Proud Owner Of A New CDL And Off To Orientation With McElory Truck Lines
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Congrats man! Today was my third day out on the streets. I'll be there in 1.5 weeks! Woohoo! I can't wait brother. Can't wait. Good luck to you!
Congrats on your CDL AND your acceptance to McElroy!
I think your choice of McElroy sounds like a perfect fit. Cuba, AL isn't the Caribbean, but hopefully it will be a mild winter in Alabama.
Good luck and congratulations!
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.
Wooo Hooo!
Congratulations
I'm leaning heavily towards McElroy. Not sure how many miles new drivers average but .46 cpm is attractive right out of school.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Good Company McELroy is. Got accepted a while back but didn't pass the 2nd day agility test. Last thing on the test was to lift 70lbs in a box shoulder height and outwards. Couldn't do it (found out shoulder weakness). Re habbing it now and hope to get back with them by the summer. Very forward and no B.S. . Good joice.
How long do you have to hold it outward?
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Today I tested out for my cdl and am the proud owner of a class-A CDL with all the endorsements. Has been a long and interesting road to get to this point. But it was made easier by using the High Roads Study Program. And also giving a shout out to everyone who posts on here, as there is a lot of information found on this site. The respect shown for each other here is what makes this site so unique.
Headed down to Cuba, Alabama the 18th of January for orientation with McElory Truck Lines. Flatbedding here we come!!!!
It was a hard decision to decide which company to go with. I was all Maverick till McElroy came on the radar screen. My decision finally came down to McElory having free healthcare for their drivers and that they send drivers home on Fridays. It has been stated again and again on this site to pick a company that has what you want and the insurance and hometime are what I need/want at this point in my life. Also, I thought for my first year it would be to my advantage to go with a company that had manual trucks. I can move into automatics at a later date. I am "only" 53 and my left knee is in decent shape!! ha ha ha
My plan is to access where I am after that first year and then decide if a move to another company, Maverick maybe, is in my best interest or to just stay put. Don't like to move around, as I am one who finds something that works, then I stick with it.
One thing is for sure, who knows what will transpire a year from now. If someone would have told me a year ago that I would have closed down my business to go to school to learn to drive a truck, I would have told them they were crazy!
Life is good!!!
Thanks again, stay safe out there and I hope to met some of you all in person out on the road.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: