Your CDL is your livelihood, and we defend it that way
When you drive for a living, a DUI is never just a court date. It threatens the license that pays your bills and feeds your family. Federal rules are strict here. While you run a commercial vehicle, the legal limit drops to a 0.04 blood alcohol reading, which is half the 0.08 that applies to ordinary drivers. The math is not on your side. A single conviction can pull your CDL for a full year, and a second one can end your driving career for good. Haul the wrong load and that first loss stretches even longer. We know what is on the line. So we build the whole defense around keeping you able to work.
The rules reach far beyond the cab. A DUI in your personal car, on your own time, with no commercial plates in sight, can still put your CDL at risk under the very same federal standard that governs you behind the wheel of a rig. That catches many drivers off guard. It is exactly why an early defense matters. Say no to a breath test, and Michigan implied consent law piles on its own penalty, apart from the criminal charge. We start by pulling apart the stop itself: what the officer wrote down, what the dashboard camera actually shows, and whether the breath or blood sample was collected the right way. Devices drift out of calibration. Officers skip required steps, and reports leave gaps a careful reader can use to your advantage. A conviction also lands in the federal Clearinghouse, where future bosses get to see it. We read every page and hunt for the openings that change the outcome.
- We map every way a conviction could reach your CDL under both federal and Michigan rules, then work to shield each one before the state acts.
- We challenge the traffic stop, the field sobriety tests, and the breath or blood results line by line, because one weak link in their case can shift the whole outcome.
- We handle the criminal charge and the license hearing side by side, so nothing slips through the gap between them while you wait for a court date.
- We explain every step in plain words, so you always know where your case stands, what we are doing right now, and what comes next.
- We answer the phone when you call and move fast, because your hearing clock and your paycheck are both already ticking down.
Time works against you from the moment of the arrest. Michigan gives you only a short window to request a hearing. Miss that deadline and the state can take your license before a judge ever hears the case. The day you call, we calendar every date, request the evidence, and start building. We have walked Farmington Hills drivers through clean first charges and ugly repeat charges. Some run local routes. Others drive long distance, and a few were off the clock when it all went wrong. Whatever your case looks like, we have handled one close to it. And we have a plan ready for you.
Call us today and tell us what happened, start to finish. We will explain where you stand and what the next steps look like. We will tell you what the state can and cannot do to your license. And we will show you how we fight to keep you on the road and earning a living. We are ready to get to work the moment you reach us.
