Posted: 2 years ago
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New driver, first time getting pulled over, what now?
When at all possible, never take a warning citation; always request a ticket. A warning goes onto your record and cannot be removed or contested in court. No points assessment, but it's on your record for at least three years before dropping off.
Ok, now I can't seem to get a clear answer on how that part works. So some say it effects my current employer/their record, but some folks say a new place if I was to look for a new job down the road in this time frame they see I have points, but can't see the actual violations....is this true at all, or some of it?
Posted: 2 years ago
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New driver, first time getting pulled over, what now?
So I do CDL B Hazmat, I only have like 4 months experience. I got pulled over for not stopping properly at a railroad, along with/for having a right front turn signal and right front hazard bulb out. Long story short as much as possible, I got warnings for all three, not cited or fined, but the thing that concerns me is on the paper he marked it and it says failure to stop at a railroad along with the bulb stuff.
Now I have tried to ask around other places how this all works with warnings, and ask is this bad, and tons of people all said I will probably never get hired anywhere for a long time from this, and basically that I better pray that this job works out. So a warning for these things my record is ruined? Just want to know what to expect from this.
I took this into my manager and he said DOT are *******s, and signed off on it since the bulbs were repaired that day and I haven't heard nothing since. I just don't know what's going on here when I got people who been doing this forever talking like I am probably gonna be fired or never work again kind of thing. So...where do I go from here, is that failure to stop at a railroad thing going to ruin me if I need to find another job with it just being a warning?
Posted: 2 years ago
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New driver, first time getting pulled over, what now?
Yes I had all placards up, wasn't anything to do with that, it was cause he said I stopped too late. The railroad was on a major highway, 65mph, I was trying to be cautious and not sudden stop at those speeds due to traffic. Which I guess he understood in some sense for just the warning.
I am curious also do these exact violations show in the database? From my research other companies can't specifically see what they were for on my profile, just actual points, is this true or am I misinformed?