Re:getting started

[innden]

I have A question, I graduated from A school in WA, I have doubles, triples, & tank indorcements, ... I also have A DUI, in 2004, its got complicated in court , so its not on my license or MVR, been looking for A driver trainee job ..... anyone can help ????/

[Cerberus_Kelpie]

Graduated from a Driving School?
Why can't the School help with placement?

Since your DUI is somehow invisible, DO NOT MENTION IT!

I wish mine from '91 would disappear.

There are companies that can help you to get started however there are companies that have quit training newbies altogether.

[rodedawg]

Originally Posted by innden

I have A question, I graduated from A school in WA, I have doubles, triples, & tank indorcements, ... I also have A DUI, in 2004, its got complicated in court , so its not on my license or MVR, been looking for A driver trainee job ..... anyone can help ????/

You might try one of the big starter companies, Werner, Schneider or swift. I don't know anything about them. You will hear a lot of horror stories about them, but always remember, a job is what (you) make out of it, not what everybody else says. If you don't want to go OTR, you might try getting on with a local dump truck co. or something comparable until you can get some time under your belt. Experience and a clean driving record are about everything in this business. Good luck!

[innden]

Thank you very much, I was hired by swift when I 1st started in school, when I got my learners permit swift found I had the DUI on my back check & they droped me, I try to explain the judge instructed me not to talk about it, they still didn;t want to work with me , so every application I filled out, I came up front & mension it so I guess all teucking knows about it , but I think since so many changes in the system not too many company's hireing, but I'm back out to work, as much as I would have loved to be an OTR driver, i;m not gona let it bother me .... again thank you ,

[rodedawg]

Originally Posted by innden

Thank you very much, I was hired by swift when I 1st started in school, when I got my learners permit swift found I had the DUI on my back check & they droped me, I try to explain the judge instructed me not to talk about it, they still didn;t want to work with me , so every application I filled out, I came up front & mension it so I guess all teucking knows about it , but I think since so many changes in the system not too many company's hireing, but I'm back out to work, as much as I would have loved to be an OTR driver, i;m not gona let it bother me .... again thank you ,

Is there any local companies around your area you can get on with to get some seat time. That might be your best bet. If the DUI is not on your record, how did they find out about it?
It's stupid the way these laws are these days. I know someone who stopped by a bar on his way home from work, had 3 beers, got in a wreck on his way home,(not his fault) and the officer smelled alcohol on his breath, instant DUI, not even buzzed.

[Colts Fan]

Why you would go to trucking school with a pending, unresolved DUI is beyond reason. I would forget about trucking with that kind of background. There are already enough burnouts behind the wheel.