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Originally Posted by wtbatrucker
Hello.
I am looking into getting my CDL to start a career in truck driving. I have been rummaging through the forums looking to see if there might be any hang ups before I start the process. About 8 years ago I failed a drug test for pre-employment at a retail chain store. One of the big ones. (I was a dumb art student and the world couldn't touch me. Now I Know better.) I may just be stupid but I was wandering if this would affect my ability to get my CDL or be hired by a major trucking company. As far as i know I never signed any release on the info to be sent to anyone. I just got a phone call saying i would not get the job. I have been driving van for a automotive part delivery company for 5 years and there has never been an issue or will there ever be.
Thanks for any light that could be shown on the situation.
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Anytime I've taken a drug test for a job other than trucking, things like pre-employment screening, it was "IN HOUSE ONLY" and did not get recorded in any central data base. As long as it was not a "driving job", and you did not get the job, seems to me that you do not have to list jobs you did not get. If they're not listed as a previous employer, there should be no reason to contact them. That is... Guessing that the job you were applying for was not a driving job. They did not hire you. They are not part of your work reference.
And, as to the DAC... If you have never had a driving job that required a CDL, you should not, as yet, have a DAC listing. I could be wrong, but my understanding is that they do not keep records of every driver in the country, only COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. If you did not have a CDL, I doubt very much that they even know you. I'm not a pro at this, but my thoughts would be...
You never did drugs, and...
YOU NEVER WILL ! ! ! ! !