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Originally Posted by Hotrod528
Waiting for wia program. Me having felonies on my record most companies wont touch me. If u have any other ideas im very open minded thank u. Schools are out of my reach. Looking for loans or grants.
Get on the electronic applications NOW (Yesterday would have been better) and start getting applications sent out! There are companies that take felonies (some felonies of course will rarely to never fly in the industry) but the choices are going to be rather slim. I hear (but do not know for sure) that Carolina Carriers, Western Express and Trans AM will accept felons of different flavors. You have to put it out there and not try and BS and just see what happens. But the LAST thing you want to do is go out alone at the mercy of some shlub pirate outfit where you are 100% expendable. Wait for the WIA money if its coming or see out carriers with programs that train you and allow you to pay off the training costs over time via payroll deductions. This will be rough and this will mean that you will have to really work on putting up with what some of the bottom rung companies ARE. It doesn't mean that you will drive, junk, work like a slave or have to work as an outlaw.. This is what the pirate outfits do! You have some dirty laundry.. keep it clean, LEARN the whole job, take the lumps that you will have to take and get a couple of years of experience.. after that, its your record and reputation as a driver that they look at MORE than your past.. right now that's ALL they have to look at and frankly, the performance from this group tends not to be the best. Hang in there and keep on trying till you get into the seat..