We are Drivers-Just like You

Take the "5" south to Tracy. Be there by 8:00 AM. Cross over the 120 back to 99 to make Modesto by 1:00 PM. Phones ringing. People calling. "Can you be here?" "Can you be there?" Miles, fuel, food, maps, directions...A typical afternoon of Day-hauling in Northern California?

No. A typical day for Truckerdefense Attorneys. YES: WE DRIVE TOO. ALL DAY, EVERYDAY, FOR YOU, THE COMMERICIAL DRIVER.

Thousands of miles a month. Hotels. Fastfood. Start in the dark of morning and finish in the dark of night. Familiar?

Where you work is where we work. So, please don't wait on your issues. Calling your Truckerdefense Attorney the day BEFORE your Court Date is like you being dispatched from Seattle to L.A. "Can you be there in the morning?" Not likely.

When you get that CDL Citation, jump on it. Make your call for help early. That lets your Truckerdefense Attorney advise you, extend your due date, get you on the court calendar, avoid Collections, avoid Warrants and so on.

This is very important to you, the Commercial Driver, when you have more than One ticket. Yes, drivers do have bad streaks with Two, Three, Nine citations at one time! (Have seen NINE at one time) The sooner your Truckerdefense Attorney knows, the easier it is to "Spread out" those court dates and make all those court appearances for you.

Remember, California Courts will require the "Bail" paid to the Court first to set the Traffic Trial. You can't be late on that. If your Paycheck is late you scream at someone right? Well, the Court wants it's "Pay" too and they use "Warrants" and "Collections agencies" when they don't get it on time. That makes extra work and appearances for your Truckerdefense Attorney. That leads to Civil Assessment Fees, License Holds and Suspensions for you too.

With the help of your Truckerdefense Attorney, you can find out the Bail amount and start getting it together. Some of our courts give as much as 90 days to extend a case. Most average 30 days. So waiting to the last day or week just makes it harder on you and your finances. Use the time effectively. We tell our kids to get their big school projects done early and not wait until the night before its due right?

So what's the point of this? The point is that your Truckerdefense Attorney needs time to give you the best advice and to help you avoid the pitfalls of Suspensions, Warrants, Collections etc. Because, like YOU, WE are on the "Road" everyday for dozens of Commerical Drivers up and down the State. So start to get a handle on those CDL tickets WHEN you get them, not long AFTER you get them. Like you, we need to schedule our Routes to get to all our Pickups (Courts).

And WHEN you get CDL Citations in California call your TRUCKERDEFENSE Traffic Attorneys at Truckerdefense.com. 916-670-0930 559-334-8908. TRUCKERDEFENSE and the Seymour Law Group are always the lowest per case fees and go to the most locations.

Check out our Billboard in Madera and our signs, cards, pens, magnets placed throughout California Truck Stops and Routes. Look for us in 10-4 Magazine and on the Internet and Twitter.

More to follow: Next time we will discuss Fees and Retainers.