How long do i have to wait to be hired w/ a record?
 

I'm 25 years old, been with the same company for 4 years. I've aquired 2 backing accidents (both under $500 in damages, no police involved, no citation), i backed into a fence, building , etc. Which I think is normal while you're still young and learning, and I want to move past this and not let it affect my future. I am sure a lot of companies are going to turn me away immediately when they see "2 preventables" on my record, even if it wasn't a big deal.

I also have a speeding ticket in my car for doing 89 in a 70 mph zone back in Nov 2007.

My question is how long do I have to wait for these companies to stop giving a damn about what I've done? a year? 2 years? 3 years?

And when I say companies, i mean good ones. The ones that pay. UPS , fedex, R&L, yellow, saia freight, etc.

thanks

at least 37 months before any tickets come off your DMV report. If those companies reported those "minor" accidents to DAC, you could be on the hook for them for 7 years. You need to slow down, think about what you are doing and GET OUT AND LOOK before you back up. And no, 2 accidents and a major speeding ticket is not "normal".....

since when is 19 over on the interstate major? Plenty of people go that fast. Shut the hell up you overpaid union fuck.

Your kidding right? 19 over is a MAJOR NO NO to ALL trucking companies.

By the way, SUPER-SIZE my meal please.

Your lucky that cop didn't add 1 mph and make it 20 over and that is considered reckless driving. A big no no!

He comes in here looking for help and this is what he has to say. Have fun working at walmart. LOL By the way i am 24years old and have no preventables on my record. Also never got a speeding ticket so i guess i am not normal. :roll:

For what it's worth, if you do double the posted speed limit you can be arrested and your vehicle impounded on the spot.

do 150% of the limit in a big rig and consider yourself lucky if the cops don't shoot you.

Speeding is a moving violation. 19 over in some states is wreckless driving. Companies don't like moving violations, accidents, or failures on the whiz quiz. Period.

Don't agree with it? TOO F$^(ING BAD! You made your bed. Now sleep in it.

Anything 15 and over is considered a major violation. You call him an overpaid union **** but isn't that who you want to work for jackass?

You just shot yourself in the foot, you ass. 19mph is a major infraction, and youll be shut down for atleast 3 years by companies you want to work for now. Also 2 backing accidents? Who they hell taught you how to drive? Werent you taught to get out and look? Or are you too cool fo dat?

Re: How long do i have to wait to be hired w/ a record?
 

turn in your cdl to the nearest dmv monday morning

Mark you do need to slow down and not just when driving but also your mouth! 19 over is a big deal and so is 2 accidents. When you come on here and ask a question you may hear things you don't like but it's the truth! Nobody got down on you til you smarted off! This board might be filled with a bunch of old farts but they've got millions of miles of exp and will share what they know ya just don't *%$# with them :) .It would behoove you to listen to them. As far as a good job with a good co. at this point your just gonna have to keep your nose clean and you MVA clean and keep trying

Thank you to my "defenders". I was pretty amazed at his attitude. Oh and BTW, I am a retired overpaid union ****, whatever that means.....30+ years no tickets, no accidents...EVER..

Nice attitude loser. :roll: With a CDL 15mph or over in ANY vehicle, CMV or personal, is considered reckless driving.

And I like my Diet Coke with no ice please. 8)

I guess behoove means benifit. I can't tell. Somebody get me my reading glasses and a large print Thesaurus

well if I had've known that!!! :lol:
30yrs with a clean record, thats something to be proud of
I had some tickets way back when I was young and stupid but the more fines I paid the smarter I got :lol:

When you have a "CDL" anything that is 10 miles per hour "over" is "suspect" to insurance companies. Anything 15 miles per hour over is "reckless". Simply because you were in your personal vehicle doesn't let you off the hook. The fact that you were ticketed for 19 "over", plus the fact that you have "mulitple" backing accidents, tells employer and insurer alike, that you have "reckless" tendencies.

You "OWE" feederfred an apology...Fred did his time at UPS...and has the retirement check to show for it...what do you expect to have in 35 years??

And learn how to use your mirrors!

I dont know, but Im guessing a couple more speeding tickets and a whole bunch of preventibles.

Seriously though. The 2 prevents are no big deal by themselves, but the 19 over just sealed your fate. If you have not been fired, dont piss them off. It may be the only place you can Drive.

Re: How long do i have to wait to be hired w/ a record?
 

