A few points to consider:
1.) What kind of work are you doing now, and why are you looking to make a change??
2.) Why are you considering trucking, and why do you believe that a trucking company should hire you??
3.) With three DUI's, especially with the last one being less than a decade old, no reputable company can or will touch you. The only companies that would consider you (even if their insurer's will allow it; doubtful) are outlaw companies that will run you illegally, with sh8ty equipment, and they'll pay you very poorly.... if they pay you at all.
In the mean time, you'd be spending hours stranded on the side of the road, or parked in truck stops arguing with your dispatcher, service manager, and/or the owner, or the owner's wife, waiting..... and waiting..... and waiting... for repair authorization. With the majority of reputable trucking companies, and with all outlaw companies, if your wheels ain't turnin', then you ain't earnin'.
4.) C.R. England is so far down in the cesspool that they have to look up with binoculars to see bottom, and as a CRE driver, you'd need a telescope to see it. Stay away from them, even if they will hire you. Every time I see one of their trucks, I literally wonder about when that CRE driver ate his last meal. No, I'm not being sarcastic at all. CR England's legacy for financially ruining drivers through their fleece program is well known, and it knows no end.
5.) Even if by some wild chance you could find a company willing to hire you, you'd still be a sitting duck behind the scale houses. DOT officers will be gracing you with additional attention, carefully inspecting your truck, and combing through your logbook and paperwork. With your record, no doubt, they'll want to search your truck as well. With a CDL, they don't need probable cause to search it, either.
Since outlaw companies generally don't spend a dime more in maintenance than they absolutely have to, they tend to be rather lucrative targets. Of course, where it comes to outlaw operators, the drivers are frequently the ones stuck with the fines, and you'll be the one left sitting while your tractor and/or trailer is red tagged. In trucking, even good drivers with clean records are often considered by LEO's to be guilty until proven innocent. You would be an easy, convenient, and lucrative target.
6.) Regarding matters 3, 4, & 5: Could the situations I've mentioned REALLY be as bad as I make them out to be?? Hard as it may be to believe, the answer is "YES"!!
I commend you for your sobriety, but you really need to look into other career fields.
Last edited by Useless; 02-09-2014 at 03:34 AM.
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