Hey everyone thanks in advance any advice is much appreciated lol. I am fresh out of school and am out with my trainer.. Earlier today I was going through a little hole in the wall town in Kansas which did not show restricted in the 2014 rand McNally or on my trainers gps.. I seen a sign that said Alt. truck route but I assumed that it was just a bypass around the town seeing as there was no other signage.. I was in a 2012 international which is registered in indiana my license is currently issued in indiana as well.. When I got to the shipper I looked over the citation a little closer, he recorded that I was driving a 2014 freightliner cascadia that was licensed in Iowa and my DL was issued in Iowa also he wrote the trailor tag rather than the truck.. My question is from your experience will this citation be legit since the only correct info was the date and charge lol. And if it is legit will this effect my mvr or CSA.. The fine was/is $100 which I will pay gladly but I just wanted to know if this is going to effect me in the long run. I will add that he was ticked off apparently he followed me a good distance dead center of my trailor doors a few feet off the bumper and asked why I didn't see him lol. Again thanks
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Maybe get it dismissed. I would rather give a lawyer $200 than some corrupt hicksville town $100.Night Prowler, dog-c and Ds86 Thank this. -
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He probably thought the abbreviation for IN was IA. As far as the registration double check what you have in the truck. You might have the wrong one and an on the ball DOT in the future might catch it.
Which hole in the wall town was it because they are holes in the wall in KS?
Usually an alternate truck route is highly suggestive but not mandatory. But that doesn't eliminate that you might of been on a restricted truck route and missed the beginning posted sign.
I would find the nearest town of size and google a traffic attorney there and talk with them. They can represent you on your behalf. You have to protect your CDL as that's your bread and butter. Hopefully when it's over Andy will slap Barney in the back of the head.
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How many weeks have you been driving a truck? I ask because of the trainer in the sleeper part? The first couple weeks he should be watching your every move.
Talk with your company. Some will front you the money with payroll deduction or offer assistance with the defense as they have their own legal defense on retainer. If convicted you have 30 days to report it to your home state. -
You'll have to forgive me, when reports of LE encounters seem deliberately/unnecessarily vague, my BS detector starts chirping. -
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I was just west of el derado ks and when I said hole in the wall in was more of a reference to there being absolutely nothing there lol.. Sorry to tip off your bs detector? Lol and this is my 4 week, my trainer was actually not in the sleeper he was in the passenger seat he did not see any signage either thanks got all the comments lol. Well see how it plays out
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This is a really old post but thought I'd give an update it played out kind of funny.. basically I thought I would try calling the court house explain the discrepancies and try to get it dismissed.. the police station turned out to be the court house.. and the only person that has the authority to dismiss a citation was the citing officer..lol. upon hearing this I checked to be sure there would be no points on my cdl and mailed a check.. turns out my original description.. a little hole in the wall town was accurate.. you can imagine the look on my face when I called the courthouse and got the police dispatch I had spoken to moments earlier lol. Drive safe everyone
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You must have gone through downtown El Dorado. They have no sense of humor. There are signs for a bypass, such as it is, going north on 77, where all they do is route you one street east to take you around the downtown area.
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