Happy FRiday! Passed Several Exams Needed For My Class A Permit ..Next Step!?
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Congrats. There may be those that disagree with me, but I would avoid signing any training/school contracts with companies to obtain your CDL. If can afford it, pick a school and attend it on your own dollar (or secure a grant). When choosing a school find one that is at least 160 hours (200 is better), has several instructors, at least 5 training trucks, and has an authorized third party tester on site.
I am currently in one of these schools and having been compiling notes from my experiences to write synopsis for newbies who visit TT in the future. I will publish this when I graduate in a few weeks.
Also, the school I attend gave me 50 hours of credit for showing up with my CDL permit and DOT card in hand. Definitely ask about this when making inquiries to schools.
Thank you for your reply:).. I saw this reply and a few others and obviously there are strong opinions/preferences . I'm quite a big fan of the driving school I'm planning on attending and have checked them out review wise... Hoping for the best and plan on working hard!
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Congrats. There may be those that disagree with me, but I would avoid signing any training/school contracts with companies to obtain your CDL. If can afford it, pick a school and attend it on your own dollar (or secure a grant). When choosing a school find one that is at least 160 hours (200 is better), has several instructors, at least 5 training trucks, and has an authorized third party tester on site.
I am currently in one of these schools and having been compiling notes from my experiences to write synopsis for newbies who visit TT in the future. I will publish this when I graduate in a few weeks.
Also, the school I attend gave me 50 hours of credit for showing up with my CDL permit and DOT card in hand. Definitely ask about this when making inquiries to schools.
Thank you for your reply:).. I saw this reply and a few others and obviously there are strong opinions/preferences . I'm quite a big fan of the driving school I'm planning on attending and have checked them out review wise... Hoping for the best and plan on working hard!
Good luck. Please if you can, keep us posted.
Safe travels.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Suppose you need to fly to Chicago. You have a choice on getting your ticket.
You could go to the airport and check with each airline company to see their schedule their price and their features for the seat you sit in.
Or you could stay at home look on the internet check airline schedules and features and such, buy your ticket, then go to the airport, go to the airline counter, and get a seat on the plane. It's all on how you slice the Bologna. Same with learning how to drive a truck.
Questionable analogy concerning the subject matter. But, in the interest of discourse, allow me to share one similar that offers opposing insight.
(True Story) I went to Expedia.com rented a hotel room for a vacation my wife and I took in Nashville last October. While on the site I was presented with a 45% savings offer. Nice hotel and in comparison to other available on the site it seemed like a great deal. After I reserved the room, feeling so proud I had gotten a good deal, I called my wife and told her about the deal I got. She, being excited, wanted to see pictures of the hotel and rooms and used her iphone to check the place out. While visiting the hotel's website she noticed the hotel website itself displayed a lower costs then I had paid. She calls me, and I go view the hotel website myself and reserve a room for about $300 dollars less than Expedia's "best deal." Needless to say, I immediately called Expedia and demanded a refund. We stayed in the hotel and I saved about hundred dollars a night.
So, I got the exact same room, for much cheaper than the flashy advertising and "best deal" offer on the Expedia's website. Some flashy hype is just that, hype.
I don't think either of these analogies apply to the discussion. But I think they both serve to show that the amount of effort one puts in may have an effect on their desired outcome, or maybe not.
Congrats. There may be those that disagree with me, but I would avoid signing any training/school contracts with companies to obtain your CDL. If can afford it, pick a school and attend it on your own dollar (or secure a grant). When choosing a school find one that is at least 160 hours (200 is better), has several instructors, at least 5 training trucks, and has an authorized third party tester on site.
I am currently in one of these schools and having been compiling notes from my experiences to write synopsis for newbies who visit TT in the future. I will publish this when I graduate in a few weeks.
Also, the school I attend gave me 50 hours of credit for showing up with my CDL permit and DOT card in hand. Definitely ask about this when making inquiries to schools.
Thank you for your reply:).. I saw this reply and a few others and obviously there are strong opinions/preferences . I'm quite a big fan of the driving school I'm planning on attending and have checked them out review wise... Hoping for the best and plan on working hard!
Best of 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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Congrats KaSandra, good luck.
Thank you All! I will definitely let you know how it goes! AND if I did not mention specifically the High Road Training Program I want to now..It truly helped me learn and cement much of the info I needed into my brain! I think different ways of learning work for different people ( RE: Private Trucking school or Company sponsored) ..Finances have to be considered too , more often than not..I'm choosing private school not cuz I have tons of money (it's goin on a card, I'm paying it off..also rebuilding credit at the same time-well, my credits 'good'..just want my score even higher:) I am working while attending school (in evening hours), still have a couple minor children...tho they are almost adults..4 of my 6 children are adults already.. ..Anyways, this particular school is smaller, family owned, good reviews, I got a good 'vibe' when I walked in and shook the owners hand and he treated me respectfully from the beginning (**believe it or not, I called a particular school and they kept questioning "who I was calling on behalf of" ..I told them myself each time..and the gentlemen stumbled around but finally started giving me relevant info re: school BUT by that time I had enough of his disrespect and politely thanked him for his time and hung up..) .....My days will be long..My kids know there is a sacrifice of time that will be made, but are waaay proud of their Mom ! I have 1 daughter in particular who is struggling in college ..maybe college is not for her...who knows..But she is seeing there are different routes to go in life -and it's never too late! ~~ Happy Travels wherever your path leads you!~ KaSandra
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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Suppose you need to fly to Chicago. You have a choice on getting your ticket.
You could go to the airport and check with each airline company to see their schedule their price and their features for the seat you sit in.
Or you could stay at home look on the internet check airline schedules and features and such, buy your ticket, then go to the airport, go to the airline counter, and get a seat on the plane. It's all on how you slice the Bologna. Same with learning how to drive a truck.