Truck Driver Violations that will DESTROY your Trucking Career

Truck Driver Violations are no joke, and need to be taken seriously.

In this video, Dean discusses the most common truck driver violations that truckers can be cited for and how to avoid them. Truck Drivers must make sure they are always in compliance with all state and federal regulations governing interstate transportation, from moving offences like reckless driving and inappropriate lane changes to DUIs and falsifying log books.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Prevent drowsy driving while trucking
00:51 Understand blind spots & shoulder checks
01:21 Don't speed, speeding tickets go against you the truck driver and also the company
02:23 Back into loading docks properly
03:04 Keep your log book clean
03:24 Follow the hours of service regulations
05:33 Keep proper equipment and follow FMCSA regulations
06:13 Substance and alcohol abuse
08:08 Overloading trucks and trailers

[Loucfr]

The single fastest way to destroy your trucking career is by taking cheap freight. STOP TAKING CHEAP FREIGHT.

[donniehurt]

Watch closely for those construction lane restrictions signs. It's a natural instinct to want to be in the right (slower) lane as a truck driver. I was pulled over for not paying attention and didn't notice the "Trucks use left lane" sign.

[mike-skli]

Jbs beef Plant in my area is paying $38 an hour starting all the overtime you want! Screw driving a truck these days

[pharaohsanakht]

Accidents, reckless driving tickets, eld violations, speeding tickets, and overweight These will all ruin your license. Dirty urine test is a Total nightmare.

[achildoftheking]

I just started trucking drove a bus 20 years. I've learned to move over to allow another truck to enter the expressway, this morning I did this & this truck kept speeding up not allowing me back over while I'm holding up 2nd lane of traffic. Then giving me the figure "such a professional driver"👏👏. These are the kind of drivers that need to find another job away from people.

[bobby]

I wish I can have a magical cigarette when I’m home . I know better so I won’t.

[douglasmijangos]

I just started driving on the road .. thank you for that tip/reminder to make sure we fuel before we weigh on the Scales 🔥

[benjaminhershberger]

I think a half hour walk would be better then a half hour nap

[brandonchandler]

I've had a couple mishaps and gotta recover. I love trucking. Just a couple minor things but you're right I'll be treating this like tge gold that it is when I get back out there.

[SaltineWalter]

Great video! Not related, but I noticed today that local diesel is $2.98/Lt CAD, or $8.33\Gal USD, YIKES!

[johnchornyTheOnly]

The ELD's doing it for me.
Hard brakes, speeding, idling #Mousetrap

[daviderouse]

Right now after the New Year started I called HR at a company I drove for a few years ago. I only wanted the time period I worked there for updating my resume. Ms. Jackie asks if I'm looking for a job?...I say Noooo, not really. I'm sending some feelers out to the Oilfield since a boom is starting...She sez let me call ya back in a few minutes ? OK. Well, here I am out OTR for them again. Lol.
Smaller company, Great Family. Great Office People. They were in the boat You just talked about. Drivers had too many violations of all kinds. He was almost uninsurable. On Probation with DOT. Scheduled for Full blown audit in June 2022. His new Safety Director had sent several longtime drivers down the road.
He needed Good Drivers. And there I am, Spotless Drivers License, no points on my Score. 23rd Year with my CDL, NO Moving Violations, No Accidents. Years ago I got an Overweight Ticket at St. George, UT with a load if Pigs. And in my Dairy Tanker days I picked up a Falsifying my Logbook, long story there!...against my gut instinct I came back to working here. It's actually a good deal being scrutinized so closely. Lotta years and I picked up some bad habits. They got weeded out in 3 months time ! I think I have really matured as a Driver. Good topic and video, Sir ! Thank you !

[terrance]

Thank you, studying for mine now this is helpful just subscribed

[MississippiClemson]

Wait what ? You mean too many violations can affect my cdl and throw me out of trucking ?!
Dang and all I intended to was go to the highway department of licensing and trade the cdl In for a class d .
Turns out I can have some fun getting rid of the cdl 😂

Thx for info !

[timoshi]

Alcohol level for truck drivers in the states is 0.04BAC

[ryukirito]

I got a ticket for being “out of lane” 🙄 He said I wasn’t speeding or anything, I was just too many lanes over and I was in the correct lane for the freeway split, 4 miles out from it. 🙄

[lostperez]

A truck turn out from behind me when I had my blinker on waiting for 4 cars to pass and I had room to still to merge over well as I’m gliding over he runs up my trailer and I got a ticket for over taken .. witch I don’t think was right the cop said that it’s call a scum bag move …. But him speeding trying to catch his buddy’s going 80 in a 70 guess he didn’t want to let me over/he was the one overtaken according to the definition

[johngoss]

Remember to stop for a coffee and go safe 🤙✌

[richardsprings]

Diesel fuel weighs 9 lbs a gallon just think 200 gallons that's 1800 lb could easily put your stairs over

[davidrask]

I got my cdl in April I had to wait 3 weeks for a trainer i went with knights transportation I had been with trainer for two weeks before he quit and than I was on the road the truck I got had over 400k miles anyways i highhooked the trailor and backed my truck into the trailor I don't have any csa score but I have preventable with the company I was let go for safty viloation and now can't seem to get on anywhere am I screwed now I can't seem to get on anywhere I have less than 3 months and not sure what to do so is my cdl fudged now ???