Is High School Diploma or GED required?

go to an LTL company ,work the dock and move up to driving later on thru the company training.

 

Many people in China buy fake degrees from some outfit in California. Their favorite is an MBA degree and they even get the transcripts with courses they took, grades, dates, etc. Makes it easier to immigrate with a high education to Canada or Australia. England and USA are wise to the scam. For a few more dollars can get a graduation picture with your phoney classmates & all wearing the cap & gown.

 

It may not be asked of an employer, but yet, every application I have ever filled out does ask, "highest grade attended".

Next, in order to qualify for a student loan, he will need at the very least a GED. Also, believe it or not, he must also register for the draft. These are "some" conditions of getting a student loan.


I have a relative that was only 20 at the time, he never signed up for the draft, nor had a GED. He HAD TO get those to qualify for a student loan. Since most if not all student loans, are backed by the government.


[h=3]Formal Education[/h]Truck drivers must have high school diploma or GED certificate. Instead of obtaining a degree, most truck drivers enroll in a truck driving course or training program in order to gain experience.

http://study.com/truck_driving_training.html



The required level of education for a truck driver is normally a High School diploma or GED. Although this is not legally required, the overwhelming majority

http://www.truckingtruth.com/guide-pages/chapter2.html

 

move to alaska theyll hire him at 18

 

Doesn't Alaska send out pre-hires when the kids are still in the womb?

 

the only degree he will need to be a truck driver is a BS Degree

 

Math Word problems exist: sample- Truck driver, picks up a load at 8 am, in Toledo, Oh. drives 4 hours, takes a break for lunch, delivers his first stop 3 hours away in allentown, pa. To unload his first stop, the driver takes :90 minutes. How much time will the driver have remaining to work? This is everyday stuff.

 

There was a discussion about this awhile back.Some you don't need a diploma and some you do.Tell your friend to quit thinken negative.He can pass if he applies himself.People will help him and one on one if that's what it takes.

 

I'm originally from upstate New York, there were two guys that lived near me that were 21 when they graduated from high school. ( in New York in 1988 students could remain in high school untlil 21, they must however graduate the year they turned 21) They both just kept plugging away at it. "Ray", who lived two houses away told me he just didn't want to give up, he knew he could do it. And he did, I keep up with him on Facebook, he works for the county he lives in, and has for the last 20 plus years. "Harry" I lost touch with shortly after high school he was working for a local radio station. Let your friend know other people have had a harder time getting a GED or graduating than he is having. While some people ( I'm not judging) may think it's not important to get a diploma or a GED, receiving one is an indication of commitment, and resilience. Something most employers are looking for. Your friend can do this, perhaps you could help him by checking to see if a local college or church or community group has a program to help him get his GED at least. Others in this thread also had some good suggestions. I could be wrong, and I will eat my words If I am but IMHO there are probably very few people out there who could say " my life was a lot easier without that HS diploma/ GED"

 

I think I'm that guy. Be as doubtful as you like, but as I've told you before, not only was I asked by my carrier if I'd graduated from high school, I had to provide a certified copy of the diploma. As did other driver-applicants. "Buy a fake diploma" is lousy advice. I think you once said you owned a rental or two; do you tolerate fake credit reports on renters' applications? People shouldn't lie about their military service, should they? Or about their driving/accident records; carriers check. Or about whatever substances they use; one pee sample or hair follicle is all it takes to get a guy/gal sent home from orientation. What's next? Fake CDLs? Illinois went through that a few years ago with those phony Florida CDLs--look what happened.

Drivers don't need an HS diploma or GED to drive trucks, but if an employer asks or insists, you'll need a real one to get hired.

OP -- It depends on the carrier and what background checks they do, not on what they haul. In today's world, not having an actual diploma or a GED will more than likely hold you back financially forever. If a potential employer asks, there's a good chance they'll check. Why risk it? You won't know what they verify and what they don't. If you get into a wreck, you can be sure the other side's attorneys will check you out thoroughly, and that could hang your employer out to dry if you lied about anything on your job application. Do you think insurance and trucking companies don't know this? Faking stuff is no way to go through life.