reckless driving on my record

Not too long ago an Alabama driver in the same situation posted he got his cdl on his own, then paid cash for a used truck and can't understand why he can't get insurance and no one will hire him as an owner-operator.
Get a company driver job first and get some experience in all weather/all terrain driving, ie. coast to coast. Do this for 24 months and and you'll have more job offers than you can imagine.

 

i have a 4 cyl Toyota Camry, that is fast and smooth too. but going downhill is still not an excuse to not pay attention to that device called a speedometer.

i do not see anyone hiring you too soon.

 

Best advice, hire a good lawyer. It won't get dismissed, but you might be able to bargain it down to 14 or so. Then it wouldn't be recless, just a speeding ticket, which is bad enough, but most companies will allow 2 or 3, as long as it's not 15 over, and in your case, 20. That's about the best you can do with that.

 

I am not trying to be negative towards you but you are going to have a tough row to hoe. You are young and this is a major offense. Hiring a truck driver with a recent reckless driving violation would kind of be like a bank hiring a branch manager who just got got busted for embezzlement. I know speeding is not like stealing but my point is it is directly related to the job you perform. Insurance for a new under 25 driver and a ciolation like this is going to be outrageous. I wouldn't be surprised if it cost you near $2,000 per month as an owner op.

 

If he doesn't have his cdl, there's a chance he can take a 8 hour school to get it off. There would be a probation period too, probably a year probation with reckless

 

Op if it's not too late look into this kind of thing.
I've gotten one ticket my entire life going 16 over. I called the courthouse the next day to figure out my options, I could pay the ticket like normal and it'd go on my record, or I could pay like $300-350 (can't remember the actual number) to have it dismissed completely.
Felt a lot like a bribe but who am I to tell a courthouse what's legal or not.

 

For tickets with trucking companies you got one of the worse to get. Most trucking companies look at this as you being irresponsible and just will not take a chance. I believe that the best shot you have is getting a lawyer like suggested before. You do that while you still have you class D license because it's much easier to change that then a CDL.

 

First question, did you pay the ticket yet?

 

Is there a way to know if it's reckless from just your driving history report? I had a pretty hefty ticket but tossed it after paying it online. My report simply lists it as a speeding ticket (S93 violation code which refers very unhelpfully to "speeding 1mph or over").

 

Believe me any trucking company you apply for a job is going to check out that ticket. That is if they even consider the job application.