A CDL holder is convicted of reckless driving twice within a 3-year period. Under federal regulation, what is the disqualification consequence?

Explanation

Two convictions for reckless driving within a 3-year period trigger a minimum 60-day CDL disqualification, since reckless driving is listed as a "serious traffic violation" and a second such violation within that window is exactly the threshold 49 CFR 383.51 sets for disqualification. This is a genuine, specific federal rule: 383.51 defines reckless driving as "driving a motor vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property," and its disqualification table starts the 60-day period at the second serious traffic violation within 3 years, any combination of listed offenses and not necessarily different categories, counted whether the offense was committed in a CMV or a personal vehicle, rising to 120 days for a third. The other options fail for a shared reason: each either denies the threshold was met (repeats of one category not counting, or requiring both convictions in a CMV) or overstates the consequence (lifetime disqualification is reserved for far more serious offenses, such as using a CMV to commit a felony), when the actual rule is a flat 60-day period regardless of vehicle type or repeated category.

Source: 49 CFR 383.51 (Table 2)