2 Speeding Tickets In The Past 3 Years, 1 Being Just Under 1 Year Ago

back in August of 2013 I got pulled over for going 19 over 84 in a 65 mph zone, but it got reduced to 10 over. October 2015 I got pulled over for going 35 over 90 in a 55 mph zone( construction zone) here's the kicker on that it wasn't doubled. as it says in construction zones. the judge reduced it to 20 over and it wasn't never mentioned as reckless driving, just speeding. will my record show it as 35mph over or 20mph over? I've paid both tickets.

Your record should show it as being whatever the ticket was reduced to. But I'm afraid that's not a whole lot better. Twenty over in a construction zone is going to scare the pants off of trucking companies, and that's your second recent speeding ticket. Not all states label 15+ over the limit as reckless driving but you can be sure all trucking companies do. Safety is everything in this industry. It's going to be tough to overcome those.

Have you been applying for jobs yet? We have an excellent job listing and you can even apply to a whole bunch of jobs with one application:

Truck Driving Jobs

You should be able to find some takers but you might have to be pretty diligent about applying to a lot of places.

Yes i have applied to many, in fact I'm leaving Sunday afternoon for Minneapolis for orientation for Dart Transit Company on Tuesday, and I have a relative that knows the owner personally so that will I hope work a bit better.

Your record should show it as being whatever the ticket was reduced to. But I'm afraid that's not a whole lot better. Twenty over in a construction zone is going to scare the pants off of trucking companies, and that's your second recent speeding ticket. Not all states label 15+ over the limit as reckless driving but you can be sure all trucking companies do. Safety is everything in this industry. It's going to be tough to overcome those.

Have you been applying for jobs yet? We have an excellent job listing and you can even apply to a whole bunch of jobs with one application:

Truck Driving Jobs

You should be able to find some takers but you might have to be pretty diligent about applying to a lot of places.

It was over listed as 20 over, never was mentioned that it was in a construction zone.

Brett is absolutely correct. My situation is kinda the same. Except my 2 speeding tickets were from Feb and June 2014. One was 16 over and the the other was 19 over. I've been turned down by every company I applied for and that over 30 companies. Western Express recruiter told me he got me approved and brought me to Nashville for orientation just to end up sending me home after the Day 3 Orientation. Now I have been hired by Trans Am Trucking and will be flying to Dallas, TX on Tuesday. Good luck in your search!

Good luck to both of you. When I read this I thought it was a joke. 90 in a construction zone???? Really? And you read the signs cause you knew fines are supposed to be doubled.

Please slow it down and drive safely when you get in a truck. You need to have respect for these huge heavy machines, and respect for those around you that you could kill, including construction workers.

Did you learn anything from the tickets? Cause it doesn't sound like you have. It sounds like you are shrugging them off and THAT can get u killed.

Did you learn anything from the tickets? Cause it doesn't sound like you have. It sounds like you are shrugging them off and THAT can get u killed.

Yes Rainy you're absolutely correct except that, me personally, I'm not shrugging them off. I learned the hard way but since June 2014 have kept my license clean and plan on keeping it that way. My tickets were due to me being late for my children's extracurricular activities. I know that's not an excuse. But it is the reason I got them. My daughter had a beauty pageant, which she won, and my son had an awards ceremony for Cub Scouts.

I do the best I can to keep my license clean not only for my wallet but also for my children and other drivers out there on the road.

Thanks for your concern it's greatly appreciated. Be rest assured safety has become my priority!

A20fan4ever2 wrote:

My tickets were due to me being late for my children's extracurricular activities. I know that's not an excuse. But it is the reason I got them. My daughter had a beauty pageant, which she won, and my son had an awards ceremony for Cub Scouts.

Your tickets were due to what? Children's extracurricular activities? No sir. Your tickets were due to a choice you made to speed.

In one sentence you state you are not shrugging them off, yet you then go on to blame them on an activity you were obviously running late for. There is only one reason you received these tickets, you chose to speed. I know it may seem like I am picking on you, but you are about to embark on a profession that requires a high degree of responsibility and accountability for public safety. There can be no excuse for failure to ignore posted speed limits and law. Own it.

Good luck and be safe.

A20fan4ever2 wrote:

My tickets were due to me being late for my children's extracurricular activities. I know that's not an excuse. But it is the reason I got them. My daughter had a beauty pageant, which she won, and my son had an awards ceremony for Cub Scouts.

Your tickets were due to what? Children's extracurricular activities? No sir. Your tickets were due to a choice you made to speed.

G Town I do understand where you're coming from. I know I made the choice to speed and wasn't "blaming" it on anything. It was my fault and guess I should've written that a different way. I know what type of career I am getting ready to enter as I was raised arond it all my life. As I stated before, I learned my lesson and have slowed down.

It wasn't doubled. It was classified as a regular speeding ticket and like it said in the post it was reduced to 20. Ibe paid the full amount of $350. Vs $800 or whatever it would've been if it was doubled and i kept my license and this was my personal behicle with regular license. I would've of been able to get my CDL then and i have it now. After the ticket I took a class pn safe drovong and got 2 points extra taken off my license

Good luck to both of you. When I read this I thought it was a joke. 90 in a construction zone???? Really? And you read the signs cause you knew fines are supposed to be doubled.

Please slow it down and drive safely when you get in a truck. You need to have respect for these huge heavy machines, and respect for those around you that you could kill, including construction workers.

Did you learn anything from the tickets? Cause it doesn't sound like you have. It sounds like you are shrugging them off and THAT can get u killed.