Cdl Training School Question

First of all, GREAT site! It is wonderful and easy to navigate, with loads of information.

This is my roadblock. I have a horrible work history, (for application standards).

I have an excellent driving record, no drugs or criminal problems, healthy and not afraid of hard work.

I recently went to a training school in Milton Florida, had a 98 average in the first week, then

kicked out because I couldn't get a co-signer for the loan. When I first applied, the recruiter said

"oh don't worry about it"......now minus $200 later,I am stuck.

I then wasted two weeks on the phone with central refridge recruiter. She ventually said no because of

gaps in my work history.

My work history doesn't reflect my "work ethic" as much as it reflects the economy and this

suffocating small rural town I live in.

I am tired of working from one restaurant job after another, only to see them fail because of bad

management. Which is WHY I want a stable career!

QUESTION: Does anyone know of a company that is willing to give an intelligent, responsible and hard

working person a chance? (despite the horrible work history)

Thanks for your time,

Martin

The trucking industry is slowly getting the fact that the economy has ruin about everyone,s work history. So its just a matter of putting yourself out there to every trucking company there is. Since you will need to go to a trucking company sponsored school, that will narrow your choice some what. One of the hurdles in your way is where you live. FL is notorious for no freight. So few trucking companies hire from that state. If you were willing to move, then your window of available trucking companies would expand. All the companies are looking at is the ability to get you home. And FL is out of the way for almost all of them. If you were to tell a company that home time isn't a problem, then they probably would be more inclined to hire you on, and train you. There are companies in FL that do hire, but I'm not sure if any of them train. There's quite a few folks on here from FL, so I'm hoping some of them will tell you how they got their trucking career going. Og rats...I forgot............WELCOME to TT !!! We'll help you all we can.

The trucking industry is slowly getting the fact that the economy has ruin about everyone,s work history. So its just a matter of putting yourself out there to every trucking company there is. Since you will need to go to a trucking company sponsored school, that will narrow your choice some what. One of the hurdles in your way is where you live. FL is notorious for no freight. So few trucking companies hire from that state. If you were willing to move, then your window of available trucking companies would expand. All the companies are looking at is the ability to get you home. And FL is out of the way for almost all of them. If you were to tell a company that home time isn't a problem, then they probably would be more inclined to hire you on, and train you. There are companies in FL that do hire, but I'm not sure if any of them train. There's quite a few folks on here from FL, so I'm hoping some of them will tell you how they got their trucking career going. Og rats...I forgot............WELCOME to TT !!! We'll help you all we can.

Thanks! I am happy I found this site. Great job btw. Actually, I live in Alabama, but I am willing to move, (at this point)

I am applying online at many companies, I plan to ask about my work history FIRST question, (they are good at at least calling in you back)

Thanks again

Well, AL is ALOT easier for the Trucking Companies...so all you need to do is get yourself out there, and keep applying....Someone will get with you and start you on your dream. But you do need to go thru the High Road training on this site...it will set you up to be ahead of all the training you will go thru. We're glad to have you here, and ask any questions ...We'll sure try our best to give you the best answer there is.

Well, AL is ALOT easier for the Trucking Companies...so all you need to do is get yourself out there, and keep applying....Someone will get with you and start you on your dream. But you do need to go thru the High Road training on this site...it will set you up to be ahead of all the training you will go thru. We're glad to have you here, and ask any questions ...We'll sure try our best to give you the best answer there is.

I would even be happy with a local route straight truck job, my brother in law makes about $1000 a week driving fuel for local military airports. I could get something like that after a few years experience maybe.

Thanks

Another question I have been wondering about.......

....does a misdemeanor (possesion) charge from over 20 years ago REALLY show up in background check?

I don't think there's an answer for that which will be true for every company every time. Some companies will go back further than others and different states have different policies for what they will reveal in a background check. So it may or may not. There's no way to know for sure.

One thing you can certainly count on being true every single time is if a company asks for that information and you withhold it, your application will go straight into the garbage if they do find it. If you've already been brought into orientation or company-sponsored training before they find out, they'll tell you to pack your stuff and they'll usually have security guards escort you off the premises and you'll be on your own hitching a ride to the bus station - no joke. It happens all the time.

So I'm not sure if something like that would show up, but I am certain what would happen if you rolled the dice and it didn't work out. It's not something you'd want to risk.

You got to remember that it is NOT the company wanting the 10 years of work history. Its the government. Every company,by law, has to get a ten year work history for the FMcsa. So no there are no companies that will not ask for this info. Below is the rule I copied and pasted from the CSA website......

Subpart C - Notification requirements and employer responsibilities

§ 383.35Notification of previous employment. (a) Any person applying for employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall provide at the time of application for employment, the information specified in paragraph (c) of this section. (b) All employers shall request the information specified in paragraph (c) of this section from all persons applying for employment as a commercial motor vehicle operator. The request shall be made at the time of application for employment. (c) The following employment history information for the 10 years preceding the date the application is submitted shall be presented to the prospective employer by the applicant: (1) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was an operator of a commercial motor vehicle; (2) The dates the applicant was employed by these employers; and (3) The reason for leaving such employment. (d) The applicant shall certify that all information furnished is true and complete. (e) An employer may require an applicant to provide additional information. (f) Before an application is submitted, the employer shall inform the applicant that the information he/she provides in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section may be used, and the applicant's previous employers may be contacted for the purpose of investigating the applicant's work history.

Which brings up ANOTHER problem for me, I have been trying to do this 10 year work history from memory.

But it is immposible to do it accurately.

I sent a form to SSI to get the actual information,(for over $50 or so) one recruiter told me they

would give it straight from my local office. Not true....Best I can figure, is they do not do it at

all anymore. I haven't heard from SSI since I mailed the form in January.

There are online companies that say they will, but which one is accurate and trust worthy?

Which brings up ANOTHER problem for me, I have been trying to do this 10 year work history from memory.

But it is immposible to do it accurately.

I sent a form to SSI to get the actual information,(for over $50 or so) one recruiter told me they

would give it straight from my local office. Not true....Best I can figure, is they do not do it at

all anymore. I haven't heard from SSI since I mailed the form in January.

There are online companies that say they will, but which one is accurate and trust worthy?

While nothing against you personally most young people job hope more than the Easter Bunny does on Easter. For one reason or another they don't think have alot of jobs will hurt them in the long run.

Not having complete work history for 10 years might not be as bad as having 50 jobs in ten years and remembering them all. Either case you might be able to talk with the IRS or some like government office as they should know where you worked as long as you filed taxes.

I am 39 years old and I can remember every job I have had since I was 16 years old. Now if you are unable to remember the jobs you had in the last ten years or can't find out what they were then that is a problem that might hold you back from ever getting in the trucking industry.

The FMCSA is really cracking down on the rules and regs dealing with trucking lately and they are not likely to slack off any time soon.