Nashville, TN CDL Legal Plan
Family Life Solutions signs Nashville, TN CDL holders up for the Commercial Drivers Legal Plan, a LegalShield membership that puts a provider law firm on your side for tickets, logbook and equipment citations, and license reinstatement.
Commercial Drivers Legal Plan built around Nashville, TN
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.
Nashville, TN, Tennessee’s state capital and the seat of Davidson County, with 689,447 residents counted in the 2020 census, founded in 1779 as Fort Nashborough on the Cumberland River, anchored by health care rather than music: the industry generates roughly 72.1 billion dollars a year and supports about 372,000 regional jobs across more than 8,300 business locations, and home to the Ryman Auditorium, built in 1889 as a church and the Grand Ole Opry’s home from 1943. The area is also home to a full-scale Parthenon replica in Centennial Park, built for the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition and the center of a 13-county metropolitan area of roughly 2.15 million people, separate from the Clarksville, TN-KY metro, which is part of why Family Life Solutions built dedicated coverage guidance for Nashville, TN rather than a one-size-fits-all page.
Nashville sits at the junction of I-40, I-24 and I-65. Western Express, founded here in 1991, runs more than 2,600 tractors and 6,500 trailers with over 2,100 Tennessee employees, and announced an 88 million dollar headquarters expansion in 2019.
Moving violation defense
Call the provider law firm within three business days and an attorney handles the ticket in the court of original jurisdiction, usually without you appearing. Appeals are not covered.
DOT citations included
Logbook, overweight, overheight, hazmat, equipment, load spillage, permit, medical card and expired inspection sticker citations are all covered.
Spouse and personal vehicle
One monthly fee covers you and your spouse, and it applies to your personal non-commercial vehicle as well as the truck.
How Nashville drivers use the plan
Enroll through Les
One monthly fee, no per-incident charge. Benefits begin on the 11th day after you enroll, so sign up before you need it.
Call the law firm first
For a moving violation you must contact the provider law firm within three business days of the citation for it to be covered.
Let the attorney work
The firm represents you in the court of original jurisdiction, usually without you taking a day off the road to attend.
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CDL Legal Plan in Nashville, answered
Is the Commercial Drivers Legal Plan insurance?
No. It is a LegalShield legal services membership, not an insurance product, and it is not a substitute for auto or commercial insurance. It pays for legal representation, not for fines, court costs, penalties, bonds or damages.
What is covered besides moving violations?
DOT and non-moving violations including logbook, overweight, overheight, overlength, overwidth, hazmat, equipment, load spillage, no placard, permit, no medical card, no insurance, no motor carrier authority, radar detector and expired inspection sticker. The plan also covers license reinstatement up to two and a half hours of attorney time, property damage and personal injury collection up to $2,000 each, and a consultation on CSA points.
When does coverage start?
Benefits become available on the 11th day after enrollment. Matters that already existed before you enrolled are excluded, which is why drivers sign up before a ticket rather than after one.
What is not covered?
Appeals, DUI and DWI, drug matters, hit and run, leaving the scene, unmeritorious cases, and acts committed in the commission of a crime. Members stay responsible for fines, court costs, penalties, expert witness fees, bonds and bail bonds.
Does the plan cover Nashville, TN drivers?
Yes. The plan follows the driver rather than the terminal, so a Nashville, TN CDL holder is covered wherever the citation is written. The provider law firm handles the case in the court of original jurisdiction. The plan is not available in Alaska or Massachusetts and carries additional handling fees in New York.
Protect your CDL before the next ticket in Nashville.
A quick call with Les, a licensed independent agent based in Clarksville, is usually all it takes.
Important: The Commercial Drivers Legal Plan is a LegalShield legal services membership, not an insurance product, and it is not a substitute for auto or commercial insurance coverage. Benefits become available on the 11th day after enrollment. Fines, court costs, penalties, expert witness fees, bonds, bail bonds and other out-of-pocket expenses are the member’s responsibility. The plan is not available in AK or MA and carries additional handling fees in NY. This page describes the plan for illustrative purposes and is not a contract. Benefits, terms and pricing are set by LegalShield and are subject to change.