So I applied for a fuel hauler position for Love's here in Phoenix. I was reading all their fine print and it said that they would do a credit check among all the other background checks and experience checks they do on you. Does anyone know if this is true? I had no idea you have to have good credit just to haul some fuel locally! I can see if your gonna be working in their payroll dept. or behind a cash register but I dont know maybe I'm wrong? I been working on my credit but its still right in the middle, not good but not bad, so who knows we'll see what happens. Thanks all.

It's not just fuel haulers. I applied for a job hauling groceries and they did a credit check on me. I suspect it's to see if you have any outstanding debts, but then again, what do I know?

Hell, if I didn't owe people money, I wouldn't bother working... Duh

Good companies that pay well and offer benefits are more choosy who they hire.

They figure if you aren't responsible with your credit, you aren't responsible enough to do your job well. Sucks, but that's the way it is.

DAC/USIS is covered by federal credit reporting laws.

From an employers standpoint it's not your credit score per se but what caused it. If you have default/collection/tax reports then it's just a matter of time before they are served with garnishments/liens and that usually means having to find a replacement when you leave to avoid the garnishment/lien. Theft from bad reports are further down the list.

Trying to get out of debt by getting a job to pay it off, but no one wants you to work because of said debt.

It's as if everyone just wants you to rot in the hole.