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Getting CDL with 4 duis? Worth it?
Have 4 DUIs between 1997 to 2006. I have been sober for ten years. Serious not a drop. I am thinking of getting a CDL but found 90 percent of trucking companies won't have anything to do with me. I got one that ran my background and promised me a job, but the terminal is 4 hours from my home so I am hirable barely but frustrated. I'll have to quit my job and drop everything to go to truck driving school with one offer of employment family mouths to feed. I guess I wanted more options. They are limited but yes I can get an OTR job but I am very restricted who I can work with. Most companies that do hire with duis have no more than 2 lifetime policy. Perhaps getting a year or two under my belt will open doors at least with some the smaller companies. A local outfit told me to get a year under my belt and then call but even then she couldn't make any promises. Any ideas input be appreciated. I can double my income if I do this but I am hesitant as I am more restricted on hirability than most.