rear ended, should i bother going to trucking school

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  1. da133

    da133 Bobtail Member

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    I was rear ended a few years ago. It was stop and go traffic on a highway and the guy didn't stop in time. I was young and didn't see a reason to call the police or get a police report, I thought the insurance would just take care of it which it did. I was thinking about going to Sage school to start a trucking career, but I don't want to waste my time if nobody is going to hire me... Is this a good idea or should I just give up? I also have about 3 tickets but I haven't had any tickets in the past 2 years.
     
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  3. IL_truckergal

    IL_truckergal Light Load Member

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    I'm sorry da133, but I'm not understanding what the rear-ending has to do with your trucking career. Did you end up getting in trouble for not reporting it?

    Depending on what the tickets were for and how recently the last one was, and depending upon the schools you call and ask, I doubt there will be any issues on you getting your CDL.
     
  4. CondoCruiser

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    One year your MVR will be clean. You might have better opportunities then. You could still try now, but alot will turn you down. The ones that would hire you would be bad companies.

    Were they moving violations?
     
  5. da133

    da133 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for your response, I know it might sound like a dumb question but I just want to make sure I'm not going to run into any problems since this will be a big investment... The reason I asked was because I read this on another thread...

    http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...rivers/106025-no-fault-accident-question.html
     
  6. da133

    da133 Bobtail Member

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    I had 2 speeding tickets and I ran a stop sign... I think only one was in the past 3 years though. Waiting would suck but I guess if thats what I have to do then I'll deal with it....
     
  7. Rerun8963

    Rerun8963 Road Train Member

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    you either HAVE 3 tickets or you don't .....you NEED to KNOW what you have....

    next, the tickets fall back out of the way after a period of time, either 3 years, 5 years, WHATEVER your state does, you NEED to check that out....

    they stay on your permanent record, but fall back out of sight after that period of time....

    let's say you fill out a job application, and it asks you, "any tickets in the past 5 years"..??

    if your state goes back 5 years, you answer YES.....and list them

    if your state goes back 3 years....you can answer NO, and this is what i always recommend.....NEVER GIVE MORE INFORMATION than they can get when THEY DO a check on you....which will only be what the state provides, UNLESS the company requests (and pays for) a longer time on a driving record......

    as for the accident, hind sight is everything.....you should have gotten a police report, never, ever again NOT get a police report......it covers your ###.....and since you got rear-ended, it wan't your fault. so do not sweat that either.....BUT now again, if your state goes back X number of years, and that accident in with-in those years, you MUST put that on the application..........

    and as anyone might tell you, STAY CLEAN from now on, your future DEPENDS on it.......
     
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  8. da133

    da133 Bobtail Member

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    "The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles maintains driving records that reflect activity posted to the record for the past seven years. (They cannot be limited to show periods of less than seven years). "

    So I guess I'm screwed then? Its not worth going to trucking school? I have 2 or 3 tickets because I can't remember if the first one was a warning or not... it was a long time ago.

    Also I would have no problem working for a bad company if that would be necessary...
     
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  9. IL_truckergal

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    You're not necessarily "screwed". I entered trucking school 1 MONTH after getting my driver's license back on a suspension AND 3 months after getting arrested for driving while suspended. My record was ridiculous. I was shocked off my feet when I was approved.

    You have to call around. Ask around. Different companies have different policies. But you're going to have to toughen up the "why try" attitude. Getting and maintaining a CDL and good driving career will take a lot of hard work. You may run into many hurdles and setbacks along the way, but few of which can't be overcome.

    CALL SOME SCHOOLS.
     
  10. IL_truckergal

    IL_truckergal Light Load Member

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    Call or visit your local DMV and ask them how much it will cost and what you you will need to bring to get a copy of your driving records (MVR).

    That way 1, You know what's on it. and B, You don't sound like a goofball when you call.
     
  11. jbatmick

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    :biggrin_2559:Get a copy of your driving record from the state you live in. Only cost a few bucks and then you will know for sure how many tickets you have.
     
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