Need advice on a ticket I recieved

Call your safety department tomarrow and clearly state that you have given them plenty of time to fix thier mistake and if they do not take care of it immediatly you are filing a small claims case against them seeking compensation for the unpaid ticket, down time away from work along with any and all lawyer fees and court cost. After the ticket is paid then quit and go find a real company that doesn't use their drivers. Good luck.

 

I would pay it ASAP, then fight it out with my company.Your license is too valuable to gamble on your company doing the right thing.BUT I would keep after my Safety Department, DM, and anybody else I came in contact with to re-pay me.

 

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How much is the ticket?

 

Become a member of OOIDA, contact the compliance dept. of OOIDA, fax all paperwork to them have them call your company. They'll know what to do. good luck

 

If I were you I'd pay the ticket immediately and then demand reimbursement from your company.

 

Was it inspected in FL? They aren't on the list as a qualified state.


http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub...oc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=37&pt=1&ch=4&rl=37

You are kind of between a rock and a hard place. Many companies will tell you they will pay the ticket and leave you wondering. I always tell them I'll pay it and give you a receipt if it's just a few hundred. What could of happen did happen.

The bottom line is your CDL is your bread and butter and you always protect it. I would pay the fine immediately online if possible. If not send the payment quick like. Reimbursement is another story. With a receipt in hand they should pay it, but only give them a copy and not the original receipt should you have to take it to small claims court.

So what you are saying the truck was inspected and not expired? It's a whole different ballgame if it was expired. Evidently they know some of Texas law but not the limited state part. Since they don't have a reciprocating agreement with FL inspections they might not have with the suspension thing too.

I would talk to safety face to face. This could be the result of a bimbo in the office so I really wouldn't quit unless you are also unhappy with dispatch and your paycheck. Make sure you have a full 1 year experience before you do and quit the right way without burning bridges.

 

STOP!! You may have a suspended license in TEXAS. There is a thing called the Non Resident Violator Compact. Texas can suspend your Texas driving privileges even if you don't have a TX drivers license. Once they do that it takes awhile before they notify FL. Texas should have sent a letter to the address on your drivers license telling you of the pending suspension. Get in touch with Texas to see if they have suspended it. I want to say there are only two State who aren't part of the compact, you might get lucky....I'm not that lucky.

 

I think the safety department are a bunch of jerk!

You said the vehicle in question is registered in Texas, if Texas says that CMV registered in their state have to be inspected by their state then it doesn't matter where that vehicle is parked, domiciled, or driven by. It has to be inspected by a state agent.

My company doesn't have any vehicles registered in Texas, they are registered in RI & ME. But RI has the same dumb law as Texas that all CMV registered in the state have to be inspected annually by a state agent. It doesn't matter if it a day cab I have it domiciled in CA driven by someone from FL.

Pay the ticket and cover your a--. Bring a copy of the ticket, letters, and receipt to safety and tell them to pay if not they won't chalk it up to experience and switch carriers.

If you sue them they can put on your DAC that they are currently in court proceedings with you and that other carriers are not to contact them. Now they didn't say anything bad about you but how does that look to other carriers looking to hire you.

Besides you would have to file in the civil court where the carrier is head quartered and then show up for the court date at which point they either will not show up then you do all work attaching a lean or they will ask for a continuance at the last moment and then you will have to come back and they can do it a again. All over $195.00. You will lose twice that in pay showing up for court.