Alcohol Refusal question

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  1. mikewu9900

    mikewu9900 Light Load Member

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    I'm in Sevierville which is 25-30 mins east of Knoxville. I never heard of those companies. But I did answer honestly to online questions which were : any dui or refusal in the last 3 years. No
    Any dui or refusal while in a commercial vehicle : no.
    Ever had a refusal while holding a CDL : no

    Yet hire right has reported yes. I'm still stuck in the dispute with them. Yes to having a CDL and hazmat with a refusal. I never had to this day a hazmat. And got the CDL on 1/15/2019. But passed the test on 1/10. I didn't go get the CDL hard copy til 1/15. And that's what it shows on my mvr. Yet mvr says yes and yes to CDL / hazmat according to hire right.
     
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    Now 6 days in with no resolve.
     
  5. Cattleman84

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    My MVR shows a license suspension from 2006... Probably never go away.
     
  6. mikewu9900

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    Mine looks bad. Mine shows a reckless, suspension and refusal all on 1/5/2016. Like it was 3 things. But all was one event. Plus I wasn't driving recklessly. I had a light out. No tickets given. Pled to reckless due to having a few beers. I probably wouldn't pass the test and was always told not to blow. So that's how I played it. But a mandatory hard ship license was mine with a 75 dollar fee, no dui on my record and reckless was the lowered plea. Thought I did better than the latter. As I hadn't ever held a CDL before that date, I figured 3 years after I'd be ok. Not so
     
  7. Frank Speak

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    It doesn't matter what you were really doing or not doing. You pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Therefore, that's what you were doing. That's not going anywhere and no one that isn't self insured is going to hire you because their insurance will not allow it. So, the first question out of your mouth to any recruiter is "Are you guys self insured?". If they answer "No", don't even waste your time.

    Btw, I *think* companies only care about the last *five* years so, worst case, you might have to find something else to do for a couple of more years. But, don't take my word for it on that aspect as I'm not positive about the 5 year bit.
     
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    Ok . Thanks for your reply. That makes sense. I appreciate the reply. I might have messed up by getting the CDL after 3 years instead of 5. But as my previous post have indicated, most companies said call them after 3. So I wired til it hit 3 and did it myself. 6k out of pocket. To just find I'm not being rejected. So it's a rock and a hard place. Yes. I did take the plea. No I didn't ever say I was innocent.
     
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    Not judging man, just trying to give you info. You didn't waste the $6K, just might have to sit on it for a bit. Worst case is you might have to do some refresher course later. Also, not an optimal gig, but you might look at some small dump truck or logging outfits. Often, they don't care what's on your record.
     
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  11. Antinomian

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    Clearly the refusal to submit to a sobriety test was not dismissed. If it was then it wouldn't be on your MVR. Contact the court clerk (or have your attorney do it if you had one) if you think there has been an error, but I think you're going to find that they entered a conviction.

    In most states a DUI is not only a traffic offense, but also a criminal misdemeanor. So you did good to get them to let you plead to something else. Shame it had to be reckless driving though.
     
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