Profile For Joshua M.

I have been in contact with many over the road companies.. too many to list off the top of my head and its like talking to a different recruiter each time who tells me something either close to what the last guy said or just some scripted talking points to just apply and see what happens.. that was my first plan of attack, than when it became the same thing everywhere i called I decided to try asking the schools that promice job placement but even they were unable to find me anything at all that had any more hope than send in an app and we will see or pay us now than we will be able to get you hired... It dosent seem to be getting me anywhere... and at this point even a job with a massive turn over rate beats having to worry how im gonna make it day to day... atleast than i was given a chance... but i can only bug them so much till it becomes redundant, because its like im not what they want so i end up in the no pile before i even open my mouth to the recruiter i get when i call back after ive applied to the company.

Its like i cant get through the shell of outside people to get into the core where people have the power to overlook felonies or to the companies willing to pay more to keep the insurance companies happy with felons or with less than perfect resumes... Ive been activly looking for well over a year now since the first time I went to a trucking convention at a hotel here in town, than to sage for a CDL job fair and talked to recruiters. Ive gone to every single cdl related fair or recuitment thing that has come to my area and im still in the same position as before I started.

Just seems like i need to crawl under a rock till my 5 years are up till im even able to be hired. otherwise idk where else to turn cause ive looked into welding jobs, electrision jobs, and ofcourse cdl jobs to see what my chances are before i pay for traininga and it seems the whole job market has it out to make sure felons cant work for years and years after they got in trouble. The job market just looks down its nose at people who had some trouble in life. I mean how many people get a felony trespassing charge? its not drug or violence related, if i had known it would cause such an issue i woulda fought it instead of taking the deal.. I got No jail time, only 25 hours community service, and a few years probation... never failed a drug test, have good work history, been with current landscaping company since 2010... and i have 3 years clean driving record.

so I am Perfect in everything except background... Im the right age, driving record, have proof of my ability to hold a job, but having that one felony has ruined any chance I've had... Its like they treat me like i am some horrible guy all for something stupid in my past... I just wanna do more than survive day to day... i want to have a career that i can build a life out of and get out of this hole I live in. Id call every day if i knew it would help but its becomming more and more work to get the job, than the actual job itself would require...

I will try and apply to the Company-Sponsored Training companies again and hope that i get someone that understands my situation and gives me a chance when i call in, but when i see people I know getting jobs when I know im a harder worker than they are, yet they get the job and i dont and its all cause of some bad situation from years ago, it really starts to get hard to keep trying when im clearly being swept under the rug by the same companies hiring people i know who apply months after me.

sorry for that reply post wrote it in quickly, than submitted it and realized alot of errors please just read this one. thanks..

Alright I clicked on as many different companies that had even a slim chance of hiring me on your Apply For Truck Driving Jobs link. Hopefully someone is interested, only part I didnt understand was when it wanted my driving record it didnt have a year amount just a forever run-down on what had happened, witch made me even question my own validity when i have to check so many things off that make me look bad. I mean I have 3-4 buddies of mine who are cleaner on paper who have gotten into the field and they arnt exactly what id call the sharpest tools in the shed and they do just fine.. I just wish things could be off the merit of my work, and not from what some piece of paper says about me...

Anytime i talk with recruiters in person or speak with anyone they seem vary interested in hiring me, untill some background history paper work comes along and than all the sudden I'm not up to par. I havent had any tickets in 3 years and before that the last one was cause my plates went bad..

And if its from the date I finished probation than I am really in trouble because my probation ended early this year.. SIGH, just seems like lots of brick walls being put in my way.

As i had said i am willing to move ANYWHERE and drive ANYTHING the company that hires me wants and I will do a good job, I always do. I Just have to convience one that I am worth the risk and to let me get my foot in the door.

And thank you for letting me know that the trucking schools arnt exactly trust worthy, I will spend more time contacting the Company-Sponsored Training Programs to see what they can do. Just hard to feel like I have a chance when I cannot get a single prehire letter or even a call back once I apply to these companies on their websites.

I figured with such a large need of truckers they wouldnt be so picky about such a small thing as a troubled youth that I left in my rear view. Especially when my past jobs will give sterling reports on me and my work habits.. I can admit I was a dumb teenager and hung out with some of the wrong people, but I learned my lesson and I will work my a$$ off and will be happy to do it.

also I read on forums on other websites that some oil companies have been hiring people right out of Cdl school in Texas and north Dakota any truth to that??

Alright I clicked on as many different companies that had even slim chance on your Apply For Truck Driving Jobs link. Hopefully someone is interested, but from the sounds of it, only part I didnt understand was when it wanted my driving record it didnt have a year amount just a forever run-down on what had happened, witch made me even question my validity when i have to check so many things off that make me look bad. I mean I have 3-4 buddies of mine who are much cleaner on paper who have gotten into the field and they arnt exactly what id call the sharpest tools in the shed and they do just fine.. I just wish things could be off the merit of my work, and not from what some piece of paper says about me... Anytime i talk with recruiters in person or speak with anyone they seem vary interested in hiring me, untill some background history paper work comes along and than all the sudden I'm not up to par. I havent had any tickets in 3 years and the last one was cause my plates went bad.. And if its from the date I finished probation than I am really in trouble because my probation early this year.. SIGH, just seems like lots of brick walls being put in my way. As i had said i am willing to move ANYWHERE and drive ANYTHING the company that hires me wants and I will do a good job, I always do. Just have to convience one that I am worth the risk and to let me get my foot in the door. And thank you for letting me know that the trucking schools arnt exactly trust worthy, I will spend more time contacting the Company-Sponsored Training Programs to see what they can do. Just hard to feel like I have a chance when I cannot get a single prehire letter or even a call back once I apply to these companies. I figured with such a large need of truckers they wouldnt be so picky about such a small thing as a troubles youth, when my past jobs will give sterling reports on me and my work habits.. I can admit I was a dumb teenager and hung out with some of the wrong people, but I learned my lesson and have been clean since. also I read on forums on other websites that some oil companies have been hiring people right out of Cdl school in Texas and north Dakota any truth to that?

First off im 23 years old, I live in grand Junction, CO. Willing to relocate, untrained as of now but have the ability to get into a school and be ready to go ...but Im having a hard time getting any pre-hire letters or finding any recruiters that can find any better... I have a felony trespassing from roughly 4 yrs ago and it seems to be a wall that I cant seem to get around... I have a few recruiters telling me to get my training and than they can find me work but from what ive heard prehires should be there and not just some gaurentee from a trucking school that just seems to want my money... I have the 3 years clean driving record, can pass the drug test, and am willing to relocate anywhere that employment will be waiting. I fit the bill on everything but the background but is that really enough to completely bar me from employment? I know the trucking companies need help and id be more than willing to get trained and be out there as soon as im done, just seem to be in a precarious situation where if i get trained than end up stuck at home with loan payments due.. Any advice? or am i just barking up the wrong tree since i was a dumb teen...