maybe someone can help me out with this one. i got a ticket the other day in muskagon county michigan. i was not very famillar with the highways up there. now i know on the highways it's 60 for trucks and 70 for cars, it's clearly posted. however this one highway 31, it was not posted very well. i think there are two signs on the whole highway that say 70 for cars, 60 for trucks...in very small print. the rest of the signs just read 70 mph, minimum 55. i thought heck ...the speed limit jumped up to 70, that's cool....so i was going 67 thinking i was being safe going under the limit. well, i got nabbed for going 67 in a 60.

how will this effect my license and future employment? i quit my job that day in fear i would get fired for the ticket. since i quit, do i still have to notify that company about this ticket? the officer gave me a form to give to my employer to return within 15 days. do i really need to give them that, even though i quit?......secondly should i get an attorney for this ticket? i just want to cover my butt,....i wouldn't think it would have an effect on going to work elsewhere. thanks for the advice.

You compiled a bunch of problems on top of the ticket. You can't outrun the ticket. You kind of cut the head off over a headache. You also quit under no notice. Try and see if you can patch things up with this company. Before your DAC gets dinged. Good luck!

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You should forward the ticket to your company within the 15 days as required. Wether you quit or not you were driving in their vehicle at that time. Quitting probably wasnt the smartest thing for you to do under those circumstances. Other companies will be leery of hiring a driver that quit his last job and will ask lots of questions as to why.
While paying the ticket is the easiest thing to do it will go on your mvr and could make a potential employer overlook you for a job. A clean MVR is a drivers bread and butter so protect it at all costs.
Most companies will not fire a driver for a speeding ticket.
You may want to fight the ticket but it will cost you about 300.00 to hire an attorney then you will still have to pay any fine and court fees the judge may impose.
I used an outfit called Coast to Coast legal services and had very good luck with them getting a speeding ticket (71 in a 55 zone which was a major violation now a days) dropped down to no point equipment violation through negotiating with the da. I paid $310. for the service then another $210. for the fine and court costs. Other private attorneys I chacked with wanted a 600.00 retainer and I would have still been liable for the fines and court costs.

well, you might be right, but this is my first ticket, and i didn't quit the company specifically because i got a ticket, i quit for a number of reasons, safety of the equipment being #1. i asked them if they wanted me to keep driving for a couple of weeks or go ahead and turn in the truck since i was 50 miles away from the terminal. they didn't want me to quit, but preferred i just drop it off at the terminal. i only worked for them for a week.

i talked to a recruiter for another company and i have a stable work history. she said it would have no effect if i quit under such a short time as long as i keep my next job for atleast 6 months. i do agree it's not good to job hop, however if you have to do it a couple of times to find a good company, there is nothing wrong with that. there is always jb hunt if worse comes to worse or werner. this will not be the end of my driving career so soon.

the question is since i quit on that same day as the ticket, what would happen if i didn't report it to the company and give them that compliance letter?.....and how many points is 7 over the limit?.......

I was pulled over last year for speeding (13mph over) in my personal vehicle. The next morning I called the prosecuting attorney of the city I was in and explained that I was guilty and that I had an impeccable driving record and did not want a blemish on it. He told me to send him a letter stating that I was guilty and tell about my driving record and that he could help me out. A few days after my court date, I received a letter from the court, I was fined $275 for a parking violation. Sure, it was a lot more than the original $120 speeding ticket, but my MVR is still clean and my insurance company will never know.

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Just get a damn lawyer, may cost you a couple hundred, but thats a lot cheaper than the increased insurance rates in the future, not to mention the hassle of explaining it on future apps.

As far as fowrding it to the co you just quit, hell no. handle it. Get a local lawyer. Probaly be no more than Improper equipment.
Dont sweat it. and don't over react in the future.

And just for the record, there are no places anywhere in the state of Michigan where the truck speed exceeds 60 mph. Part of driving through various states is knowing the maximum speed limit in that a state, and you got caught exceeding the limits.