Going back to OTR with Schneider Lease Purchase!

Mountaintrucker4302 · Feb 10, 2020

plynnjr92 said: ↑

Well today was a bit of a nightmare..

I started in Davenport IA to deliver to Spring Valley IL. I reached my exit and turned right. As I did, I looked left then right for cross traffic in the intersection I was entering, but failed to see the stop sign on my end until it was too late. I hit the brakes but went through the stop, thankfully hitting nobody as the intersection was empty. However, Illinois State Police saw me run the stop and pulled me over 100ft from the driveway of the Walmart warehouse.

He was a nice guy. I told him straight up I was looking for cross traffic and didn't see the stop sign OR the flashing red light above it until it was too late. Stupid move on my part, but he said he'd give me a written warning because the intersection was empty and not a ticket. Whew I thought. He checked out my logs, looked at truck and trailer registration, then finally asked for my license. I figured I was a free man. Until..

He said something was funky with my license. He said my CDL was canceled.. and it all came rushing back to me.

I got my new physical from Schneider during orientation week. But in the hustle and bustle of moving things from the apartment in Phoenix to the storage, packing for the move to Utah, getting the house presentable for potential renters, and trying to figure out my financial situation with bill after bill going late without any paychecks, I had forgotten to submit my physical to the state of Arizona. It had honestly slipped my mind and I was oblivious to it. Basically since I started this journey, I had been driving with a CDL that's as good as suspended.

In addition to the written stop sign warning, the officer wrote me a citation for my CDL that landed me my first ever OOS violation. With that came a mandatory court date for March 11th, and being unable to drive out of Spring Valley into Chicago at all.

So after taking a few minutes to compose myself to the reality that I'm a colossal dunce, I called SFI maintenance, who dispatched a tow truck for me, to take me straight to the Gary OC. 100mi, 2hrs and $900 after he arrived in spring valley, the tow truck brought me to the Gary OC. I made it, but now my to do list has added some new bullet points.

First, now I have to pay the govt money I don't have to resolve an issue I could have fixed with a 15 minute visit to the DMV.
Second, how will Schneider take this? What kind of repercussions can I expect from them?
Third, if I'm not allowed to drive the truck while OOS, how can I drive it bobtail to the repair shop 15mi down the road? Can I legally do that? Even on personal conveyance?
Fourth, if I were to fax my current valid medical to the state of AZ, would my license be reinstated within a reasonable amount of time or would I have to stay off the truck until my mandatory court date in a month?
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####### man, what have you done to be this freakun unlucky? You must have been a real ####### in a past life or something. Every week its something else.

Opus · Feb 10, 2020

Mountaintrucker4302 said: ↑

####### man, what have you done to be this freakun unlucky? You must have been a real ####### in a past life or something. Every week its something else.
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Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

kanidana · Feb 10, 2020

plynnjr92 said: ↑

Well today was a bit of a nightmare..

I started in Davenport IA to deliver to Spring Valley IL. I reached my exit and turned right. As I did, I looked left then right for cross traffic in the intersection I was entering, but failed to see the stop sign on my end until it was too late. I hit the brakes but went through the stop, thankfully hitting nobody as the intersection was empty. However, Illinois State Police saw me run the stop and pulled me over 100ft from the driveway of the Walmart warehouse.

He was a nice guy. I told him straight up I was looking for cross traffic and didn't see the stop sign OR the flashing red light above it until it was too late. Stupid move on my part, but he said he'd give me a written warning because the intersection was empty and not a ticket. Whew I thought. He checked out my logs, looked at truck and trailer registration, then finally asked for my license. I figured I was a free man. Until..

He said something was funky with my license. He said my CDL was canceled.. and it all came rushing back to me.

I got my new physical from Schneider during orientation week. But in the hustle and bustle of moving things from the apartment in Phoenix to the storage, packing for the move to Utah, getting the house presentable for potential renters, and trying to figure out my financial situation with bill after bill going late without any paychecks, I had forgotten to submit my physical to the state of Arizona. It had honestly slipped my mind and I was oblivious to it. Basically since I started this journey, I had been driving with a CDL that's as good as suspended.

