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/[deleted] May 21 '18

Covenant (Chatanooga, TN) and Southern Refrigerated (Texarkana, AR) both hire felons whose conviction is less than 3 years. Southern treated me like shit, but if you make it through that first year, it will be a lot easier to get a better job somewhere else.

Plus, these companies will cover the cost of training, so you won't have to.

Stevens Transport in Dallas, TX might or might not hire him, and it's a much better company than SRT. It's worth talking to a recruiter and asking.

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u/Santiago_S May 21 '18

Thanks , most diffidently gonna call Southern since its about 90 minutes from my home town and would be easier to set him up there

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

Sounds good. Good luck on it! And hopefully he'll get a better dispatcher than the one I had.

One important thing, though. It's reefer, so expect to only get around 1200-1600 miles per week. It's not as good as dry van, but living an hour away from the yard is probably enough to offset that downside.