This Jake Again Another Question Fro Trucking Truth

i have got a ticket i have been paying on and is almost paid for not having insurance on a vehicle and invalid tags. will this hurt my career as a trucker. my driving record isnt bad but not too good. just mostly tickets about the vehicle or minor speeding tickets, i was young and dumb.

That depends on the company really do ask that question to all recruiters and dnt hold it from the apps.and are they atleast 3 yrs old? bc most companies wnt allow anything under 3 yrs old.so ya may have to wait it out a bit.

Yeah, a lot depends on:

1) How old the tickets are - companies don't like to see many tickets within the past three years. They'll tolerate a little bit but not a list that shows a pattern of breaking the laws.

2) Whether or not your license was suspended - they also don't like to see suspensions within the past three years. They'll often take into account why the license was suspended and for how long, but some companies have a strict rule about not hiring anyone who has had a suspension in the past three years.

3) How far over the speed limit those speeding tickets were for - if you were going 15 mph over the speed limit that's considered reckless driving and most companies won't touch you if you've had one in the past three years. One or two minor speeding tickets (less than 15 mph over) in the past three years might slide by ok.