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DV ChiliMac's Comment
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Good evening fellow truckers,

It’s my fourth week as a Class A driver, and holy ****....

Now, I had a misunderstanding at a port of entry in Wyoming. Got cited, and I am now at 3 violations in this month of trucking. Is there a maximum that goes against our CDL?

Thank you.

I Really need to pay attention to detail...

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
PackRat's Comment
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What are the other two citations?
PJ's Comment
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Hmmmm, never heard of anyone getting cited for a misunderstanding. Much less 3 in a month. That is alot in my opinion. Paying attention to details is extremly important in this industry.

ID Mtn Gal's Comment
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Saw this in another post where he asked this:

Out of curiosity, with one speeding ticket, and 2 citations for overweight on tandems. Are my chances slim with getting on with Prime?

Laura

What are the other two citations?

Tandems:

Tandem Axles

A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".

Tandem:

Tandem Axles

A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".

Anne A. (and sometimes To's Comment
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Good evening fellow truckers,

It’s my fourth week as a Class A driver, and holy ****....

Now, I had a misunderstanding at a port of entry in Wyoming. Got cited, and I am now at 3 violations in this month of trucking. Is there a maximum that goes against our CDL?

Thank you.

I Really need to pay attention to detail...

Saw this in another post where he asked this:

Out of curiosity, with one speeding ticket, and 2 citations for overweight on tandems. Are my chances slim with getting on with Prime?

Laura

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What are the other two citations?

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Saw this in another post where he asked this:

Out of curiosity, with one speeding ticket, and 2 citations for overweight on tandems. Are my chances slim with getting on with Prime?

Laura

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What are the other two citations?

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I saw that as well, Ms. Laura!

Just wondering why the O/P wants to jump on (or attempt to) with Prime, w/only 4 weeks at present company?!?!? Which is . . . ?!?

Jose' if you are fearing termination for your 'incidents,' Prime is the LEAST likely to take you.

You COULD (SHOULD!) apply here, and see who bites; just be HONEST! Apply For Truck Driving Jobs

Best wishes;

~ Anne ~

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Tandems:

Tandem Axles

A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".

Tandem:

Tandem Axles

A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".

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