Originally Posted by Useless
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Originally Posted by eddie23949
Thanks Rev. I can tell by your reply that you're a really compassionate guy. Your help is really appreciated.
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Eddie23949:
Reality Check:
If you are looking or hoping to find compassion or forgiveness, you might find it in a church, but you will not find it in this industry. Many people who are not familiar with this industry, or those who are new to it, simply do not seem to grasp the fact that this in an industry where you play for keeps; part of that means that consequences are long term. The fact is that you have not one, but two convictions on your record, and that's just two too many for you to be a trucker. This is an industry where the term "Zero Tolerance" carries a very specific meaning.
I invite you to do a search on this very website of drivers who have failed drug tests..... these were guys who knew about the consequences of failing a drug test, yet they STILL went out and abused. When they get caught, they come here to CAD, telling their tales of woe, looking for help in getting back behind the wheel, and then when they are rebuffed, they cop major attitudes. In your case, we are talking about alcohol, which although legal, can be every bit as deadly.
Good drivers work to build and guard their reputations, and every time an irresponsible driver causes a wreck, especially one that results in injury or loss of life, it gives all professional drivers a bad name. We don't want people who have abused drugs or alcohol driving an 80,000 lb. missile through cities, over mountains, or out on the wide open highway.
Now, we understand that your drinking is in the past, and I applaud you for beating the bottle. Still, there are too many other "recovering" alcoholics out on the road who have relapsed, and by the time they get caught, the damage has already been done. The question is, do we want to take that chance??
Remember, my family and I both have to share the roads with you.
Seriously, you should have done some research into this before you ever signed up for classes. Ethically, the local Wholesale Freight Relocation University (better known as a "diploma mill") you attended should have advised you of that before they took your money, but it was not their legal obligation or responsibility to do so.
I wish you no ill, and as The Rev himself will attest, he and I don't always see eye to eye on everything. But I must join The Rev. in saying that you are not a suitable candidate for driving a big truck, and I too, hope that no company will take a chance on you. The risk is too high, the damage is all too often irreparable, and there are already too many drivers out there who should not be driving.
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