In New York tickets for trucking violations can be a very expensive. New York State law imposes high fines and penalties for trucking violations compared to other New York traffic law violations. Trucking tickets for overweight vehicles often run into the thousands of dollars. Also the police tend to write multiple tickets for the same stop, raising the fine amount.
 

The ultimate resolution of the case depends on a variety of factors, including, the court the trucking violations are returnable to, and the prosecutor handling the case. Most courts will negotiate trucking tickets. Some courts, such as the Traffic Violations Bureaus in New York City will not. Regardless of the court, in New York State, a corporation must be represented by counsel. Consequently when tickets are written to a corporation, the law requires an attorney to appear on behalf of the corporation.
 

New York Traffic Lawyers have handled thousands of trucking tickets throughout New York State. Some of the more common trucking violations handled on a daily basis include equipment violations, out of service violations, permit and regulatory violations, hazardous material transportation violations, and general DOT violations. If you or your company have received trucking tickets it is best to retain an lawyers that concentrate on trucking tickets and traffic violations. Traffic attorneys are familiar with the nuances of each court and will try to have the tickets dismissed. There is an advantage in retaining an attorney as soon as the tickets are received. In many cases traffic attorneys are able to file demands with the court. By filing the demand early in the process, the police will often fail to respond by the deadline and often the trucking tickets will have to be dismissed. When unable to obtain an dismissal of the tickets, the next option is to attempt to negotiate a reduction in the charges as well as the fines and penalties, or conduct a trial when necessary.

 

A number of years ago the penalties for  overweight tickets were based on the amount of pounds overweight. Today the fines are based on the percentage the truck is overweight. Below is the fine schedule for overweight trucking violations in New York State.