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    Road Train Member Rerun8963's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by rsellers View Post
    I am a new driver and have been driving for a company pulling a 39' dump trailer hauling coal. A few weeks ago, the boss asked me to take a truck and trailer already loaded to Rome, GA. The first scales I come to I get pulled in to the scale lane and am told to pull around and park and bring in my paperwork. The truck is overweight on the trailer axles. I am issued a citation and the company has to pay an assessment to the state. I have court yesterday and the judge dismissed the charge against me. I am starting with a new company next week and am asking if there is a need to disclose this overweight citation since it was dismissed. I have a spotless driving history and this is the only ticket I've ever had. I have been told to never keep anything from the company you are going to work for. Do I need to tell them about this citation?
    typically over weight tickets/fines ARE NOT moving violations..i wouldn't worry about it...

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    The charges were dismissed so you are not guilty of anything. It wouldn't hurt to tell them, like I said you are not guilty so you have nothing to worry about. Like Rerun said its not like its a speeding ticket or accident etc... I have never heard of having to report or letting a new employer know of weight tickets and such. If you were cited and guilty you would probably have CSA2010 points but nothing more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rsellers View Post
    I think I'll just tell them about it and not worry. I see no way it can show up on my driving record because it was dismissed and will not be reported to the state. I just would not want to make it look like I was trying to hide something.
    If you decide to tell them about it just make sure you also tell them that the judge dismissed these charges against you and have your court documents to back it up. Also like the other poster mentioned, if it shows up on your mvr i would go down there with your court order and have it removed because it should not be on there if it was dismissed by a judge.

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    I am confident it will never show up on my MVR because it is not a moving violation. My concern is that it could show up somehow because of the record of the assessment the company paid to the state which surely would name me as the driver at the time of the violation. It was just dismissed this past Friday and I leave for orientation next Sunday, so I'm not sure I can get documentation of the dismissal before I leave. Just depends on how fast the Clerks Office updates the database. I have decided I am going to tell them about it and if it is an issue, I'll provide documentation if they want it. Thanks for everybody's comments!

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    A dismissed ticket will not show up. It won't show on your MVR, but.....

    If they issued you an inspection report with the overweight axles on it, that will show up on your CSA2010 data score if it had your name on it.

    Otherwise, don't worry about. Next time get off highway 41 and turn right. It'll bring you right back out in Dalton.

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