Profile For Phil B.

Thanks fellas I do appreciate your time. Stay safe out there.

Thank you Pac Pearl. I will take your advise and run with it. How did you know I eat taco-bell after smoking a fatty ? Crazy!.. Now should I answer the drug test question honestly a year from now.. Will I be required to go through SAP ?

Thank you Joker for your reply. I agree. I should wait the full year. This will ensure I am completely clean and even be an opportunity to give myself the time to make sure that this is something I want to pursue and give me time to get financially stable again. I have always wanted to drive trucks since I was a kid so this isnt something I just decided last night but something I decided to pursue recently. I have worked in the heavy lifting industry since my early 20's and being behind a desk has just become daunting. I am 37 now. As for weed and especially alcohol I am certain that is behind me because looking back all the bad things I have done or have had done to me were directly related to those two things and if I continued down that path I would have probably been out of more than just a job. I'll check back ! Be safe all...

Hello, I hope some of you can help clear up some of my worries and confirm a thing or two... On my very first day of cdl permit prep class at Swift we submitted both U/A and hair tests. During the first week of class I got my CDL permit and was excited for this new career. Well I got my hair tests back and I was positive for the pot. My results were 2.6pg and the threshold is 1pg. I immediately was disqualified and disaapointed. I quit smoking and drinking in November of 2022 and waited until April 2023 to even sign up so I would be able to pass this and I was quite confident. It was over 120 days as per my recruiters recommendation since I did tell him back in Nov that yes I have used recently. I waited 4 months to just fail. I live with someone who does smoke weed but they do it in their room but apparently this can cause positive results so thats what I suspect. Question 1: If my results were 2.6pg how long do I have to wait until its down past the 1pg ? I dont trust hometest so thats not an option. I cant afford to get a medical grade test as ive been out of work and have gone through all my funds leading up to this point. I was told by my instructor this will not keep me from getting my cdl with another company just not with swift for 5 years. I checked clearinghouse and it was not reported. Question 2: will this show up on a dac report? Mind you I never got my CDL. I just have a CDL permit. I still want to drive truck and will not let this get me down but I just dont know when I can confidently sign up with another carrier without being worried I will fail again. I still dont smoke or drink because this is something I really want to do and its no issue. I smoked and drank on almost a daily basis for years but im not addicted to anything except my vape. I have read threads about shaving my legs so that the new growth will show that I have been clean for as long as I have. Is this true ? I blame no one for this nor do I have any ill feelings towards swift but I am a bit annoyed how I did what I was supposed to and still failed and it really ****es me off. I see people who can barely form a sentence mumbling doing what I want to be doing and it angers me. The only positive thing I got from this is I no longer use and I feel so much better because of it. Thank you for any feed back...