Thank you for your interest in Veterans Staffing & Recruiting Services. To apply for a CDL driving position, please complete our online application for employment. Incomplete information will delay the processing of your application or prevent it from being submitted. On the signature page (the last page), please be certain you click on the Save button to submit your application.

To fill out this form, you will need to know the following:

Social Security Number
Home address history for the past 3 years
Current driver's license number and driver's license history for the past 3 years
Employment history up to 10 years
History of traffic accidents, violations and/or convictions from the last 3 years (including DUI or reckless driving conviction and license suspension)
Criminal history
Military history (if applicable)

Required entry fields are followed by * meaning you must provide the requested information to continue. If you encounter any errors during this process and cannot continue, please contact us at 504-304-3817.

To qualify with Veterans Staffing & Recruiting Services, you must meet the following criteria:

The Federal Regulations set forth minimum standards for drivers of all vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVW or GVWR operating in interstate commerce. The driver must demonstrate that he/she meets these Minimum Federal Requirements:

Is 21 years of age

Can sufficiently read and speak the English language

Can safely operate the type of equipment he/she will be assigned to drive

Is physically qualified

Has a valid license to operate a commercial motor vehicle

Has provided Veterans Staffing & Recruiting Services with a list of moving violations for the past three years

Is not disqualified to drive

Has a road test certificate or equivalent (usually a CDL)

Veterans Staffing & Recruiting Services also maintains more stringent minimum driver standards as follows:

Experience: A minimum of 1 year recent experience (having driven sometime within the past 12 months) driving the type of equipment that the driver will be assigned to operate or a total of 2 years experience (within the past 5 years)

Accidents: No DOT defined accidents (one resulting in a fatality, or injury requiring treatment away from the scene, or disabling damage requiring a vehicle to be towed) in the past three years in which the driver was cited for a moving violation in connection with the crash or charged with responsibility for the crash in any type of motor vehicle

Violations: No more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years in any type of motor vehicle

Serious Offenses: No convictions for any of the following offenses in the past 7 years in any type of vehicle:
Driving under the influence of alcohol (as prescribed by state law, or refusing to test)
Driving under the influence of a controlled substance
Leaving the scene of an accident
More than one excessive speeding (15 mph or more above the posted speed limit)
Reckless driving
A moving violation in connection with a fatal accident
Vehicular manslaughter or vehicular homicide
Eluding a police officer
Operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license

CDL Drivers - Local & OTR Routes Available

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