Commercial drivers
For drivers whose license is the job
A charge that costs most drivers a fine can cost a commercial driver a disqualification and a paycheck. We treat a CDL case that way from the first call.
Commercial drivers are held to stricter rules, in a truck and often in their own car too. A single serious ticket can count against a CDL, and federal rules limit how a commercial driver's ticket can be reduced.
We handle tickets and charges from any county along the routes our clients drive, including out-of-state citations, so you can keep the route you have. We'll also tell you what, if anything, to say to your employer.
What we handle
DUI in a commercial or personal vehicle
Speeding and serious traffic violations
Out-of-state tickets
Logbook and hours-of-service citations
Overweight and equipment tickets
Disqualification and reinstatement
Why it's different
What changes when you hold a CDL
Lower limits
Commercial drivers are held to a lower alcohol limit behind the wheel of a truck than other drivers.
Tickets add up
Two or three serious tickets in a few years can disqualify a CDL, even when each one seemed small.
Fewer ways to reduce a ticket
Federal rules bar some of the usual deals for a commercial driver, so a plan has to start early.
Your own car counts
A DUI in your own pickup on a Saturday can still cost you the CDL on Monday.
Out-of-state courts
A ticket in another state still follows you home. Often we can handle it without you driving back.
Your employer
We'll tell you what you have to report, by when, and what you don't.
CDL questions
Questions commercial drivers ask
Will my company find out?
Often, yes: many convictions have to be reported, and your record is checked. We'll go over what you're required to tell them and when.
I got a ticket out of state. Do I have to go back?
Not always. We may be able to work with a local lawyer there or handle it in writing. Call us with the citation in hand.
Can't you just get it reduced to a non-moving violation?
For CDL holders, federal rules usually don't allow that kind of reduction. There are other options, and we'll go through them.
On the road this week? Call from the cab
We'll take the details by phone and tell you what we need from you, and when.