What is a good pay scale for Newbie with 1 major ticket.

I'm not sure. I would consider that a fairly recent conviction, so I would hold out a little hope that it might could still be changed. But...my advice really isn't much better than that you could get from the firm of Truck Stop & Channel 19 Associates Attorney's at Law.

You might try posting the question - repeating the details - in the Legal Advice forum:

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/trucker-legal-advice/

I can tell you what I would do if I were you. I would save up some money and try to find an attorney that does traffic ticket practice in that jurisdiction and give it a shot. Even if I just wasted my initial consultation fee, I'd feel better knowing that I did everything that I could do to get rid of it.

And if by some miracle you can still get it off your record, it will be worth every penny. I know if I had to cough up $500 to $1,000 to make something like that go away, I'd feel like I got a helluva deal.