So What Happens If I Get A Ticket?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by hidden1, Jan 6, 2021.
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Or if there are ticket-happy cops.
Case in point: 2008 recession in California, cops were pulling people in droves and writing tickets. Little old ladies driving to church going five under were getting cited.
Made me sell my Ducati. -
Or so I've been told, hence the quotes.
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There is no driver shortage. There is a shortage of companies willing to pay new drivers a living wage and not micro-manage them until they quit. Every year over 500,000 new CDLs are issued. But the mega companies, with their 90 to 100 % annual turnover, are always looking for new meat to screw over.Rctruck87, alds, Dave_in_AZ and 7 others Thank this.
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Sounds a lot like teaching.
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You can go a few mile an hour over, I pretty much always run 5 over, even in Iowa and they can be real sticklers on speeding. Honestly if you've never gotten a ticket in almost 20 years, I would worry more about the other 999 things they can write you a ticket for.
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I would not be worrying about how well driving jobs are staffed right now. Just know this. You get that CDL, make your pickups and deliveries, on time, every time, do so safely, day in and day out! Show by your record you can be a good safe driver a company can depend on! You will always have a job! You become just a warm body in a driver's seat holding a steering wheel that constantly gets called into safety? You will at some point find yourself un-hirable and flipping burgers for minimum wage at Joe's Burger Emporium!Truckermania, magoo68, hidden1 and 1 other person Thank this.
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You do know that you don't have to tell your company until AFTER you have been awarded a judgement by a court.
You could be charged with reckless driving but then 4 months later you go to court and it's dismissed or reduced to improper use of vehicle horn or any other non-punitive charge. If you immediately told your company you received a reckless driving citation chances are they will let you go.AfterShock, Swift007, Chinatown and 1 other person Thank this. -
Actually, I didn't know that.
Thanks for the info
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