DUI/Drug, felony and trucking facts.

May First at 23:45 hundred hours, 2013 was My Last Drink. I Want My CDL Back !!!! Should Be some Time Around June 2014. Just Like Stating Over From The Start. Just saying its a Big F UP !

 

Good luck to you my Brother! Takes a man to acknowledge your f*kups and take responsibility. Your road back will be difficult but I admire your efforts. Once again Good Luck and God's speed to you.

 

I have several opinions on the whole drug/alcohol debate, but not when it comes to professional drivers. Fine to drink with a two night buffer zone, drugs not so much as they are illegal. I will not weigh in with what is worse or whatever, again drivers are expected to be free of any detectable intoxicating substances. That brings up the testing and detectable limits issue. (.04 a menthol cig can get you close).

That is not why I am here, it just seems to be the prevailing subject so I commented on it. My question seems to fit with the original topic, and although someone mentioned lazy people not using the search function I looked for a better fit, and although I found a few they were extremely old. So in keeping with the original idea of consolidating these threads:
Misdemeanor (that's hard to spell!) assault w/ deadly weapon by pointing gun (2010), long story but it happened and is on my record (maybe I should have fought harder, but I figured it sounded like about what happened so I accepted it), will this cause problems with getting TWIC/hazmat? Will it cause problems with getting hired? This is not a Felony and does NOT include the phrase "with intent to kill."

 

I may have even lost the woman I Love do to all my dumb moves, but things starting to look up !!!

 

Here are the disqualification time periods for CDL holders:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=383.51

Quick summary:
first DUI: 1 year or 3 years if you were hauling hazmat at the time
second DUI: minimum 10 years, but re-instatement is possible with a rehabilitation program
third DUI: life

A couple notes:
It doesn't matter what you were driving. If you got caught DUI on a bicycle, the above still apply.
A test refusal is the same as a positive result. Driving is a privilege and by driving you give your consent to testing.

I hope that helps someone and stay safe!

 

Forum judge, forum jury and forum executioner

 

I see prime hires with dui within the last 5 years.

So do numerous other companies.

 

No kidding...hope no one breaks their Halo getting out of the cab.