BOSTON – Walter McCloskey always conducts a truck safety inspection before he gets behind the wheel. McCloskey has been driving for 14 years and loves every minute of being out on the road. “I would do this job for free,” McCloskey said. “I love just driving the truck on a beautiful day with beautiful scenery.”
Last week McCloskey said he got a notice from the Registry of Motor Vehicles, telling him that his commercial driver’s license was being revoked on August 29th for violations he got nearly 30 years ago.
RMV used lifetime lookback
With his livelihood threatened, McCloskey says he thought it was a mistake or a computer glitch. But after calling the RMV he was told it was not a mistake and the agency was using what it called a lifetime lookback.
“There’s no statute of limitations, there’s no due process,” McCloskey said. “You know there’s no hearing before, you just strip someone of their ability to pay for their mortgage, their kids’ tuition, their health insurance. You just take it all away with one week’s notice.”