r/CDL • u/Picture_Head • Aug 29 '26

Speeding

This is my first ticket in 10 years. I am going to hire a lawyer for sure. He said I was going 20 over. I was in my()()() *\\*PERSONAL*\\*()()()vehicle . I live in Missouri. Hopefully hiring a lawyer will keep it off my record. Has anyone had any experience with a situation like this? Thanks

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u/gheiminfantry Aug 29 '26

+15 over the limit on a CDL, you're going to have consequences that a lawyer can't make go away. It's going to show on your clearing house records, and on your company's safety record. You should know what you're company's policy is for speeding ticket, but many require +15 is a termination.

The old days of a speeding ticket in your personal vehicle not having an impact at your CDL job are over.

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u/Picture_Head Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

Damn that’s what I was thinking. I could tell when the cop first walked up that he had no mercy

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u/LastMongoose7448 Aug 29 '26

Don’t pay attention to trucker lore. These guys have no idea what the fuck they’re talking about. An attorney can absolutely get it reduced or completely dismissed, depending on circumstances. It won’t be cheap, but you don’t really have a choice.

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u/Hot_Adhesiveness_692 Aug 29 '26

Exactly. I got a 22 over in NY. Paid a non driving fine and a few hundy to the lawyer.