Understanding What I Was Told
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47 trying to get into trucking as some of you already know. So my question is this I had put Hi hopes at getting into Schneider because they have a high regard to safety and training blah blah blah. Well when I had my interview today they told me that not because my drivers licenses had got suspended for unpaid traffic. But because I got pulled over again and found out that my licenses was suspended {ak ticket for driving on suspended licenses] that i can not drive per DOT Regulations till 2017. And then she told me however there are a lot of company's that wont look at it that way. So should i keep studying and trying to get into a paid training program or should I give up the ship and try to get another factory job.
If I were you, I would just keep checking with some other companies to see what they say about it. Be open and upfront with the recruiters, and you might just find some companies that will not consider this something too major. Factory jobs are starting to get scarce, at least that has been my experience, but at your age (no offense) 
, I would be trying to go into trucking. The job security will always be there if you can keep your record clean, and the DAC report clean. Definitely call around and just see what other companies say. Good luck!
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
I would give Prime a try and be honest when you fill out the app.
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47 trying to get into trucking as some of you already know. So my question is this I had put Hi hopes at getting into Schneider because they have a high regard to safety and training blah blah blah. Well when I had my interview today they told me that not because my drivers licenses had got suspended for unpaid traffic. But because I got pulled over again and found out that my licenses was suspended {ak ticket for driving on suspended licenses] that i can not drive per DOT Regulations till 2017. And then she told me however there are a lot of company's that wont look at it that way. So should i keep studying and trying to get into a paid training program or should I give up the ship and try to get another factory job.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.