Cell Phone Citation - anyone ever got one - what was the ticket

Yep, I would be guessing his career ends about right now.

 

States are really cracking down on this behavior. My last job said anybody who gets a ticket (1st offense) for texting or talking on their cell while driving is immediately terminated. Reason being that the company insurance demands it. They don't mess around. It can be career ending, so don't do it.

 

Texting is a termination offense with me by the way.

I had one driver who was caught by the cops and he could not say he wasn't on the phone when the cop seen him because he was on video from another of my drivers who passed him while he was texting, the camera caught him actually texting.

I didn't hesitate to get him back here and walk him out the door personally.

 

and that's the way it should be. why should a company suffer a loss of money to pay fines, for the stupidity of one of it's employee's..??

 

This is from FMCSA website. I don't know personally because with today's technology who would be dumb enough to be caught texting or talking while driving?! My job means way to much to me to be that dumb!

 

Where I work "your fired"

 

as long as ALL drivers, (this includes the 4 wheelers) get nailed as well.

if it's specific to truckers, then truckers gotta be using bluetooth to stave off tickets, fines, etc.

my state will start the new law in June, regarding ALL drivers on cell phones....get zapped.

 

Local jurisdiction or State patrol/dot violation.
My local town issues tickets that don't get recorded as a violation on mvr.
Unless it's a moving violation.
What form was used to write the ticket.

I've seen phone violations as high as $10,000+ for company and $2,000+ for driver. Company fines given after driver is found guilty.

John should hire an attorney and try to resolve before court date.

Good luck

 

A lot of drivers claim to make more than anyone else, yet they apparently can't afford an $89 blue parrot

 

Maryland has had the law for a while and it doesn't seem to even slow people down on their cell phones. The one thing it has done is instead of people holding the phone up in front of them where they can still sort of see the road..now they hold it down next to the console where they can't see anything!