Utah CDL Traffic Ticket Defense: What you need to know

If you hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), you know that your license is your ticket to work. You know that you and your family's financial security depends on it. You know it is critical that any ticket you get can compromise your license, your job, or both.

At the law firm of Bostwick & Price, P.C., we represent commercial driver's license holders of all kinds including truck drivers, van drivers, bus drivers and other drivers who received a New York traffic violation or criminal charge.

Traffic Citations Can Put Your CDL On The Line

As a truck driver, you are constantly under pressure to get your load delivered on time, get back on the road and get to where you are going. With this comes the added pressure of worrying about getting a traffic citation that could put your CDL in jeopardy. With as much time as you put in behind the wheel of your truck, it is extremely difficult to avoid some traffic citations. The following citations, among others, can put your CDL on the line:

    Following too closely
    Speeding
    Failure to stop
    Reckless driving
    Careless driving
    Traveling in the wrong lane
    Using off-truck routes
    Failure to obey traffic control devices
    Logbook violations
    Exceeding drivers' hours
    Exceeding truck load weight limits
    Being over-length or over-width
    Tire tread depth
    Lack of required safety equipment
    Other equipment violations

Reporting Your Ticket to Your Employer

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Commercial Drivers License Program, "Within 30 days of a conviction for any traffic violation, except parking, a driver must notify his/her employer, regardless of the nature of the violation or the type of vehicle which was driven at the time."

We have a thorough understanding of the special CDL rules that could result in your loss of your CDL and employment as a commercial truck driver. We have the experience in dealing with local prosecutor’s in getting traffic citations dismissed or reduced as much as possible under the circumstances.

Legal Representation

If you or your trucking company have questions about Utah CDL Traffic Ticket Defense or other Commercial Vehicle violations, the attorneys at the law firm of Bostwick & Price, P.C. are available to answer your questions and concerns. www.bostwickprice.com