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I have a question about if one speeding ticket really has any effect on geting hired on with a company after geting out of school. Right now im 19 years old and i know that i have a few more years. just wondering if any of your wizer people have any insight on this subject.

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A) Do you have a speeding ticket now?
B) Are you planning to go to school now? If so, what company/ies are you hoping to work for ?
1)because they generally don't hire until 21, 23, 25 and in a few cases 27. Personally I wouldn't hire anyone under 45 but that's neither here nor there.
We must examine these(and other ) questions in order to properly diagnose the problem.

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Most of the big companies, 1 ticket won't matter, if it is just a simple speeding citation. Seeing as how you won't be old enough to hire on with them for another 3 years or so, if youkeep your DMV record clean until then, you shouldn't have any problems with a ticket on your DMV over 3 years old.
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Depends on what the ticket is for. A ticket for 5 over the posted speed will not usually hurt you, where as a ticket for 15 over may, or a ticket issued for speeding in a school or construction zone may hurt some of your chances being hired, especially for someone trying to break into the business at 21 y/o.
Depending on your state, basic speeding tickets only stay on your MVR for 3-5 years though I have heard some states keep them on your MVR for up to 7 years. Speeding tickets under "special" circumstances, however, may stay on your MVR for 10 years or longer.
Your best bet is to clean up your MVR if it needs it which usually boils down to doing whatever it takes to not get any more tickets. The cleaner your MVR the more options will be available to you.

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I seem to have gotten myself into more trouble and that I have more to add to my record. I now have 1 speeding ticket, 1 accident and 1 ticket for inattentive driving that I got when I got into my accident.
My question now is how screwed am I going to be when I try to get a job as a truck drive, with my past record.
Granted I am only 19 right now and I have about 2 years before I can even think about getting into this field.

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Oh my! I have to ask,was the accident and other ticket for inattentive driving done after your original post? Or was this added because you forgot about them?
Now this has absolutely nothing to do with your tender age of 19.
But due to the last infraction you listed,what makes you think driving a extremly huge tractor and trailer would cause you to be more attentive? Trucking as far as I can see is not a walk in the park. You have to contend with long hours driving and also you have to contend with keeping yourself and others safe while driving. You just can not faze out while driving and expect that Angels of God or magic fairys to guide the truck for you.
It's my hope that you will grow into your skin a bit more before attempting to become a truck driver. It takes both hands on the wheel of a semi with a 53' trailer behind you.
Just my opinion and no I am not a trucker,I am just a lowly 4 wheeler that would not wish to behind a trucker that is "inattentive".

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You might as well wait until you are 25 at this point, assuming that you can keep yourself out of trouble until then., and while you are waiting I suggest that you work on your driving skills and learn to become a safe, attentive driver.
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It is the INSURANCE companies that are making it tougher for companies to hire people with blemished driving records.
A speeding ticket of 10 - 20 MPH over can net you an increase of 25 - 35% for 3 years with some companies. Hate to see what some of these yahoos in their SUV's and sports cars pay when you see them getting caught at 60 - 80 MPH over.

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I'm not real sure what you mean by a net increase? Unless you are talking about income. If that is the case then the comment would be rediculous at best. Speeding wont make you one penny more. It just means you take the chance of getting tickets and loosing money. It also means you get to the next traffic jam, accident or stop and go construction site quicker. It also means your chances of surviving any type of accident decreaes immensly.
Luckily most newbies will not get the chance to speed when they start. Most newbie companies govern their trucks below most limits. Thats a good thing. Newbies have enough to worry about without trying to speed in a big truck. As for our 19 year old friend. I can say I've been there and done that in high school. I lost my license 2 weeks after I got it for drag racing. The Boss 302 I was driving was a whole lot faster than he other guys 65. It wasn't faster than the police motorcycle and it wasn't worth it. Unfortunatly those things are a problem and it will be a good 3 years to 5 before a company would hire you with 2 tickets and an accident. It might be a good time to get in on the docks at one of the Union trucking companies and start working your way into driving. That way when your license clears you'll have a descent driving job waiting on you and a good start on a career.
Best of luck.

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If you want accurate answers you might as well come clean now (details):
1) How fast was the speeding ticket? What was the speed limit? Were you in a school or construction zone?
2) Were you at fault in the accident? Were there injuries or death as the result of the accident? Were you cited? School or construction zone?
3) Inattentive driving? Never heard of that one Did that ticket arise out of the accident? Was it a plea down from a greater charge?
One company I applied to wanted a ten year abstract., another wanted life history of traffic infractions?
-J

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Driver J,
1) How fast was the speeding ticket? What was the speed limit? Were you in a school or construction zone?
75 in a 50
2) Were you at fault in the accident? Were there injuries or death as the result of the accident? Were you cited? School or construction zone?
yes it was my fault
3) Inattentive driving? Never heard of that one Did that ticket arise out of the accident? Was it a plea down from a greater charge?
from the accident

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Might I suggest trade/tech school or even college... something that will pay a lot better than trucking and offer a reasonable home life. With that driving record you probably wouldn't be elligible for hire until you're 23 or older. That's a lot of time to find a better career field.
MrClark—Groucho Marx 1890-1977

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Inattentive Driving: Isnt that the official charge now when caught speeding or in an accident with a cell phone glued to your ear?
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A 25 mph over speeding ticket.
Dang it son. That one will haunt you for a long long time. It is going to be showing up on your MVR for up to 10 years.
Here are the facts:
You are young. Males under 25 y/o are expensive to insure even if they have a flawless driving record for the previous 3-5 years. (and it is becoming that way for women too)
New drivers are expensive to insure. Until you get at least 1 year of experience you are considered a new driver, and some insurance companies may say 2 or 3 years.
When you add to that speeding tickets, accidents, etc. it becomes next to impossible for companies to insure you as a driver, and even if they can find someone to write the policy it becomes very cost prohibitive.
Is it totally impossible to find someone to hire you. No not totally, but the type of company that would is not the type you want to work for. It would be some small outlaw company that would push you to run 20 hours a day, pay you 20 cpm, and just end up destroying your driving record to the point you would never be able to get a job driving again.
As I have told you several times you need to work on cleaning up your driving record. At this point you are looking at 5 years min to do that. When your record is clean then start thinking about a driving career if you want.
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Kenworth007,
In some ways you lucked out, AFAIK anything over 15MPH above the limit is considered reckless driving. OTOH a prospective employer may look at 25 over the speed limit as reckless driving and would not hire you. An at fault accident is not a good thing, either.
I would say you are borderline as far as getting hired as a truck driver. If you have no other run-ins with the law, you MIGHT get by. If you have any other tickets or convictions I think you would have a hard time getting hired on.
I hate to discourage anybody in pursuing their dream. But, I don’t think you are going to be successful initially. Your driving record will hold you back. My suggestion is rather then start a career with a black mark, get into something else while the black mark ages away. Afterwards, then see if you still want to drive a truck.
Good luck which ever way you go.
-J