I really thought I had this one in the bag. Got the denial email Friday after a Wednesday interview. During the interview they said they would get back to me in 2 weeks. I have had this happen before where I got the denial email from the automated system and then interviewed the next day. Maybe I should contact the supervisor by phone and ask about my status? I mean, how many qualified heavy haulers would you find in a big city? They have a hell of a time just finding people with 1 year experience where I work.
a few things come to my mind over the denial.
1) one would be they are not self insured and those tickets you got, showed up and their insurance companies denied you for employment.
2) you do not say "when in 2014" you got the ticket, but there might be a time frame when they would not matter to the insurance company.
3) the interviewer as you said is a "man's man", that doesn't mean he gets the final say, if the insurance company denied you, that' the end of it right there.
4) i cannot find anywhere, where you say how many years/miles of any CLASS A driving you have under your belt, maybe just by that, you don't qualify.
5) you can call someone at that company and ask why you were denied, but they don't have to actually tell you.
i was denied a job and called and was told just that, "we can't tell you".....
best of luck, maybe try another heavy haul company and get some additional experience there.
but be forewarned, that ticket may be what's holding you back.
check with your state DMV when they will fall off the record, (but they will still be on your PERMANENT driving record.)
some states, tickets and accidents (like my state) fall off after 3 years. some states, it's 5 years.
you may just have to wait till that time frame expires in your state.
here's "the rub".
even IF your state, they fall off after 3 years??
many applications ask for the last 5 YEARS.
what i always did here, was NEVER mention anything, PAST your states "fall off time frame"
but that does not mean, any company can stop at that. if they really want to, they can call up on your entire lifetime record!