Thinking About Becoming A Truck Driver.

Thank you so much Brett for this is what Im praying for. Im not going to sit here and say that I haven't done drugs cause I have but I haven't done drugs in 10-15 years now and I quit 15 years ago cause I lost a good job and knew that it wasnt worth getting high once I lost that job. My only bad habit is smoking cigarettes with an occasional glass of wine(and Im talking like birthdays and Thanksgiving and Christmas).

I was just setup and to the one that asked of her age - she is 24 with a child and I regret ever trying to help her out. Im just going to go ahead and get my CDL A permit and license and see what happens. Brett, can you please tell me how I can find out please sir?

Thanks for all replies everyone. Your input and info has been greatly appreciated. Stay safe on the roads everyone and God bless to you and your families.

I don't even know what the details are, but there is a D.O.T. prescribed method called the SAP (Substance Abuse Professional) program that one has to go through to be considered for hire as a professional truck driver once they have tested positive.

Indeed there is. We do have some good information in our wiki that will help quite a bit:

DOT Drug and Alcohol Policies & Testing

Substance Abuse Professionals

Unfortunately it's true - you're probably going to have a really tough time getting started in trucking because of this. You may have to do some digging around to see if that was reported and whether or not you'll need to complete any type of program in order to get your Class A and get into commercial driving. You only had your Class B permit at the time so you weren't a commercial driver yet when you took the drug test. Maybe you'll get lucky and it won't be considered a failure as a commercial driver and you won't have to go through any programs. But even so I'm afraid it's highly likely that failed test will still show up on background checks and that's going to be tough to overcome I'm afraid.

If she would have grew up in my house😌TRUST! I would have had no problems giving out a couple buttwhippings here and there.

After being on this site for more years than I can remember, I had thought I've seen it all. Boy was I wrong.

The only thing I recommend is an old school-style, Russian discipline session with a leather belt. It works wonders.

Brett, can you please tell me how I can find out please sir?

Ya know, I'm not really sure to be honest. I would start by contacting your former employer and asking about their reporting policies. And check this out:

Substance Abuse Professionals and the Return-to-Duty Process

That's the best information I know of right now (Credit goes to C.S. for finding that link). Here's part of it:

(a) As an employee, when you have violated DOT drug and alcohol regulations, you cannot again perform any DOT safety-sensitive duties for any employer until and unless you complete the SAP evaluation, referral, and education/treatment process set forth in this subpart and in applicable DOT agency regulations. The first step in this process is a SAP evaluation.

(b) For purposes of this subpart, a verified positive DOT drug test result, a DOT alcohol test with a result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater, a refusal to test (including by adulterating or substituting a urine specimen) or any other violation of the prohibition on the use of alcohol or drugs under a DOT agency regulation constitutes a DOT drug and alcohol regulation violation.

So an SAP evaluation may be in order to see what course of action you'll need to take, if any. I wish I could give you more concrete answers but it's a pretty complicated process and I'm not sure about many of the details myself.