I do agree though. Something does not smell right in Denmark. :roll: :roll:

:D I love it..great avatar!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

This is too everyone that had a negitive remark!!!!
First we did find a job I didn't want to say because I didn't want anybody to mess it up for us, but i forgot you don't know my name.
So look up CRST pay scale, being that I don't have the experence and my husband does, he was approved to be my trainer, starting at .42 and because I've been to school and they have the train your partner program I come in as if I have 6 months experence and thats .33 and yes we split the miles not the pay!
As for the person that left the remark about thier son cutting grass,
well I didn't have my parents to guide me along in this "perfect" world you all seem to live in! I don't know if you understand there are 2 laws, there's a "white" law then there's a "black" law!
I wasn't using drugs I was selling! I was wrong and I know that!
As for the person who knows Florida laws, I was 16 and yes I was sentanced as an adult, it was at the time when kids were running crazy down south and I was made an example of.
And what I meant about the public defender working for the state, they would rather convince you to take a plea then to try to defend you!!!!!
As for my husband he was not a kid so I can't really stand up for him I didn't kn ow him at the time either, But you cant think is is a perfect world, I live it every day, how the killing rate in orange county is so high but the police would rather mess with someone about thier tent on thier car then to go find a killer, How just because so one lives in the hood it automactlly makes them a criminal.
I am a good person and I do believe I just made a mistake! I didn't have parents to guild me, I was on the streets and did what I had to do.
So for the person who said they know homeless people who don't sell drugs yes your right they either use them or are a drunk.
I didn't post this question to start a big fuss I just asked a simple question!
And I didn't run from anybodys replys, I had to do things like pack up my house and go pick up the rental car to drive to carlilse, Pa for my orintation!!!! we just stoped to get some sleep when i checked the messages.
I dought I will reply any more I have nothing to prove to anyone!! I asked a question because i was having trouble finding a company that would take us. Did you think I was going to sit here and wait for one of you to find me a company that would take us? NO I kept looking!!
I will make it out here as a great driver, most likely better then someone with out any felonies, if only because I don't want to mess up I know I have to do good, and be a safe driver!!!
Well that's enought said so GOOD night and Have a good day!!!

I have to admitt that she is most likely telling the truth ( as told to her by a CRST recuriter ). You see, I went to a CDL school that at the time relied on CRST for most of their new students, about 20 new ones each week. After about the second day in school I really wondered if I had made a good choice about driving as a new field. As a former LEO it was not hard to spot low-life, scum, drug users, gang-bangers and wantabees. We lost half the class in the first two days. 25% on day one because they couldn't or wouldn't give a sample for the drug test and the other 25% when the tests came back on the ones that were too stupid to think they could "beat it". Now throw in the other 25% that, " No speak Engilsh" and we're down to 4 or 5 left. There was one that only came because she had family in the area and wanted to visit and it was a free bus ticket, one that stated; "He didn't have anything else to do and they paid his travel, hotel, and meals for the next three weeks. Now your down to one or two that REALLY want to try to better themself.

All of this is/was a long winded way of telling you that they don't/didn't have any kind of screening process in place and they will gladly pay to just fill a seat in the recuriting process weather you can be hired or not, and if they do hire you, is this the kind of company you want to keep?


Just my $.02,

Ridge

First it was 49 cpm, now it is 42 cpm. By Monday they will both be making 14 cpm at this rate. :roll:

Now that you mention it............ That was another problem with the CRST students in my class. All of them were told different rates and conditions of pay. ( Must team for so long, no team required, ect...)

I'd rather work for CR England than CRST. CRST offers the 8 month student contract. Even then, most of their student drivers never make the 8 months.

Thanks for the info; I too have a "checkered" past. I'm looking at Schneider right now. My probation isn't over until Nov so I still have time. Mine's not drug related, rather protecting my family and myself from some gangbangers with a firearm :(

Why is this industry always attracting people with a criminal past? Team pay is always split in half. .33cents a mile is more like .17 cents a mile.That is about realistic for a team starting out.

Re: Anybody know which company will hire someone w/ a felony
 

I hear englend will hire felons, dope addicts, and pedophiles.

I know the state of Arkansas just passed a law that requires all Arkansas-owned trucking companies (JB Hunt, USA, etc) to run extensive backgrounds, especially pertaining to drugs, on potential drivers. Anyone w/ a history (no excuses) is not eligible to drive for the company because of a driver that killed a family of five while he was using crack.
Lawmakers passed an act in the last legislative session creating a state database containing all of the positive drug test results from licensed Arkansas truckers. Employers will be required to use the database to check out prospective drivers before hiring them. It's something Kidd (ATA) hopes to see on a national level too. "We're hopeful that in time Congress will take this up and create a national database so that anyone who drives a truck will have to clear these exams," says Kidd.....Just for those of you that think drug charges are no big deal. Most companies won't even consider you if you've ever had any kind of drug charge.

