New CDL with ticket on my record

Please follow up on how you end up. Alot of posts on here never have an ending. Like reading a book with the last page torn out.

 

There are several issues with the topic of this thread. @Ridgeline has stated more times than I can count he is held hostage to who his insurance company will allow to operate one of his vehicles. I understand this ticket should not have been placed on the DMV, but crap happens. It also happened before the OP got a CDL, this means that ticket is NOT subject to 383.51 Table 2. Insurance carriers are not concerned about this. 57 in a 35 is 22 MPH over the limit. I wonder if the OP ran into one of those places where the speed limit drops from 55 to 35 in the space of maybe 500 feet and missed the speed zone sign. A friend had this happen to him a while back on US 287 in Texas. He told me he had been daydreaming and was not paying close attention. A local cop ticketed him.

My recommendation to the OP is to be mindful of the Tables found in 383.51 and remember once a violation hits the CDLIS another violation of ANYTHING in Table 2 is going to get you a vacation once your state does the CDLIS query.

In other words, SLOW the (redacted) DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hauling manure would be better than Welfare Express. Forget that....6 other's waiting.

 

Then why didn't you go to court and have him take the hit for it?

If it was my kid, I would have said "son, you ******* up and we all have to be responsible for our actions" but then while my kids are not perfect, they were taught not to do what their freinds have done, screwed up their driving record.

Again I would have gone to court for this one, it is a serious infraction.

Yes but it doesn't matter, see the applications are just a formality, the MVR is the record that we all go by, if it is there, then it is a show stopper. Now vacating it will not always get it off the MVR for a month or I've seen in one case six months so ...

What is an ELD applicant?

Rule number one in this industry for drivers - DO NOT TRUST RECUIRTERS.

Just go watch Private Benjamin and you will know what I mean. If they say something that sounds good, it isn't true.

Through the years, I have only met ONE recruiter who was honest and made sure that if he promised something, it would happen. He worked for a company that was bought out by a hedge fund and he left because he was told to lie, I wish other companies would have grabbed him but they didn't, he went into another industry as a headhunter and the last I heard he is retired because he worked on commission from the salaries.

Now that said, I think this is a problem for many of you new drivers, and it is the fault of the schools, you should get a refund because they didn't explain up front what that ticket means. As moose said, I can't hire someone like you, no matter if you received an MoH because of that ticket, insurance companies rule this industry. The other part of this issue with the schools is they are telling everyone the "water is fine, come on in" while sharks are circling the dock to eat. Right now it is a carrier's employment market, so there are a lot of drivers to choose from and a lack of work building. We are in an election year and with it going one way to possible improvment (not going to go into this here) or the other with ruining the economy more, there is a chance we will see more of a slowdown and a hike in repos, and going out of business sales soon after the election.

Don't be defeated, if you are determined to do this as a career, then be patient and plan your moves.

 

If your car gets stolen and the thief runs a bunch of red lights...?

Back in the 60's people used to go to church and leave their cars unlocked with the keys in the ignition. One of the local kids knew this and borrowed cars for 20-30 minute joy rides.