Hi all. I am hoping that someone can help me out with this, since I cannot seem to get quite what I am looking for on Google. I got my CDL in Aug of 2013, and got hired by a company. I got into an accident in Arkansas in Dec. of 2013. Flipped the truck over a guard rail and rolled over 2 or 3 times down into a ditch. Got a ticket for careless or prohibited driving on my TN CDL Paid the ticket because it would have cost more to defend it in court, even if I would have won, which I wouldn't have anyway. Needless to say, I was promptly canned by that company. No biggie, as I was ready to get outta the drivers seat after that. Anyway, I held onto my CDL until recently, then missed my renewal date for the DOT physical. I am and have been in another job since just after the accident. But If I was to decide that I no longer wanted to continue in my present profession and decided to go back to trucking (crazy, I know) , I know that I will have to go through CDL training again, most likely through a starter company. My question is, will the ticket be off my record after 3 years or 2 years? TN (the state my license is in) DMV says tickets stay for 2 years. How far back would the new company look? I think 3 years.Also, can anyone tell me if they go from the date of the citation or the date I paid it? I paid it in Jan 2014. Or, is it all moot anyway because I flipped a truck over? Thanks in advance for your attention.
Out of state ticket
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Ajax46, Sep 5, 2016.
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Who said tickets come off after 2-3 years? I have tickets from March 2013 on my record.. I stay in Memphis BTW. I also have a ticket from the west Memphis scales dating back to Aug 2013.
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It will stay in your DAC report for a long time.
Don't go back to trucking. Next time it could be my family you take out instead of a truck.TequilaSunrise Thanks this. -
Well, since you had a DOT Recordable accident, most companies won t touch you until at least 5 years has passed. If that accident shows up on your Hire Right report, it will be on there until Dec 2020. Seems to me you re lucky to be alive.
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I say what chasoo said, stay away from driving an 80K bullet!
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DAC aside you are legally required to report every company you have worked for in the past ten years. That company says you were let go for rolling a truck, there it is.Weeezerd Thanks this. -
Well the Arkansas dmv must've forgot about me then lol.
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How did you go about flipping the truck anyway?
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