In addition to the written stop sign warning, the officer wrote me a citation for my CDL that landed me my first ever OOS violation. With that came a mandatory court date for March 11th, and being unable to drive out of Spring Valley into Chicago at all.

So after taking a few minutes to compose myself to the reality that I'm a colossal dunce, I called SFI maintenance, who dispatched a tow truck for me, to take me straight to the Gary OC. 100mi, 2hrs and $900 after he arrived in spring valley, the tow truck brought me to the Gary OC. I made it, but now my to do list has added some new bullet points.

First, now I have to pay the govt money I don't have to resolve an issue I could have fixed with a 15 minute visit to the DMV.
Second, how will Schneider take this? What kind of repercussions can I expect from them?
Third, if I'm not allowed to drive the truck while OOS, how can I drive it bobtail to the repair shop 15mi down the road? Can I legally do that? Even on personal conveyance?
Fourth, if I were to fax my current valid medical to the state of AZ, would my license be reinstated within a reasonable amount of time or would I have to stay off the truck until my mandatory court date in a month?
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FYI I'm from Arizona. All you have to do is scan your long form physical into digital format and email the dmv a copy. They have an email address on their website. They'll update same day. I'm not sure about suspension, but next time it's easy peasy to update your medical card with the Arizona dmv.

plynnjr92 · Feb 10, 2020

kanidana said: ↑

FYI I'm from Arizona. All you have to do is scan your long form physical into digital format and email the dmv a copy. They have an email address on their website. They'll update same day. I'm not sure about suspension, but next time it's easy peasy to update your medical card with the Arizona dmv.
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I would do just that but I FORGOT to bring my medical in my luggage! It's still in Chicago while I'm in San Diego.

Mountaintrucker4302 · Feb 10, 2020

mickeyrat said: ↑

here in ohio we have to self-certify they call it. we go to a bmv location or registrar and let them get a copy , pay three bucks and check a couple boxes on a form.
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We do the same in GA.

Mountaintrucker4302 · Feb 10, 2020

plynnjr92 said: ↑

I would do just that but I FORGOT to bring my medical in my luggage! It's still in Chicago while I'm in San Diego.
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Go do a new one. I have no words dude, you are something else.

Dave_in_AZ · Feb 10, 2020

Opus said: ↑

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
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Hard work and preparation. Carry on.

kanidana · Feb 10, 2020

Dave_in_AZ said: ↑

Hard work and preparation. Carry on.
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Not really. Hard work and preparation doesn't equal good luck. Good luck is a roll of the dice. Hard work and preparation is just good sense and one hopes nothing negative gets in the way to ruin all that hard work and preparation...bad luck? LOL!. I get it though.

Dave_in_AZ · Feb 10, 2020

kanidana said: ↑

Not really. Hard work and preparation doesn't equal good luck. Good luck is a roll of the dice. Hard work and preparation is just good sense and one hopes nothing negative gets in the way to ruin all that hard work and preparation...bad luck? LOL!. I get it though.
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Roll of the dice is stupid. That's not calculated risk.

Things do get in the way that ruin a lot of hard work. That is a test of character.

Playing not lose is the best way to lose every time.

The old saying, " Fortune favors the bold." There's a reason it's not "Fortune favors the stupid."

plynnjr92 · Feb 10, 2020

WOW so my license is cancelled because I forgot to do my 5 year background check for my hazmat endorsement in January. My medical is completely fine so I must have turned it in. I thought my hazmat endorsement would simply fall off if I let it lapse!!

Now I'm gonna have to rent a car from salt lake to Arizona, repay for all my endorsements minus hazmat because I don't need it right now, and other applicable fees in order to have my license reinstated. And now I'll need a new flight to Chicago but prices skyrocketed to $600 and I won't have that money until Thursday. But then if I use that money then I can't make my bills for that week. And because I'm out of the truck and entire week now then I'll be stuck behind on payments.

F#!k me right?

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