Expired hazmat check means suspended CDL for veteran driver

rookietrucker · Oct 11, 2011

Expired hazmat check means suspended CDL for veteran driver

Rod Baillie remembers pulling out of his Sparks, NV, driveway Labor Day weekend. He and Karen Baillie, both OOIDA members, would team-drive their way across the country for a few weeks before returning in late September. That way, Rods CDL could be renewed before it expired on Oct. 2, his birthday.

When the Baillies got home and checked their mail, they found a rude awakening waiting for them. The Nevada DOT sent certified mail notifying Rod that his CDL would be suspended for a minimum of 30 days. Its been a nightmare, Rod told Land Line. If it werent for my wife, wed be out of business.

The case highlights a key clerical discrepancy that could ruin the businesses and bank accounts of thousands of truck drivers who obtain hazardous material endorsements that expire before their CDLs are required to be renewed. As it turns out, Rods hazmat endorsement background check expired in late September. Because he hadnt hauled hazmat for some time, Rod decided not to renew his endorsement. He would renew his CDL the first week of October.

If I hadnt been renewing my license, I would have stayed out for 60 days, Baillie said. Its cheaper and easier on us to go out for 60, come back, and take a week off. I had no notice that it was expired, and I drove back from Los Angeles that day with an expired license. I didnt know.

In the process of suspending Baillies license, Nevada may have violated federal transportation regulations themselves.
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UFO · Oct 11, 2011

my license expires next month. i went thru the haz mat dog and pony show last week.

ctops.legal · Oct 14, 2011

It's the driver's responsibly to comply with the TSA background checks as well as their CDL expiring and no just because you did not get a reminder notice is not a defense.

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