to be polished before I am comfortable and feel like I can safely operate a tractor trailer.

Or is there any alternative ways to get retrained?

I am ready to face my fears an put my CDL to use.

If you have any other advice it would be greatly appreciated.