Fender Bender

What ticket?


Do your best to resolve it, and that’s it.

 

Because the cops and courts know that the person getting the ticket will be unlikely to fight it and just pay for it.

Pretty good scam.

I was pulled over and was told I was doing 15 over at a speed trap. The cop wrote it for 5 over and I told him I can’t accept it because it isn’t right that I get something that is wrong, even if he is giving me a break, he was insistent on a 5 over, so after ten minutes of going back and fourth I took the 5 over, went to court and the referee dismissed it after I told her I wanted the 15 over, she thought I was crazy, then I told her I would have requested a jury trial if I had to fight that one.

 

Question 1: Must an operator of a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) (as defined in §383.5), who holds a CDL, notify his/her current employer of a conviction for violating a State or local (non-parking) traffic law in any type of vehicle, as required by §383.31(b), even though the conviction is under appeal?

Guidance: Yes. The taking of an appeal does not vacate or annul the conviction, nor does it stay the notification requirements of §383.31. The driver must notify his/her employer within 30 days of the date of conviction.

 

I would remind you about the CLUE database! Another poster reminded you of the requirements of 391.25. I am not sure what you think you can accomplish by not notifying the company. There is a common myth out there about CDL holders basically having two driving records, one while driving a CMV and another while driving a POV. This is a myth. You only have one. If you get a speeding ticket it does not matter what you were driving. If that ticket gets reported to the CDLIS (another database) it's going on your driving record. There are, however, two situations that can cause what you are driving to be different in how it is handled. The first is some states add more $$$ to a violation in a CMV and last the FMCSA has added some sanctions in part 383, most notably Subpart D, and I suggest really reading 383.51! In your case OP I doubt either are a part of your issue.

Let me tell you a brief story I have already shared on these boards. About a year before I retired I was sent to Charlotte NC to pick up an abandoned truck. This driver thought he would be slick. He waited until his actual J.B. Hunt orientation to quit and left his rig parked and started with JB. He was fine for about a year until JB followed 391.25 and in doing so discovered the truck abandonment. I suspect it was in DAC, but not 100% sure. I later learned JB fired that clown! Don't blow off that yearly review. Some carriers pencil whip them and some carriers do due diligence. I highly suggest you make that report!