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turn in your cdl to the nearest dmv monday morning[/quote]


LMFAO...HHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Now that's funny right there!!! Good one!

You have a CDL!!! Doesn't matter what kind of vehicle your driving...You are said to be profestional, all the time 24 hrs a day while driving any motorized vehicle including your lawn mower!!!

89 on the interstate
 

One of my drivers driving that fast -- adios! On the legal side, my daughter got hit at 84 in a 70 (Stl county Mo). The lawyer said at 85 he couldnt do anything, at 84 it was negotiated down to an expensive parkng ticket.

You and me both with this one repete, You and me both.

same ol same old
 

You came to the wrong place for advice. Most of these guys are whiney b*tchy idiots who come here to find someone to attack.

The two preventables are nothing. The high high dollar companies might not hire you but they arent going to hire anyone without massive experience and a perfect record anyway.

The 19 over would be a dealbreaker if it were in a cmv. But i believe you said it wasnt so there are a lot of companies that will still hire you. You might consider getting a lawyer and having him work to get it squashed. They might be able to change it to a prayer for judgement or something.

And all these guys telling you they never speed, never scratched their trucks: they're either full of it or in a 60mph truck driving 8 hours a day and whining about their $400 check (not that hard to believe actually). I've seen far far too many of you supertruckers out there with missing bumpers, caved in fenders, bent to crap dot bumpers.

Go to a company or real drivers and ask. This isnt the place.

When you guys gonna fix your troll detecters ???

Funny how i didnt get the memo it was NORMAL to have 2 accidents in my first years of driving?

I cant rag on ya too much though. VA got me in 2006 going 79 in a 65 and then again in 2008 pulling an oversize boat past the allowable speed the permit had,55mph. This guy even added on 3 extra MPH to make it an even 15 over. Had to get a lawyer and after $450. all he could do is get it reduced to a 9 over, still speeding. Now i gatta wait for the first one to come off in 2009 and this one i just got to come off in 2012. Sucks huh?Welcome to my world.

As far as the DAC, i dont know how far they look. I know at least 5 years. I have a failed drug test(adulterated) in 2001.

you know Mark now that i look back at my CCC Days I can remember watching you at the brewery running around always in a hurry to get in front of the next driver as not to have to wait to be unloaded. In fact i remember one day when you were heading to Eaton Park and had left your DL at the brewery security office you had to come back and get it and I ended up beating you to Eaton Park.
It is no wonder you have had two incidents you always seemed to be in a hurry, just like Stevie D, remember him, he high hooked his trailer at the brewery and lost it on his way out on Busch Blvd along with his job.
It never pays to be in a hurry. If you end up pulling fuel for a living and run around like you do with CCC it wont be long before you have a mix, a spill or worse yet an explosion.
You send me an email telling me how bad life is for you at CCC and that you want to work elsewhere in one breath, then you are telling me you are making over 50 Grand a year there and are not sure about leaving the company even though life sucks with them. However you fail to realize that i still speak with at three guys that still work there and have been working there longer then you have, they don't seem to be making 50 grand so why is it you are ????? I guess i will have to ask them why they arent making the same as you.

I have read all of your post on this board and don't remember you being so stand offish towards people when i worked with you I just remember you were always in a hurry. So that must be why you got a ticket for 19 over in you hot rod Mustang..

Timberwolf

You will never know until you apply and see what they have to say. The 2 preventables which you said is under 500 dollars shouldnt be a problem but the 2 speeding tickets 1 for going 19mph over the limit is going to effect your chances of landing a job with one of the companies you suggested. My advice is keep your record clean and keep applying.The worst they can say is we cant take you on at this time.
Good Luck

This is the part I liked! He thinks it's normal to back into a fence or building,,,,,,beautiful!

Gotta' love this loser's attitude!!

Perhaps he could get hired on as a demolition derby driver!!

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Obviously you don't know what you're talking about. For any CDL holder, 20 mph (or more)
over the limit gets you suspended or rendered ineligible for hire if you're a noob like me. You
were probably given a break on the actual speed anyway, right? Can we get an honest response
here, without any name calling?

My son-in-law went through this same BS in '03 immediately after passing his CDL driving exam,
getting ticketed for 81 in a 55 in SC....nearly becoming a CDL-school "horror story" in the process.
Decker Transport wouldn't hook him up with a trainer until the matter was "resolved,"
so the judge cut him a break and reduced it to 10 mph over with a substantial fine. He was
lucky....but it DID delay the start of his trucking career by six weeks.