This topic came up on my live Christmas show and was discussed some so I am going to do a video about trucker legal plans and should you get one. In a nutshell, I say yes. Many larger carriers have a plan as part of their benefits package and that is how I get mine but I would have one anyway. This doesn't mean you are some bad driver. It is like insurance. Sure, you could put the monthly fee aside in case you needed it but I think its better to just be able to make a call and have things handled. Do you just put $50/wk aside in case you need an appendectomy? No. We have insurance for that and this is the same type of thing. The courts have become defacto organizations to collect money from drivers. Your license is your job and it needs to be protected at all costs. Fight all tickets. Having a lawyer on your side to do this could be the difference between points and no points. Some of the plans I have been looking in to also will do a DATAQ challenge to have CSA points removed once a ticket is dismissed. That can save your job. Remeber, they can't guarantee an outcome and there is a wide variety of coverages and costs.
See you on the road!
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Donald Christie
12/27/2018 06:37:33 pm
Legal plans are like extended warranties they are a waste of money. If the plan wasn’t making money they would not be offering it. If you want to waste your money on legal plans do not encourage other people to do the same thing you need to keep your personal opinion to yourself If you like them or not.
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12/31/2018 11:21:00 am
This entire website is my personal opinion. My opinion is they are worth it and I have had one for many years through my company. I used a probate lawyer for 20 hours a few years ago and paid nothing. Her charge would have been $8000. My plan way paid for itself for life as it cost me about $175/yr.
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