Having a small problem. I went to school to get my CDL, in in the middle of it I get a form from Albany telling my license has been suspended because of failure to appear for tickets from 34 years ago. Mind you I have been driving a straight truck for the last 17 year with D.O.T laws and airbrakes. I go to traffic court and get them dismissed because I pleaded not guilty and no cops showed up. Problem was it was my brother using my name so he wouldn't get into trouble. Since I didn't have a license at that time he figured whats the trouble. Well everything was dismissed but it's still shows that my license was suspended from 1980 till Nov 2013. I had a great job lined up for a regional run up in the NE until they saw this on my record. I tried to tell them it was a mistake but to no avail.
Now I am afraid I won't get a good job and will have to work for scum bags that will use the crap out of me. Please help me out here guys. Need some advice how I go about this. DMV and the courts won't help me either.
new to CDL. Hello all. Help please.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by mjb927, Feb 8, 2014.
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Pay the tickets and reinstatement fees. It's about all you can do unless there is a cold case traffic ticket investigator.
I had a similar problem when I got my CDL. I passed all the test and went down to the TN DMV to get my CDL. They told me my license was cancelled because it was suspended in FL?? Huh?
I call FL and they said my license was suspended there because it was suspended in SC? Huh??
I call SC and they said my license was suspended in PA where I grew up? Huh????
I call PA and they said my license was suspended from a speeding ticket I got when I was 16 years old in 1977.
Now I have been driving 18 years and never had a problem changing licenses when I moved or anything. I even had 3 gov't security clearances done. I got this ticket and I wasn't even driving. As dumb kids I let my so called friend drive my car. We passed a state trooper doing 80 in a 55. He puts his lights on going the other way so we pulled over while he got turned around. My friend said he didn't have a license and for us to switch drivers and he would pay the ticket. After the fact he said he paid the ticket and I didn't think anything else about it.
Fast forward 18 years I had to pay that PA fine and get a reinstatement letter of clearance and down the line had to pay each state and get a letter. I forget now but it cost like $600 and 3 weeks to get it all straightened out. Luckily my company stood by me and waited.
If I ever found that guy I probably would come unglued.
Good luck. With the right phone call and some money I'm sure you can get it cleared up. -
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