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Suspended License

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Vander, Dec 9, 2012.

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  1. Dec 9, 2012 #1
    Vander

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    I'm not sure this probably isn't the correct area for this post but I wasn't sure where else it would fit...

    So i have a question about having a suspended license on your MVR. I didn't say HAVING a suspended license because the situation is kinda weird. I lived in New York about 5 years ago and I moved out of the state, when i moved I had a lapse in insurance but I did not know about it. 5 years later, when getting my CDL permit, i found out about the ticket from DMV because they said i had to take care of the ticket first, but that my license with them was valid. I called up NY and paid the whole $25 for the ticket from 5 yrs ago. Once the ticket was paid, it showed up as a license suspension on my MVR, for the 5 yrs that it was issued...

    So even tho I had a valid license for that 5 yrs, my MVR says differently when you look at it, and since it was recent (got it cleared in 12/11 so its been a year) i'm guessing something like this is gonna really limit my options, if I can even get hired at all
     
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  3. Dec 9, 2012 #2
    900,000-tons-of-steel

    900,000-tons-of-steel Road Train Member

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    So what is your question? If it's, "Is this going to hurt me?" The answer is yes. Going by what you posted your record will show a five-year suspension. If the MVR says your license was suspended, then it wasn't "valid." It doesn't really matter what the clerk at the DMV verbally told you. All that matters is what your MVR indicates.
     
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  4. Dec 9, 2012 #3
    900,000-tons-of-steel

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    Not sure why it double-posted. Server hiccup. Apologies.
     
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  5. Dec 9, 2012 #4
    Vander

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    yeah a question would be good huh lol sorry
    do companies even hire people with recent license suspensions? i went thru a few comany sites, tho only found 2 that actually listed suspensions in their qualifications and they showed it had to be 3 yrs.
     
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  7. Dec 9, 2012 #5
    900,000-tons-of-steel

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    Yea, most companies want to put a few years between you and the suspension, at least three, as you found out.
     
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  8. Dec 10, 2012 #6
    Wrangler65

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    I doubt trucking companies are looking to avoid guys like you. If you explain yourself, I'd bet that you'd find people willing to make an exception for you.
     
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  9. Dec 10, 2012 #7
    900,000-tons-of-steel

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    Not gonna happen. A recently suspended license is a big no-no. Chalk it right up there with a recent preventable, too many tickets, etc., in terms of seriousness that company insurance companies look at. Please don't give this guy bad advice based on a guess. He's going to have to wait it out for some time to pass, that's all there is to it.
     
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  10. Dec 11, 2012 #8
    wood600rr

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    My co-driver had his license suspended when he switched insurance companies, the old one reported him as having no insurance and in FL they immediately suspend your license for that. He got it cleared up but it still showed on his MVR. He got hired 6 months after the suspension, after explaining that it was a clerical error and not a moving violation, etc that caused the suspension.
     
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  11. Dec 11, 2012 #9
    900,000-tons-of-steel

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    Then the company that hired him doesn't use DAC 'cause it doesn't matter what a driver says if DAC indicates otherwise. Most companies use DAC these days. Otherwise, it must have occurred some time ago.
     
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  12. Dec 11, 2012 #10
    dibstr

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    DAC (Hireright) offers many different services and reports. If a company requests an MVR through Hireright, they electronically query the state or states and relay it to the customer by email on their letterhead and make no changes or notations to what the state gave them. And no I am not affiliated with Hirerite other than as one of their clients.

    Best regards
     
    dibstr, Dec 11, 2012
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