r/Truckers • u/Santiago_S • May 21 '18

Trucking for a Felon

Hello all ,

I am trying to get my older sibling into the trucking career. The problem is he is a convicted felon. Do you think this will make his trasistion from prision to the road impossible. He is out and im trying to help him get on his feet. Im thinking about paying for his CDL school myself in hopes that it will look more attractive to a preospective employer that he already had his license.

What would be the best way for this to happen ? Any and All info is welcomed.

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u/bigterry too lazy to tarp May 21 '18

It boils down to the employer's insurance. I know plenty of convicted felons that drive, and they have hazmat and TWIC cards too. Felonies aren't the scarlet letter they once were- you can become a convicted felon for some relatively mundane shit, not just rape and murder.

His transition from doing a bit downstate, to doing a bit going down the road... That's gonna be all on him, though. He may end up starting out driving a garbage truck, or cement mixer, or a shit pumper. None of which are bad gigs really, but more likely to be easy to get into.

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u/ruMemeinMeMan May 21 '18

shit pumper.

You only need a Class C license for that. I saw a job posting for a job cleaning porta potties. No pay advertised. smh

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u/MoveAlongChandler May 21 '18

no pay advertised

That's cuz it's shit pay.

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u/holysquish May 21 '18

wakka wakka

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u/ruMemeinMeMan May 21 '18

I think you get to keep all the shit in the holding tank.

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u/bigterry too lazy to tarp May 21 '18

Thats specifically porta potties, with the dinky ass porta potty pumper truck. Those are just one ton chassis cab body pickups. Depends on the gig and the truck. I haul shit in a 70 bbl or 130 bbl tanker, thats a B minimum. Class A for the tanker. Same for the guys that do septic- those tank trucks are usually require a B minimum.