Need Some Advice On Finding A Job With A Felony

Budronis,

Employee owned companies seem pretty interesting to me. How does that work? And when you say good money, what do you mean?

Also, I've worked with some felons, and the ones I've been around have been some of the best workers. They were among the few I'd actually want to get stuck doing a task with.

Budronis,

Employee owned companies seem pretty interesting to me. How does that work? And when you say good money, what do you mean?

Also, I've worked with some felons, and the ones I've been around have been some of the best workers. They were among the few I'd actually want to get stuck doing a task with.

Check out tmc, Ryan. They're an employee owned company. They give you a choice between cpm , or a % of the load, starting at 27% I think. They are a flatbed company.

Budronis works for PTL, which appears to be an employee owned company. That's why I was asking him, but thanks, Danielsahn.

I checked them out. They're not hiring in California.

Schneider will hire you with a felony and numerous misdemeanors. I am proof of that and thankful they hired me. They know everything when doing phone interview, just have to be honest with the recruiter.

**UPDATE**

Hello to all. I've been studying at least 4 hours a day for my CDL permit. Running a taxi 4 days, 12 hours per day to keep the bills up to snuff. They tip nicely in NJ. Anyhow, I received a call from CRST recruiter and all my paperwork has been approved. (DMV, work history, criminal background, they are fully aware of my past felony as well.) Definitely some good news. Also, not an hour off the phone with CRST, and TMC transport also said my paperwork has been approved. I'm leaning towards TMC for CDL training. What do you folks think?

Be well.

-Lance

Wow, you're really talking two opposite ends of the spectrum entirely in almost every way.

TMC - solo flatbed, really good pay, incredible black Peterbilts, home weekends (for most people, depending on your home territory), run by former military, far more strict with much higher expectations of their drivers as professionals than most companies you'll find.

CRST - team dry van , considered a "second chance" company with much lower pay, good quality but very uninteresting equipment, home every few weeks for the most part.

The biggest question is whether or not you want to run a flatbed solo, which is a lot more physical work and a lot more to learn, or run team with someone pulling a dry van where there is no physical work and nothing extra to learn.

I think your wages are going to be much higher at TMC. Also, most people can not stand running team. I mean, you could accurately say a lot of people outright hate it. I know I did. CRST will make you run team after training and they have very few solo drivers. It's predominantly a team operation and most people really don't like running team, unless it's a married couple.

The only way you should choose CRST over TMC is if you absolutely do not want to pull a flatbed or you know you want to run team with someone after training because you'll be more comfortable having someone with you for a while. We've had plenty of people get a great start to their careers at each company, so either one will get the job done. But they are very, very different companies and your job duties will be completely different.

If you're intrigued by the idea of running flatbed and you're willing to give it a shot I think you'll find TMC is a fantastic place to work and you'll almost certainly make more money there.

Something else to be said about CRST is the contract. If you do not stay the number of months in the contract, the non compete clause will prevent you from getting hired elsewhere until you pay off the contract, which can't be done cause you can't drive for anyone else.

Search CRST in the forum and you will see quite a few threads of people asking how to get out of it.

Hey Brett. I decided to take the advice here and apply to all the CDL training schools here on the site. I have a 1st degree felony from 1997, so I figured I'll apply to them all and let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. Just to see what schools would even give me a chance. I was turned down by Roehl and Jim Palmer the very next day. TMC is willing to give me a shot, and I have weighed my options and I'll be going with them.

Also, I'd rather do flatbed to be honest. I enjoy working outside no matter the season or weather in general. Also, it's good exercise and breaks up driving all day a bit.

Be well.

-Lance

Congratulations Lance. Persistence overcomes resistance. You have a great opportunity.

Best wishes and good luck!

Good news, Lance! Every TMC driver I've ever talked to loved the company. I'm sure there are some who aren't completely happy there (I mean, they're still truck drivers after all), but I've never met one. Let us know how it goes.