Become a CDL Truck Driver for FREE
Emerge Career is offering a free, city-funded CDL program for individuals with a criminal history. Earn an average salary of $75K/year as a professional truck driver. Our program covers all costs, including trucking school tuition and all expenses related to getting your CDL.
How It Works:
- Apply Online: Complete the 10-minute application. If you’re eligible, you can begin the online course the same day.
- Online CDL Permit Course: Self-paced 25-hour course that can be finished in as little as one week.
- Pass the Background Check Review: We make sure that based on your driving record and criminal history, the CDL industry is a good fit for you.
- Take Your CDL Permit Exam: We prepare you to pass the exam, and cover all reimbursements.
- Pass Enrollment Interview: Speak with someone from our team about eligibility, career aspirations and fit.
- Truck Driving School: We place you at a partner trucking school near you and cover all tuition costs.
- Job Placement: Upon earning your CDL, we help you secure employment. We have a 95%+ placement rate.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must live in the 5 boroughs of NYC
- Must have experienced arrest, probation, parole, or incarceration
- Must not be on the sex offender registry
- Maximum of one DUI (none within the last three years)
- Active driver’s license required
- No homicide, manslaughter, or assault with a vehicle
- No involvement in human or sex trafficking
- No pending cases
About Emerge Career:
- We provide free CDL training for justice-involved individuals to help them start careers in trucking.
- Our graduates earn an average of $75K/year.
- We offer mentorship, tuition-free trucking school, and job placement with second-chance employers.
- Featured in CBS, the Boston Globe, and NBC
Read about our work in CBS a few months ago:
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: On the road
