Fight the ticket, keep your CDL clean.
The Commercial Drivers Legal Plan is a LegalShield legal services membership for CDL holders, not insurance. One monthly fee covers you and your spouse, including your personal vehicle, and connects you with a provider law firm for moving violations, DOT citations, license reinstatement and tragic accident representation. Family Life Solutions offers it to drivers who cannot afford a mark on their record.
An attorney in your corner when you get a ticket
The Commercial Drivers Legal Plan gives CDL holders access to a provider law firm for moving violations, DOT and non-moving violations, license reinstatement, tragic accident representation, property damage collection and personal injury collection. One monthly fee covers the driver and their spouse, including their personal non-commercial vehicle.
Clarksville sits on I-24 with steady commercial traffic, and a citation written on that corridor follows your CDL wherever you drive next. Call the provider law firm within three business days of a moving violation and an attorney represents you in the court where the ticket was issued, usually without you sitting in that courtroom yourself.
LegalShield puts it plainly: driving safely is Plan A, and a membership that helps keep your record clean is Plan B.
Moving violation defense
The most used part of the plan. Call the provider law firm within three business days of the citation and an attorney represents you in the court of original jurisdiction, usually one located where the ticket was written. Appeals are not covered.
Tragic accident representation
Representation for manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, vehicular homicide and negligent homicide charges arising from a commercial driving accident.
License reinstatement
Up to 2.5 hours of attorney time to handle a denied license, or one cancelled, suspended or revoked by the DPS or DMV where the statute allows an appeal, including reinstatement for job-related or medical reasons.
The full benefit list, and its limits
Every benefit below carries a specific scope. Read the limits now rather than the day you need them.
DOT and non-moving violations
The provider law firm handles citations that have nothing to do with how you were driving and everything to do with the truck, the load and the paperwork.
- Logbook
- Overheight
- Overlength
- Overwidth
- Overweight
- Hazardous material
- Equipment violations
- Load spillage
- No placard
- Permit violations
- No medical card
- No insurance
- No motor carrier authority
- Radar detector
- Expired inspection sticker
Property damage collection
An attorney pursues collection on claims of $2,000 or less, with up to 2.5 hours of attorney time per incident.
Personal injury collection
An attorney pursues collection on personal injury claims of $2,000 or less, with up to 2.5 hours of attorney time per claim.
CSA point consultation
Consult with the provider attorney about points assessed under the FMCSA CSA program. If you decide to challenge them, the attorney's hourly rate comes at a 25 percent discount.
Other transportation legal work
Anything driving related that falls outside the covered benefits comes at a 25 percent discount off the provider attorney's hourly rate. A retainer may be required.
Your spouse and personal vehicle
One monthly fee covers the driver and their spouse, and it extends to their personal non-commercial vehicle, not just the truck.
Before you enroll
Benefits become available on the 11th day after enrollment. Anything that happened before that date counts as pre-existing and falls outside the plan, which is the whole argument for signing up before you need it.
Fines, court costs, penalties, expert witness fees, bonds, bail bonds and other out-of-pocket expenses stay your responsibility. Appeals are not covered. The plan excludes DUI and DWI, drug related matters, hit and run, leaving the scene of an accident, unmeritorious cases, and acts committed in the commission of a crime.
The plan is not available in Alaska or Massachusetts. New York is available with additional handling fees. Benefits and terms are set by LegalShield and are subject to change.
Built for drivers who cannot afford a mark on their record
LegalShield built the plan for commercial drivers and motor carriers. Any CDL holder who drives for a living sits one ticket away from lost income or a disqualification.
Local & regional drivers
Drivers running routes through Clarksville, Fort Campbell, Oak Grove and Hopkinsville who face daily citation risk.
Owner-operators
A CDL disqualification does not just cost points, it can shut down a one-truck business overnight.
Company drivers
Drivers whose employer requires a clean CDL record to keep their route, their job, or their insurability.
What to do the day you get a ticket
Enroll before you need it
Add the plan through Les or online for one low monthly fee, less than the cost of a lunch a day. It covers you and your spouse, including your personal vehicle.
Coverage starts on day 11
Benefits become available on the 11th day after enrollment. Anything written before that date is pre-existing and falls outside the plan.
Call within three business days
Get a moving violation and you have three business days to call the provider law firm. An attorney takes it from there in the court where the ticket was issued.
Serving these areas
Local CDL Legal Plan details for towns across the Clarksville-Fort Campbell trade area.
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Commercial Drivers Legal Plan, explained honestly
Is the Commercial Drivers Legal Plan insurance?
No. It is a LegalShield legal services membership, not an insurance policy. It gives you access to a provider law firm for driving related legal matters, and it does not replace your auto or commercial insurance coverage.
What does the plan cover?
Moving violations, DOT and non-moving violations, license reinstatement, tragic accident representation, property damage collection, personal injury collection and CSA point consultation. Non-moving coverage includes logbook, overheight, overlength, overwidth, overweight, hazardous material, equipment, load spillage, placard, permit, medical card, insurance, motor carrier authority, radar detector and inspection sticker violations.
How soon can I use it?
Benefits become available on the 11th day after you enroll. Any matter that arose before that date counts as pre-existing and is not covered, so enroll before you need it rather than after.
What do I do the day I get a ticket?
Call the provider law firm within three business days of the citation. Miss that window and the moving violation benefit does not apply. The attorney then represents you in the court of original jurisdiction, usually one located where you received the ticket.
Does it cover my spouse?
Yes. One monthly fee covers the driver and their spouse, and it extends to their personal non-commercial vehicle as well as the truck.
What is not covered?
Appeals, DUI and DWI, drug related matters, hit and run, leaving the scene of an accident, unmeritorious cases, and acts in the commission of a crime. Fines, court costs, penalties, expert witness fees, bonds and bail bonds stay the member's responsibility.
Where is the plan available?
The plan is not available in Alaska or Massachusetts. New York is available with additional handling fees.
How much does the plan cost?
LegalShield prices the plan at less than the cost of a lunch a day. Call Les at (931) 933-3770 for current membership pricing, or enroll at les.legalshieldassociate.com/commercial-driver.
Protect your CDL before you need it.
Coverage starts on day 11, so the useful time to enroll is the day before the ticket. Ask Les, or sign up at les.legalshieldassociate.com/commercial-driver.
Les also offers LegalShield's other membership plans at les.legalshieldassociate.com, which cover general legal needs rather than commercial driving.