I Got A Ticket Today, And I Have Some Questions About The Consequences
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Tickets are tickets no matter who gives them. And yes it will show up on your CSA and also on your DAC report. As long as that is your only ticket then you should be fine. Make sure you report the ticket to your company ASAP. By law you have 24 hours to report it.to your company. The points will not be counted until you either are found guilty in court or admit guilt by paying the fine.
While the voilation is only 3 points the violations is counted on a degrading scale. Meaning the points are on your record for three years. The first year its nine points. The 2nd year it drops to 6 points and the last year its on your record it will be 3 points. Your PSP/CSA points are different than CDL points.
Now this is different than the points that are going to go on your CDl. On your CDL you should only get 3 points for the moving violation.
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.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
Yeah, you won't have a problem because of that one ticket. And that's a common ticket for truckers. We can't stop the way cars can when the light changes yellow so every so often we all run red lights. I've gotten a ticket for that myself.
The best thing you can do is try to negotiate it down to a lesser charge with a fine but no points on your license. If you call the court right away they may even let you negotiate over the phone with the district attorney if you live too far from the court to show up in person. I've also been able to negotiate tickets over the phone.
But I wouldn't sweat it. You're bound to get a ticket every once in a while. No biggie.
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I got a ticket for going through a red light in town. According to the information I have gathered, this is a 3 point violation. I received the ticket from the city police, and I was in a company tractor-trailer. So now what? Since I received the ticket from a city police officer, and not the state police, is this citation going to show up on my company's CSA score? What will my company say (major carrier) when I tell them I got the citation? I have only received two citations in the past 8 years (counting this citation), and I haven't received one in over 3 years. Basically what I'm wondering is if there is any advantage to receiving the citation from a city police officer rather than a state trooper or DOT officer... for purposes of my commercial driving record, and my company's CSA score. Thank you.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.