DOT violations; how bad are they for future employment?

Experienced Trucker · Apr 24, 2022

Zonno said: ↑

This past Wed, I was hauling clay in a tandem dump truck (10-wheeler), and there was some clay on my tailgate, and I was given a violation by DOT. I was spared a citation that I would’ve had to pay, but my company was given a violation. 11 months ago, I was also shut down because one of my turn signals had completely quit working on one side (front, rear, side-flashers, everything). In that case, the officer talked like it wouldn’t go against the companies CSA score if it was fixed within a certain amount of time (I don’t know if that was the case, but that’s how I understood it).

While these types of violations don’t go on a driver’s MVR, they do go against the driver’s on CSA score (as well as the company’s). Whenever the driver applies for another driving job, employers will have access to this info). Exactly HOW BAD is it for a driver with an otherwise clean MVR?

Perhaps I’m answering my own question, but I’d assume an employer hurting for drivers would probably look the other way, whereas the (assumingly higher paying) employers whom everyone wants to drive for would turn down.
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Experienced Trucker · Apr 24, 2022

Clay on the tailgate should've been wiped off B4 hitting the road by YOU. Lights are nothing but FIX IT TICKETS. You say you was shut down? If so then your company would've sent out a mechanic to fix it, then all you had to do is have any cop look 2C that everything works & sign it off.

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