New CDL Holder with 2yr old speed ticket

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  1. emontero181

    emontero181 Bobtail Member

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    I just got my CDL Monday April 8, 2024. But did not know I would come into the industry. I got a speeding ticket exactly two years ago for doing 20 over speed limit. I now know I wont get hired especially with no experience because I've been told by companies. Will OTR hire? Should I wait another year to re-apply? Should I use an attorney? I wish I had someone who knew about this to warn me to fix that issue or done my research before even getting my CDL but it happened and now I have to deal with it.
     
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  3. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    I would investigate the attorney options,

    I wish more new entrants were aware of the damaging effects of speeding tickets prior to applying.
     
  4. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    The good thing is you got busted in your personal vehicle. Not a big truck. Keep looking, job hunting is very much a job ! Hit co's in person, on line and 800 numbers.
     
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  5. Matthew.Mays1

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    I wish more new entrants were aware of the damaging effects of speeding tickets prior to applying.
     
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  6. born&raisedintheusa

    born&raisedintheusa Road Train Member

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    One Possible Solution:
    Go to a beverage company as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, 7-UP, etc., as a dockworker, eventually working your way up to company training to become a truck driver for the company. For the most part, the jobs at these beverage companies are consistent & steady all year round. People drink soda all year round, regardless of the economy.

    Good luck to you and your family! God bless you and your family!

    God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

    The absolute sheer driving force of our national economy - without truck drivers, our entire national economy would come to an absolute standstill - if not outright be dead.
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    Over the mountains, through the woods, into the valleys, coast to coast, from sea to shining sea - truck drivers can and do go anywhere and everywhere, every day, every night, all year round.
     
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