Absolutely. I warned people about this a long time ago, when debating on other message boards. Its not only the trucking industry, its all industries. It is getting harder for people with any kind of criminal record, especially drug records to get jobs. And its only going to get worse for them. We live in an information age and everyone is creating an electronic paper trail of their lives. More and more employers are looking at that paper trail and hiring or not hiring because of it. In the future you will see a huge gap in pay and quality of life between clean people who made the right choices in life and stupid people who chose to do criminal things earlier in life.
The BEST thing we can do is DRILL into our children that the choices they make when young (like drugs) can and WILL come back and haunt them in the future and most likely the rest of my life.
Me...everytime I turn down someone because of a criminal record or drug conviction, I make sure my kids know about it.

Sheep I agree with you 100%. Maybe the first time :wink: . If it does not get drilled into the heads of children the problem will only get worse.

What I just can't understand is how people think that behavior is ok or justifiable. And, have you noticed, its always the ones that have gotten in trouble that like to blame their actions on EVERYONE else (poor pitiful me). Its disgusting and automatically makes someone that is doing the hiring want to have nothing to do with the poor fool. I'm amazed smily got a job ANYWHERE with that attitude. Most recruiters can sense that in the first conversation. But...if the rumors are true, some recruiters will bring in ANYONE to get that commission, eh?

Yes, parenting plays a MAJOR influence in how one behaves. I only wish more parents UNDERSTOOD that! It never ceases to amaze me what parents will let their kids do! The cycle never ends, eh?

Damn, even I totally agree with Sheepdancer.......You are right on the money. UPS does an initial background (cost $35). If they make a job offer then you get the "full ride" background check (about $350-400). Not including drug testing-fingerprints (air freight). (UPS paid BTW). If there is anything, misd./felony, positive/refusing drug tests, interview is terminated. Sorry, but I don't feel sorry for people who make bad choices and then blame others. You live with what you created, good, bad or indifferent..

Not sure of anyone but I do know a friend of mine said TRL hired some ppl. not sure of the charges and not trying to offend any TRL fans or ppl that work 4 them.

I can't believe this conversation is still going on!
It's a diff between using drugs and selling them, I understand not hiring some one that uses them of course, the risk, I do not nor have I ever used drugs, and I do take responablity for my actions I do not blame any one!!!!! All I said was I didn't have the parental guidance that I need at the time of my actions!!
Some people make mistakes and I was one of those people, there should be a time limit that companies should look at, I have 1 felony in 11 yrs, to me that is a bad mistake I learned from it and grew up! I don't blame anyone!!!!!
we did find a company that would take us, we just finished orentation this week and got our truck, as for the person who said that teams split the pay NOT with crst you split the miles NOT the pay, Because I don't have much experience I only get .33 a mile to start then after 6 months I go to .36 mile my husband gets .49 cent a mile for the 6 months that he will be my trainer, after that he gose down to .42 a mile

Here's some info for some one who might be looking for a company who has a felony that's old like mine.
After we went to orentation with CRST jb hunt called I told them of my felony thay said no problem because it's past 10 yrs and it's the only one I have!
there are compnies out there that will give you a chance if you only have 1 and most only go back 5 yrs.

Thanks to everyone who posted something good! To everyone else you should never assume anything about some one, because whats the first 3 letters of assume? Just remember everytime you assume something you make an ass-ume of your self!!!!
NOT EVERY ONE IS A LIER OR A CHEAT PEOPLE DO MAKE MISTAKES! AND SOME PEOPLE DO REALLY LEARN FROM THEM!!!!!!

Yeah, instead of wrecking your own life with drugs, you wrecked other people's lives. Nice.

Now the story changes.

Hey sheep, is that true or is she just "selling" us some bad stuff?

1. Learn how to spell.
2. You lied. You said you were not coming back here. :twisted:

First I said I dought I will reply again! and everytime someone post to this I get an email letting me know. So I do read them it's just if i want to reply.
I didn't force anybody to use drugs just like nobody forced me to sell them!! So I ruined no ones life because they wanted to use them!!
And of course things change when you actually get to orentation but still the pay is good!!
And sorry I don't post read what I type. I type what's on my mind and I post it.
And I'm no lier everything I've wrote here I've told the truth!

Yes... you are a liar and a convict. With your attitude, you will fail in trucking, and that will benefit everyone.

