is 16 over the same as wreckless driving?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by chris886, Sep 11, 2013.

  1. Mrh2008

    Mrh2008 Road Train Member

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    I live in az and got a ticket for 21 over. With that ticket, and me putting that ticket on my applications, I had no problems. In az, 21 over is a criminal offense, jailable offense. It is listed as a misdemeanor on my record. I've applied at 2 companies and was hired by both companies. Neither asked twice about it.
     
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  3. chris886

    chris886 Medium Load Member

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    I have been too busy to post lately, but I will give an update on my situation. I ended up doing nothing about the ticket. It took a while but I found a job that I consider pretty good. Im driving a straight truck for now doing local deliveries. Home every night, off every weekend, work about 50 hours a week. $18 an hour plus time and a half after 40 hours and decent health insurance
     
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  4. avenger79

    avenger79 Medium Load Member

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    sounds like it worked out pretty well for you. congrats
     
  5. Goldenfan

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    So you wound up with a job paying you about $45,000 or more a year home every night and off weekends and probably holidays as well. Actually it sounds like you did better than most OTR jobs would have been. What are you delivering? Is it very labor intensive like beverage delivery? That job takes a strong back and knees. Congrats on the job sounds like a good one.
     
  6. chris886

    chris886 Medium Load Member

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    Thank you guys. I deliver paint, sometimes I have to load/unload 5 gallon buckets by hand, but I mostly use a pallet jack and liftgate so it is not bad.
     
  7. Goldenfan

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    That doesn't sound too bad at all and better than the beverage delivery type stuff. That's an advantage of being in a major metro area. There are jobs like that around, in my area of rural SW WI not so much.
     
  8. Buckeye91

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    Dang. I see you're in Chicago. I'd ask you for an app for me. But I live hour and a half west of Chicago. Lol.
     
  9. chris886

    chris886 Medium Load Member

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    Yea in Chicago there are more opportunities. But driving the city is not fun, luckily I, drive in the suburbs 75% of the time
     
  10. Buckeye91

    Buckeye91 Road Train Member

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    Yeah same here. But when I do drive in the city it's in a volvo sleeper with a 53' reefer trailer. The company doesn't want to give us day cabs for some reason. I guess for those rare times we have to stay out over night.
     
  11. chris886

    chris886 Medium Load Member

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    That sucks. I haven't driven a sleeper yet, biggest I have ever driven is a daycab with a 48 foot trailer. Mostly just a 22 ft straight truck now. Where are you at Rockford?
     
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