Ughh Husband Drops Anothe Bomb On Me!
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Most companies & schools are very strict when it comes to things like this. It all depends on the school as to what they will & will not allow. Best of luck on this.
Best thing to do is call the recruiter explain in full detail to them and see what they say but he may have to wait till its reinstated
Ooooooooh boy. That's really bad news I'm afraid. He'll certainly have to have a valid license before any school will accept him of course, but that's not the big issue.
The big issue is that many companies will not hire someone who has had a suspension in the past 3 years. That's one of the questions on every truck driving job application you'll fill out - "Have you had any suspensions or revocations in the past 3 years" - could even be up to five years or more.
The issue in this regard from the hiring company's perspective is trust and responsibility. They're trying to find out how seriously people take their driving privileges and whether or not people take care of their license. After all, it is the most important thing for a trucking career.
Not only do they want to know what type of driver you are when it comes to tickets and accidents, but they want to know if they can trust you to handle the responsibility of taking care of issues that do arise.
You're right - he really dropped a bomb on you I'm afraid.
Here's what you should do at this point:
First, you obviously get the license reinstated immediately.
Then, before committing to any truck driving schools, you're going to have to make sure that he is going to be able to find work after graduation. Most schools will take any students who are willing to pay for the classes, even if they know you may not find work after graduating. I know a guy who went to truck driving school and graduated with his CDL even though he had three DUI's in the past 12 years. Needless to say, he never got a job driving truck.
So the way to insure he will find work after graduating is to apply for pre-hires. If you can get a minimum of three or four pre-hires then you know you'll be able to find work after graduation.
We have an excellent article written by the owner of a truck driving school outside of Chicago that explains the pre-hire process really well. You can find it here:
Understanding The Pre-Hire Process
That's the route you'll want to take if he wants to go to a private school.
If he wants to go to a Company-Sponsored Training Program, you won't have to worry about pre-hires because he will have a job upon completion of their program. But unfortunately, I don't know that you're going to have any luck finding a program to take him right now.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Pre-hires:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
DUI:
Driving Under the Influence
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As we are filling out his online app for trucking school, and it comes to the "valid" driver's license he tells me that he got a ticket for not wearing a seat belt when he was a passenger in my sons truckm. This was about two years ago when he first started getting laid off from his construction job(s)we did not have the money at the time so he just "forgot" about it...
It can be easily rectified, just a matter of paying the court a down payment and taking the receipt to DMV and paing then some more money that we do not have and "welllah" the license should be "valid" once again. The lady at the court said it takes about 24 hours once you pay.
He really wants to get in on the next classes starting up, which is this coming Monday, and now iam unsure if they will let him in?
Do you think they will let him go ahead and sign up, with the stipulation he rectifies his license by Monday when classes start? I soooo hope they will....I don't want him to miss out this time around , because as i said in a previous post " time is not on our side at this point" we need to come up with a job, by the end of the month so our mortgage co will work with us...
thank you for letting me vent and for all of the support thus far i have gotten from this great group of people and a special shout out to Brett, who has one of the best outlooks in life i have ever come across...Brett you speak my language, :) thanks bud!
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.