Will Large Fleet Trucking Companies Hire Me With A Pending Ticket?

I would like to know if its possible to get in big companies like swift, cr England and etc. With a pending traffic ticket? I know nobody is perfect and wondering if these companies with take drivers whose record is not clean but not ridiculously dirty like 40 speeding tickets, dui , and etc?

What is the pending traffic ticket for? And how many tickets and what are they for?

Speeding ticket and i was giving an example with the 40 tickets i want to know if these carriers would take anyone as long they dont have a criminal record

What is the pending traffic ticket for? And how many tickets and what are they for?

Victor asks:

Speeding ticket and i was giving an example with the 40 tickets i want to know if these carriers would take anyone as long they dont have a criminal record

Trucking companies are looking for drivers who are already driving safely. Traffic tickets are a good indicator of (un)safe driving. Traffic violations aren't really considered "criminal records".

There are Trucking Companies That Will Hire Felons.

Of course but again nobody and i doubt there are companies that will only hire perfect drivers with perfect record we all make mistakes and get points on our record. If there are companies take felons im sure they take drivers that have some points and just got their cdl. Im able to proceed to get my cdl in my state as long i didn't get major traffic offenses in a cmv.

Victor asks:

Speeding ticket and i was giving an example with the 40 tickets i want to know if these carriers would take anyone as long they dont have a criminal record

Trucking companies are looking for drivers who are already driving safely. Traffic tickets are a good indicator of (un)safe driving. Traffic violations aren't really considered "criminal records".

There are Trucking Companies That Will Hire Felons.

The ticket needs to be settled in court one way or another. Most of the companies will have requirements posted. For example no more than 2 tickets in the last 2 years that were 15 or over. Knight and Swift both are no more than 2 in the last 2 years that are 15 MpH over and both declined to hire me. Prime is as well, however they finally after reviewing it did prehire. Depends on how fast you were going and what the conviction is. I just have been going through this. If you have a lot of tickets recently, Western Express literally said: "As long as you didn't have a CDL or CLP at the time, We Dont Care".

And one other note, Knight and Swift, Wiltrans all asked me for the actual speed cited and said that is what makes the difference with them as to weather or not they can hire you. For instance, if you were cited at say 131 in a 60 but pled down to 10-19 over, they eventually can get access to the original citation anyway, best to be honest upfront about it.

Victor, Davy has experience with this issue. It is causing him problems.

You need to get the ticket settled in court. You also need to be aware that any ticket 15 over is going to be really detrimental to your chances. Every trucking company I know of considers that as reckless driving. Most of them won't touch you if that is not older than 3 years. Safety is a big concern out here. They don't just take the attitude that everybody makes a mistake now and then. They want to see a record of safe driving. You are at a disadvantage when you are competing against folks with good clean driving records for a job. That doesn't mean you wouldn't turn out to be a better driver than those other folks, but it's all they have to go by at this point. They will always choose the folks with the best driving record when they are given the choice.

Don't make the mistake of thinking driver demand makes this career an easy one to step into. Our records follow us. Sometimes they hinder us.

There are a few companies who are less strict on your driving record. CRST, Western Express, and C.R. England come to mind. You might also want to check with CFI - they would be my first choice, were I in your situation.

Thanks i will do that once i get my cdl I'm tired of these 9 to 5 jobs and like to drive for a living and retired as a professional driver but these cops are there to ruin any chance of that. But i wonder if the companies look at the ticket issue date or the date im convicted on?

Victor, Davy has experience with this issue. It is causing him problems.

You need to get the ticket settled in court. You also need to be aware that any ticket 15 over is going to be really detrimental to your chances. Every trucking company I know of considers that as reckless driving. Most of them won't touch you if that is not older than 3 years. Safety is a big concern out here. They don't just take the attitude that everybody makes a mistake now and then. They want to see a record of safe driving. You are at a disadvantage when you are competing against folks with good clean driving records for a job. That doesn't mean you wouldn't turn out to be a better driver than those other folks, but it's all they have to go by at this point. They will always choose the folks with the best driving record when they are given the choice.

Don't make the mistake of thinking driver demand makes this career an easy one to step into. Our records follow us. Sometimes they hinder us.

There are a few companies who are less strict on your driving record. CRST, Western Express, and C.R. England come to mind. You might also want to check with CFI - they would be my first choice, were I in your situation.

like to drive for a living and retired as a professional driver but these cops are there to ruin any chance of that.

Come now, are you sure you want to stand by that statement? Was it the cops who forced you into exceeding the posted speed limit?

I'll warn you ahead of your trucking career that there is a great deal of personal responsibility required to succeed at trucking. You are in control of your own vehicle. The "cops" are there to correct those who don't control their vehicle properly.

Thanks i will do that once i get my cdl I'm tired of these 9 to 5 jobs and like to drive for a living and retired as a professional driver but these cops are there to ruin any chance of that. But i wonder if the companies look at the ticket issue date or the date im convicted on?

Victor, Davy has experience with this issue. It is causing him problems.

You need to get the ticket settled in court. You also need to be aware that any ticket 15 over is going to be really detrimental to your chances. Every trucking company I know of considers that as reckless driving. Most of them won't touch you if that is not older than 3 years. Safety is a big concern out here. They don't just take the attitude that everybody makes a mistake now and then. They want to see a record of safe driving. You are at a disadvantage when you are competing against folks with good clean driving records for a job. That doesn't mean you wouldn't turn out to be a better driver than those other folks, but it's all they have to go by at this point. They will always choose the folks with the best driving record when they are given the choice.

Don't make the mistake of thinking driver demand makes this career an easy one to step into. Our records follow us. Sometimes they hinder us.

There are a few companies who are less strict on your driving record. CRST, Western Express, and C.R. England come to mind. You might also want to check with CFI - they would be my first choice, were I in your situation.

Conviction date. Its not the cops fault you were speeding. Trust me, I have a serious love of all things that go fast, and ultimately, each time I got a ticket, it was my choice to speed, my choice to ignore the possible repercussions of speeding. At least the recruiters I have talked to have told me to be completely honest about my tickets and take responsibility for them, if not there is a good chance you could get the boot at orientation.