Worried about # of points on my NC car license before I go to trucking school.

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  1. JonathanDP81

    JonathanDP81 Bobtail Member

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    I'm planning to go community college for my Class A next month, but I'm worried about the amount of points on my NC car license. I have a total of seven, three for speeding that will expire in seven months and four for driving on the wrong side of the road (From an accident last December that was pretty much all my fault).

    I'm worried that these are too much for getting a job or even the license. Should I wait until they go down? The school rep doesn't seem to have any problem with them, but of course he's biased. I don't have a criminal history of any sort if it makes a difference.

    Any honest advice will be welcome.
     
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  3. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    acc. may hurt but most co. ok with it
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    I'll drink to that! Seriously, I agree with baha.
     
  5. Ghost Ryder

    Ghost Ryder Road Train Member

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    Wait for those points to clear off your MVR.
     
  6. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You can apply online with some companies, in hopes of getting a pre-hire. List yourself as student with a graduation date.
     
  7. Tonythetruckerdude

    Tonythetruckerdude Crusty Deer Slayer

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    May be a hard road to start with, but give a couple companies a call and ask. Just be up-front and honest about it, better to find out before you go into debt or spend alot of time in school and not be able to work. Just do some research before you take the plunge.
     
  8. flood

    flood Road Train Member

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    how much over...? 5mph ok 25 over problem
    what was the charge (wording)....? fail to obey traffic control/reckless driving...?
    not good
    the school rep really doesn't care if you get a job or not his job is to get you your license and yes you can get your license but getting a job....?. what other's have said is right call around and see if you can get a job before you go to school, each of the things you listed is not to bad BUT together can be a killer most of the big training companies wouldn't touch you with all of this on your record
     
  9. Richter

    Richter Road Train Member

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    most companies wont hire if you have more then one violation. In your case you have an accident, driving on the wrong side of the road, and speeding. They look at that as 3 incidents. They dont care about points as much as recency. What are the dates on these infractions. Most wont hire if more then 1 incident it the last 3 years. Some allow 2.
     
  10. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    Even if you still attend the CC school, I would apply for company owned schools as well. If they accept you, they consider you hireable.
     
  11. snowwy

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    1 citation in the last 12 or 24 months. 2 in the last 36 months.

    don't get any more tickets for 7 months.

    i don't know about the mills though. i had one accident when i first started. but things have changed over the years.
     
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