I Have A Possession Charge 5yrs Old And I'm Trying To Get My Cdl.
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I live in Atlanta,ga my name is Aaron Ricard and i desperately wanna drive.Can somebody give me some info on crossing my hurdle?
I would follow this link Company-Sponsored Training and apply to all of them and see what they say and be honest with them with everything and hope for the best and if you choose a private school for training make sure you get a bunch of pre-hires before you spend the money on a school to obtain your cdl and find out that no one will hire you and here's a link to help you Understand Pre-Hires........
Don't wait for the companies to call you wait 24 hours after applying and call them till you find a company that will hire you
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Pre-hires:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Most companies like to see 5-7 years, post conviction. Weed/Coke/Heroin?
A lot of the reason behind this (aside from Insurance, and the obvious bias in business towards recent drug offenders) is - you can't really apply for a TWIC or HazMat endorsement FELONY WAIVER, until the conviction is more than 7 years old - and a lot of companies require/desire both the HM & TWIC. Also - you can't go into Canada with a drug conviction, or at least a recent one.
I agree 100% with 100% of what Scott said. Start applying - BE HONEST (because they will find out - and lying on an app is considered as bad as what you lied about in the first place).
Depending on the charge and disposition - at best you will get in. At worst - you will have to wait another 2 years to try.
Rick
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Most companies like to see 5-7 years, post conviction. Weed/Coke/Heroin?
A lot of the reason behind this (aside from Insurance, and the obvious bias in business towards recent drug offenders) is - you can't really apply for a TWIC or HazMat endorsement FELONY WAIVER, until the conviction is more than 7 years old - and a lot of companies require/desire both the HM & TWIC. Also - you can't go into Canada with a drug conviction, or at least a recent one.
I agree 100% with 100% of what Scott said. Start applying - BE HONEST (because they will find out - and lying on an app is considered as bad as what you lied about in the first place).
Depending on the charge and disposition - at best you will get in. At worst - you will have to wait another 2 years to try.
Rick
Isnt it true that most places only count time towards the 5 or 7 years that you mentioned, not from the time you were convicted, but time that you've been out of jail/prison?
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Most companies like to see 5-7 years, post conviction. Weed/Coke/Heroin?
A lot of the reason behind this (aside from Insurance, and the obvious bias in business towards recent drug offenders) is - you can't really apply for a TWIC or HazMat endorsement FELONY WAIVER, until the conviction is more than 7 years old - and a lot of companies require/desire both the HM & TWIC. Also - you can't go into Canada with a drug conviction, or at least a recent one.
I agree 100% with 100% of what Scott said. Start applying - BE HONEST (because they will find out - and lying on an app is considered as bad as what you lied about in the first place).
Depending on the charge and disposition - at best you will get in. At worst - you will have to wait another 2 years to try.
Rick
Isnt it true that most places only count time towards the 5 or 7 years that you mentioned, not from the time you were convicted, but time that you've been out of jail/prison?
I think it starts when you was convicted
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Most companies like to see 5-7 years, post conviction. Weed/Coke/Heroin?
A lot of the reason behind this (aside from Insurance, and the obvious bias in business towards recent drug offenders) is - you can't really apply for a TWIC or HazMat endorsement FELONY WAIVER, until the conviction is more than 7 years old - and a lot of companies require/desire both the HM & TWIC. Also - you can't go into Canada with a drug conviction, or at least a recent one.
I agree 100% with 100% of what Scott said. Start applying - BE HONEST (because they will find out - and lying on an app is considered as bad as what you lied about in the first place).
Depending on the charge and disposition - at best you will get in. At worst - you will have to wait another 2 years to try.
Rick
Isnt it true that most places only count time towards the 5 or 7 years that you mentioned, not from the time you were convicted, but time that you've been out of jail/prison?
TWIC & HM use the date of conviction. Most trucking companies likely use this also. But if you're still on any kind of "paper" (parole or probation), they will not take you. And since a large majority of the "starter companies" want you to have BOTH - not being able to get them, can be problematic.
A lot depends on the "severity" of the charge also. The OP didn't mention the severity of the charge, or if he had priors.
While not IMPOSSIBLE to get into the industry with prior drug charges - it's obvious that NOT having them, makes it way easier.
This is not to say that people can't "learn their lesson", and get their lives straightened out (lord knows I did), but for certain industries (safety sensitive), it can be difficult to catch a break. Likewise with THEFT charges. It's as much a question of "moral character" as anything else.
Rick
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Most companies like to see 5-7 years, post conviction. Weed/Coke/Heroin?
A lot of the reason behind this (aside from Insurance, and the obvious bias in business towards recent drug offenders) is - you can't really apply for a TWIC or HazMat endorsement FELONY WAIVER, until the conviction is more than 7 years old - and a lot of companies require/desire both the HM & TWIC. Also - you can't go into Canada with a drug conviction, or at least a recent one.
I agree 100% with 100% of what Scott said. Start applying - BE HONEST (because they will find out - and lying on an app is considered as bad as what you lied about in the first place).
Depending on the charge and disposition - at best you will get in. At worst - you will have to wait another 2 years to try.
Rick
Isnt it true that most places only count time towards the 5 or 7 years that you mentioned, not from the time you were convicted, but time that you've been out of jail/prison?
TWIC & HM use the date of conviction. Most trucking companies likely use this also. But if you're still on any kind of "paper" (parole or probation), they will not take you. And since a large majority of the "starter companies" want you to have BOTH - not being able to get them, can be problematic.
A lot depends on the "severity" of the charge also. The OP didn't mention the severity of the charge, or if he had priors.
While not IMPOSSIBLE to get into the industry with prior drug charges - it's obvious that NOT having them, makes it way easier.
This is not to say that people can't "learn their lesson", and get their lives straightened out (lord knows I did), but for certain industries (safety sensitive), it can be difficult to catch a break. Likewise with THEFT charges. It's as much a question of "moral character" a
what if I'm willing to pay the cost of school out of pocket would that elimanate some of the problems i'm having?
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
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I live in Atlanta,ga my name is Aaron Ricard and i desperately wanna drive.Can somebody give me some info on crossing my hurdle?