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Men's Health - How Truckers Stay Healthy

Here is a recent article from Men's Health, a lot of good tips that should help.

If I understand you correctly, that you were in an accident and were cited for following a vehicle too closely, then I don't see how the formula is going to help you (remember, it's only a guideline). If you hit a vehicle, it doesn't matter what your cushion was, you did not leave enough room between you and the vehicle to stop safely. But perhaps I misunderstood your statement. In either case it sounds like you will first need to wait for a ruling on your most recent citation. If you are found guilty then it appears you will lose your CDL for 60 days as you will have had two serious traffic violations within 3 years.

If you are found not guilty, then I would say resume your job search at that time. In the meantime I don't think an employer would take the risk of hiring you right now if there was a chance you would be unable to work for 2 months.

My suggestion would be to contact the 'medical assistant' (or similar title) at the company you wish to apply to, they should be able to tell you what, if any, documentation is required. I called the assistant at my first choice company before I even received an answer from my recruiter to find out what I would need to do as I am on an anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medication. (All she asked for was a letter from my doctor stating the medications would not interfere with my ability to drive.)

As far as tickets, if you look at the profiles on this site for Company-Sponsored Training you will find most of them have their hiring requirements listed. For example, Prime, Inc., one of the companies I considered has the following requirements:

No reckless convictions in the last three years.
No failed or refused drug or alcohol test in the last four years (this includes DWI's, DUI's and BAC's).
No license suspension for points in the last three years.
No more than two moving violations during the last year.
No more than four moving violations in the last three years.

If in doubt, call and speak to a recruiter and give them all the details.

Since you stated you don't have your CDL yet that is a good page to look at, it really answered a lot of my questions and helped me find a great school that I will be starting shortly. Hope all of that helped in some way.