Need advice concerning being hired as a felon

You have a murder rap, and on parole. No. In one word, no. You are not hirable. There is a not a company that will take you, none of the more reputable ones anyway. You should be looking at something else, seriously, not being mean or judgemental, but there is not a company that's gonna touch you.

 

Give Tyson Foods a call at 1-800-933-6442 out of Springdale Arkansas. They have company approved truck driving schools that they will take students from. I believe that Dallas and Fort Worth Texas are in their hiring areas.

However, it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to first find out if they will take you on as an employee if you do graduate from one of their company approved schools. According to information, they will take convicted felons on "a case by case" basis.

Tyson Foods has some of the best pay and benefits packages for an OTR truck driver in all of the United States of America.

NOTE:
This is the ABSOLUTE LONG SHOT OF LONG SHOTS. Apply for a pardon from the governor or board of pardons of Texas. The worst the governor or board of pardons can do to you is to deny you your request. It is still worth a try.

Good luck to you!

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

you should be ok on your record most companies say 5 years/ 10 years old they will consider you. but with u being on parole still you may have choose tell them just make sure your DM(driver manager) or while in training get u home when u need 2. u say u live in TX do u live close to a main lane. sometime this will determine how often u get home. u pretty much got right already about starting at bottom. it never hurts to try u might get a surprise. do you have your hard copy already? if not don't go thru company if possible because you will have to sign contract for a year. but u have to do what's best for your family. stop thinking so negative its not as bad as u think!!!!!! go to website like www.bubbajunk.com, www.highestpaidtruckingjobs.com these sights u can put in a generic application with important information. if companies are interested in you application they will call u or email u. GOOD LUCK!!!

 

Yeah, the parole situation may be the sticking point. You might want to show up face to face with as many prospective employers as possible. I'm sure with enough persistence you'll find something.
On the plus side - after 17 years in jail you'll be more than well prepared for life in an 18 wheeler !! Good luck.

 

The parole thing will be hard to overcome also getting a twic , haz-mat , and a pass-port will be next to impossible o get. But the real killer will be getting past those insurance companies...with a felony murder charge on you they will say they aren't willing to chance it.....the insurers have a lot to do with the hiring process.....

 

u no a lot of people say its difficult getting job just because you have a record. i have a friend that work for trans am with 3 felonies for drugs. i have another friend that work for swift that have felony for fraud(bad checks). i may not have a record but it was difficult for me to find a job because of a medical condition. i suffer from blood clots, i have to take blood thinners and from what i understand its on a list with dot. i found that companies would not hire me because i was a liability. i remember 1 time it took me 5 months to find another job it wasn't for lack of trying everybody was telling me no. IT CAN BE DONE!!!! u just have to find the company. have u tried Cr England not a great company they have cdl program, ffe, transam, swift, ptl, werner when i went at road master in west Memphis, ar it was a lot of PAM drivers there make sure u let us know the good news when u get a job

i stay 6 mile from i40 its a main lane and i would come thru a lot on loads i would try my best to spend my break at home

 

Good point - forgot about the TWIC and Hazmat. But surely some company out there would let him fly . . .

 

Try CRST...have heard they hire people in your situation.