Wanting To Get My Cdl
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Welcome John B.
A couple of must reads are Brett's Book and the Truck Driver's Career Guide. These two publications will help you establish a really good base of knowledge and what to expect as you consider trucking as a career path.
Considering your post, Company-Sponsored Training may well be your best course of action. There is also a link on Trucking Companies that is also relevant information.
Let us know how else we can assist. Good luck.
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
I've been wanting to get my cdl for awhile now and been laid off from work. Is there any company that pay for all my cdl and permits I've been studying for 2 years now and I'm just ready to get my cdl I don't have a dime to my name and I'm wanting to start my career cause I got a family to support
Hey, welcome.
At the bottom, are a few links that you may or may not have already looked through, that will help you get started. Keep in mind, that some of the information on the Company sponsored pages are a tad out of date, so ask questions, if one sparks your interest. Central Refrigerated is part of Swift, and they have a solid, and proven system, and a few TT members are driving for them, or are in one of their CDL programs. A few that aren't mentioned here, that offer training, depending on where you live, are Wil-Trans , Jim Palmer, XPO Logistics, Celadon, and Southern Refrigerated.
Brett's Book. Company-Sponsored Training . High Road Training Program.
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Wil-Trans:
Darrel Wilson bought his first tractor in 1980 at age 20, but, being too young to meet OTR age requirements, he leased the truck out and hired a driver.
Through growth and acquisition, Wil-Trans now employs over 200 drivers, and has a long-standing partnership with Prime, Inc. to haul their refrigerated freight. The family of businesses also includes Jim Palmer Trucking and O & S Trucking.
Welcome John B.
A couple of must reads are Brett's Book and the Truck Driver's Career Guide. These two publications will help you establish a really good base of knowledge and what to expect as you consider trucking as a career path.
Considering your post, Company-Sponsored Training may well be your best course of action. There is also a link on Trucking Companies that is also relevant information.
Let us know how else we can assist. Good luck.
lol, you beat me to the punch 
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
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I've been wanting to get my cdl for awhile now and been laid off from work. Is there any company that pay for all my cdl and permits I've been studying for 2 years now and I'm just ready to get my cdl I don't have a dime to my name and I'm wanting to start my career cause I got a family to support
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: