speed trap/ticket

You compiled a bunch of problems on top of the ticket. You can't outrun the ticket. You kind of cut the head off over a headache. You also quit under no notice. Try and see if you can patch things up with this company. Before your DAC gets dinged. Good luck!

 

You should forward the ticket to your company within the 15 days as required. Wether you quit or not you were driving in their vehicle at that time. Quitting probably wasnt the smartest thing for you to do under those circumstances. Other companies will be leery of hiring a driver that quit his last job and will ask lots of questions as to why.
While paying the ticket is the easiest thing to do it will go on your mvr and could make a potential employer overlook you for a job. A clean MVR is a drivers bread and butter so protect it at all costs.
Most companies will not fire a driver for a speeding ticket.
You may want to fight the ticket but it will cost you about 300.00 to hire an attorney then you will still have to pay any fine and court fees the judge may impose.
I used an outfit called Coast to Coast legal services and had very good luck with them getting a speeding ticket (71 in a 55 zone which was a major violation now a days) dropped down to no point equipment violation through negotiating with the da. I paid $310. for the service then another $210. for the fine and court costs. Other private attorneys I chacked with wanted a 600.00 retainer and I would have still been liable for the fines and court costs.

 

I was pulled over last year for speeding (13mph over) in my personal vehicle. The next morning I called the prosecuting attorney of the city I was in and explained that I was guilty and that I had an impeccable driving record and did not want a blemish on it. He told me to send him a letter stating that I was guilty and tell about my driving record and that he could help me out. A few days after my court date, I received a letter from the court, I was fined $275 for a parking violation. Sure, it was a lot more than the original $120 speeding ticket, but my MVR is still clean and my insurance company will never know.

 

Just get a #### lawyer, may cost you a couple hundred, but thats a lot cheaper than the increased insurance rates in the future, not to mention the hassle of explaining it on future apps.

As far as fowrding it to the co you just quit, hell no. handle it. Get a local lawyer. Probaly be no more than Improper equipment.
Dont sweat it. and don't over react in the future.

 

And just for the record, there are no places anywhere in the state of Michigan where the truck speed exceeds 60 mph. Part of driving through various states is knowing the maximum speed limit in that a state, and you got caught exceeding the limits.