Yeah but the first 4 letters of our assumption is ASS-U

Shows your complete lack of responsibility for what you did. :roll:

Your former customers stole and/or prostituted themselves to get the money to buy drugs from you. Some of the money that you made was supposed to be used for buying their kids clothes and food. But, instead the kids parents made bad choices and their innocent kids suffered. So, Yes you did hurt people. And you should own up to your mistakes.

try Trans Am trucking out of Olathe Ks they hire with felonies

Try CR England too, they will probably welcome you with open arms

I was convicted in 1991 for Distribution of Marijuana. I'm leased to a local company here in South Carolina and they knew about it then and now. Heck I was on every news channel when I was arrested. In 1994 I worked for PST out of Salt Lake City (no longer around). I had no problems lying on my app. They never found out. Probably because computers weren't used like they are today.
Now, when I leased onto Fed-Ex in 2001, BIG TIME DIFFERENT STORY! I lied and 3 weeks later, while I was in downtown Brooklyn, NY, they called and told me my lease was no longer valid. The VP of Safety told me I should NOT have lied and if I had been honest, they could have worked with me. The reason being is Fed-Ex traveled into Canada and with a conviction like mine, I would not be allowed. It all worked out for me just fine. I am going to work on getting my record expunged in the future. Maybe you and your husband could try that. Hope everything works out.

By the way, if you are in the Spartanburg-Greenville, SC area, I might be able to help.

I couldnt hire them. The policy is no drug related convictions ever.

[quote="Sheepdancer"]Probably wouldn't return their phone call anyway :roll:

which company are you with?? I'd really like to know
 

As for all these people on here that make remarks about felony convictions, they are mindless fools with no direction in life what-so-ever.

Yes there are companies that will hire you and the ones that do are much better companies than the ones who wont. Forget the major names because they are crap companies anyway.

When I was having a hard time getting hired I kept trying and I'm so glad I did because if not I would be miserable with one of majors that use people up till they cant stand trucking anymore.

So I'd be very interested which company picked you up. I'm with a flatbed carrier and would be interested which others will hire.

I'm not posting for the general public because people on this forum are clueless.

Re: which company are you with?? I'd really like to know
 

Hmmm. I've never been to prison, you have. Yeah, you're right I'm a mindless fool. :roll:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!! !!!!!!!!


They got on with CRST. I'd rather be a lease operator with CR England than a company driver for CRST. Give them a try, they love felons and people with horrendous MVR's. You'll fit right in.

Clueless, huh? Let's see. I still have the right to vote, the right to own guns and I don't have to register with my local law enforcement. :roll:

Re: which company are you with?? I'd really like to know
 

Perfectly said Greg

I love writing the controversial stuff on here. I find this websites' credibility to be less than adequate for anyone serious about the any issues that are posted. The question was - Can anyone with a felony conviction obtain employment in trucking. The answer is clearly yes. The companys that wont hire are ones that shouldnt be driven for even without a felony conviction or any other issue. The pay is incredibly offset to the point where you'd be better off flipping burger and going home every night. As far as making this a moral issue - well, I would put drinking and driving and battery much higher on the list of any felony you'll find. I'd also higher a dealer over a user anyday.

Then why are you here? :roll:

LOL!! SO your logic is because a company like UPS wouldn't hire you that our pay and benefeits are BAD ??? You are one CLUELESS little felon aren't you ??? And oh yes, the part about a DUI versus a HOMICIDE is utterly priceless ??? ROFLMAO I think I will go "flip burger" now......................oh and it's "hire" NOT higher..oh course we know what you were thinking. Little too much of the crack pipe eh ??

It's not controversial, it's just stupid. You get all defiant and upset because you're a felon and companies won't hire you. Then you call the us non-felons mindless fools. What a loser! :roll:

Talk about denial. Jeez.

:shock: , well to the orginial poster, congratulations on getting hired. Drive safe.

As for this topic to continue on, priceless lol. :)

Re: which company are you with?? I'd really like to know
 

Uh, yeah, uh-huh....you betcha!! Right. Sure thing.

Yeah, there's a produce hauler in FL that hires "felons"...no benefits, and the pay truly "sucks". And I do mean "sucks". Yup, they're better than any of the others....sure they are.

I'm happy you're doing well. Seriously. And yes, some of the majors are crappy companies.....but then again, you have to remember something, when a company will not hire someone with a felony record, it may not be because they don't want to.....its often because they send their trucks to Canada, and a driver with a record can't go there. And its also true that insurance companies won't allow the company to hire drivers with felonies if they are insuring a carrier that hauls high value goods. And, its quite possible that the carrier requires a hazmat endorsement....and many felons cannot get the endorsement.

At any rate, we're so happy you dropped by. :D

Re: which company are you with?? I'd really like to know