95 Per Cent Sure I Am Going To Get CDL But Is My Age A Problem

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Mud Flap's Comment
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Is age a factor?

I am 50 years old and in good health. Should I be worried that I won't be hired at my age? I don't have high blood pressure or anything. I do take cholesterol medicine but thats it! My eyesight is good long distance...I just passed the eye test with my regular drivers license last month..I do use cheap reading glasses to read small print though...

Can anybody tell me what the physical covers and if anything above should be a concern?

Damn, dude. You're old.

Kidding ... I just turned 51, and I started driving six months ago.

Susan D. 's Comment
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I'm 53 and in school now. Age is not a factor at all. Cheers!
mountain girl's Comment
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Errol is older than dirt. LOL.

One of my trainers in CDL school was 83. Of course, I heard sometimes he'd fall asleep during a 4-hour training run but whatever. lol.

You're a spring chickadee, in trucking - at least, according to these dinosaurs above. Har har.

-mountain girl

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CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Errol V.'s Comment
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Errol is older than dirt. LOL.

-mountain girl

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Dirt speaking - Yeah, as long as I can get up those cab steps, and crank the landing gear, I'm driving. (64 years FYI)

MG, don't be a stranger around these parts

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
James J.'s Comment
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Retired from one career and started this one at age 52...drive one......
Johnny B's Comment
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Starting school tomorrow with Roehl and I'm 54 years young.
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