DOT violations; how bad are they for future employment?

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  2. Lunatic Fringe

    Lunatic Fringe Medium Load Member

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    Now, ask about your PSP score.
     
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    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    Too many violations can affect your ability to move on to another motor carrier as the next carrier may think you're too much of a risk for getting violations at their company so they may pass on you application.
     
  4. Zonno

    Zonno Light Load Member

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    I just checked, and the turn signal violations were on there (for each light that did not work). :(. But it doesn’t give me a score. The tailgate violation is not currently on there.


    Edit: Thanks for the correction. PSP records are often incorrectly referred to as driver CSA scores.
     
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    ZVar Road Train Member

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  6. Zonno

    Zonno Light Load Member

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    Exactly how bad is it relative to violations that show up on an MVR (speeding, etc.)?
     
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  7. Lunatic Fringe

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    It depends on the violation. Texting while driving is more serious than overweight on axle. The violations you've listed won't make a difference to a potential employer. Years of experience, serious tickets (speeding), accidents, criminal history and incidents will.
     
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    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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  9. Zonno

    Zonno Light Load Member

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    That’s what I was optimistically telling myself, it’s simply one of those things that happens (a ‘live & learn’ moment).
     
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