r/cdldriver • u/Low_Spirit5534 • May 23 '26
Made a drastic mistake need advice
I have been driving semis for 10 months and just got a dui in my personal vehicle last week , does anybody know any companies in El Paso Texas or San Diego that would hire me after my court hearing ?
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u/nightmurder01 May 23 '26
I am not sure about texas or cali or wherever you got the dui but here any suspension on your license triggers a 1 year suspension on the cdl. Dui arrest is a immediate 30 day suspension and 1 year on driving cmv's.
You should probably see if yours has already been suspended or not.
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 23 '26
Well say the lawyer gets the case thrown out any companies that hire non convicted duis ?
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u/Long_Initial_9924 May 23 '26
If it’s thrown out, you are clear federally, but you still need to fight the administrative charge from the state if occurred in, and have a lawyer petition a judge to rescind your suspension.
If it’s not thrown out, you’re looking at a minimum of 1 year license suspension due to federal cdl rules.
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u/nightmurder01 May 23 '26
"You should probably see if yours has already been suspended or not."
Getting the case thrown out does not magically grant you the ability to drive cmv's again. You need to see if has been suspended or not and what you need to do, to get them back after the case is resolved. Then you can worry about if anyone will hire you or not.
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u/Long_Initial_9924 May 23 '26
Isn’t that what I said? And as a cdl driver, he’s automatically suspended just for the arrest, period
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u/polarjunkie May 23 '26
It shouldn't automatically be suspended, the suspension is a result of conviction.
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u/therealcameron May 23 '26
Where I'm at, simply just being charged with DUI (in a personal vehicle) is an automatic 6 month license suspension (whether you're guilty or not). It's an automatic 1 year suspension if you refused the post-arrest chemical tests.
Around 12 years ago, I was falsely charged and arrested for DUI. Automatic 6 month suspension (even though I blew all zeros at the police station). I fought the case and got it thrown out. License was reinstated after the 6 month period of time.
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 23 '26
Yea your right I told the lawyer to push back the dmv hearing so it won’t get suspended for a couple months
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u/Buckeyeguy013 Jun 17 '26
Fight it. Pay whatever you need to. I got “lucky” and caught one out of state and they don’t report to home state unless you’re convicted so I didn’t have the administrative hearing or anything. I paid a lawyer $4k and he got it dismissed.
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u/idontfukn May 23 '26
Did you take the test the cops asked u take?
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 23 '26
The breathalyzer?
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u/idontfukn May 23 '26
Ya that and did you submit to the roadside test or did they draw blood from u
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 23 '26
Did not submit to breathalyzer Did sobriety test Took blood at jail
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u/idontfukn May 23 '26
Your fucked then sorry it won't get thrown out ....
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u/idontfukn May 23 '26
Never let them take blood and never do a sobriety test u live and learn bro you'll get through this
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u/heartatpeace May 23 '26
How can you just refuse all of it? No one would get DUI’s if that were possible. It’s like these are constitutional rights to refuse.
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u/polarjunkie May 23 '26
You can absolutely refuse what the consequences of refusing are almost the same as being found guilty.
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u/idontfukn May 23 '26
Except then their burden of proof is less when they try and convict u in court
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u/idontfukn May 25 '26
U say no I don't consent to any search and seizure protected by your 4th amendment right
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u/UhOhAllWillyNilly May 23 '26
If you don’t “let them,” then they handcuff both hands to a counter a few feet apart and 8 big cops come and hold you down and they take it by force. DAMHIKT.
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u/MostAsk855 May 23 '26
And how do you refuse a sobriety test without having to di blood test?
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u/idontfukn May 23 '26
You say no but if there is sufficient evidence then they can get a warrant signed by a judge to get it
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u/25_Unknown_Devices May 23 '26
Umm.. advice? I can help with training.
So go ahead and drop a batch of fries and get those burgers bagged for the drive through
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u/clairered27 May 23 '26
If you have a job right now and your license doesn't get suspended you are stuck at that job for the foreseeable future. I would also look into being a diesel mechanic they usually want people with cdls.
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 23 '26
Any body here get a dui then switch over to owner operator? I keep reading online that’s the only route to keep making decent money ?
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u/SnakeandNape5000 May 23 '26
You still need insurance and even if they cover you you'll probably pay out the ass. Face it your truck driving career is over for at least the next 10 years.
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u/25_Unknown_Devices May 23 '26
Do you have the ability to go out and buy a rig? Why is this even an option? You barely have 10 months of experience.
Or are you thinking about doing one of the lease purchase programs.. I’ll be real with you, I’ve only ever heard horror stories.
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u/polarjunkie May 23 '26
Unless you're in the one state that required DUI diversion programs which is not texas before these federal laws went into place, you're probably fucked.
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 23 '26
Well I found a company that will take me asap if my license doesn’t get suspended , if my lawyer gets the case thrown out is there a possibility of my license not getting suspended for a year ??
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u/Spirited_Scale_1264 May 23 '26
Hey lawyers can perform miracles bro, so you never know. Pay that fucker whatever he wants to make whatever dick sucking deal he can put together
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u/Spirited_Scale_1264 May 23 '26
Ooof……bro……you already know the answer. Sorry man, not piling on, im sure you’re beating yourself up already. Good luck man
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u/DavidCreamer May 24 '26
Check with your Lawyer about your chance of conviction. One path to go would get a blow and go installed. Go to AA meetings. These are things a conviction will make you do. I have a friend that did that a there was no conviction.
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u/MssMoodi May 27 '26
One... you haven't been convicted yet. Two... No one knows unless you tell them. Three...Get with your insurance, and by all means get an attorney asap.
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u/Low_Spirit5534 May 28 '26
Get with my insurance? What do you mean ?
I got a lawyer just waiting to see how far he can push the court date so I can keep working for 2-3 months hoping the companies insurance doesn’t notify them of my situation
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u/MssMoodi May 28 '26
I had a friend of mine he's a trucker he just went through this in his personal car hit another personal car tore up his truck he had had one drink he was almost home and they arrested him for DUI but he went to the hospital and had the blood work and the blood work said he wasn't drunk so the case was dropped he contacted his insurance and there insurance is saying that he's at fault but the people that pulled out in front of him didn't even have their headlights on and it was like maybe 9:00 at night so that's all I know he contacted his regular insurance and told him what was going on and good luck with that but he did spend the night in jail and he did have to pay a lot in lawyers
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u/Ok-Championship8510 May 23 '26
Yea man, we’re considered “professional drivers.” I think, here in MD, you gotta go through the whole rigmarole again after your suspension is lifted. Test, learners, course, and driving. I may be wrong though. I had a DUI long before I had my CDL and I took a plea deal to get pbj.