Truck route violation

I messed up and missed the truck route from the 110 north to the 5 north in the downtown Los Angeles area. As soon as I passed the 101 turn off the CHP pulled me over.

I got a ticket for failure to obey posted sign (no trucks over 5 tons). Does anyone know of any reliable truck driver attorneys in that area? From what I hear its a point and a half on my record so I wish to avoid that.

Yes I know this ticket was dumb of me so please no smart butt comments, thanks.

 

was the violation "disobedience to traffic control device"? If so, yes, that carrys one point.

 

The ticket says - 21461 failed to obey signs (no trucks over 5 tons), infraction.

There is a little bit more but I cannot read the officers chicken scratch handwriting. He also put my old address down instead of my new one which I showed him on my medical card.

He was quick though, took only about 5 minutes to write the ticket, didn't bother running my license through the computer and he gave me local directions to my drop (only 2 miles away from it). It was the day before thanksgiving so my mind was on just getting home after my delivery, still no excuse for my mistake.

 

I got one of those in PA. The trooper cut me a break and wrote me up for failure to obey local ordinance rather than being on a restricted route, which had a far heftier fine.

 

Yes, same section, normally is one point but just read that commercial vehicles get 1.5 times the normal points. so, I guess one and a half points was right. Good luck and sorry couldnt be more help.

got info from http://dmv.ca.gov/dl/vioptct.htm

 

I got one of those on an inspection. Local ordinance violation -- warning only. I think I'd rather had a ticket.

It was a round of 20 questions with the safety department when I hired on with Schneider.

 

I got really lucky up in the bay area a few years ago. I was apparently HUA and got off the truck route. Chippie right on my tail.

Talk about a break! Gave me a verbal warning only, and the correct directions, unlike my Qualcom. . .

 

Anybody here ever use or know someone who used Interstate Trucker LTD to fight a ticket? I see the BBB gave them an A+ rating.

 

Just pay the ticket when it eventually gets to your mail box....there is no point trying to fight it...that zone is well posted, and they don't give truckers a break out here!

To hire an attorney to go to court for you will only be upping the cost...

 

I wouldn't trust the BBB too awful much. I remember reading how some reporter doing a story on BBB ratings formed a company that didn't specify what they actually did for business and still managed to get an A+ rating.