School's Suggestion Yesterday
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I agree. I've been splitting my time between the Missouri CDL handbook and this website. Taking practice tests a few days after I study a section really helps nail it into your mind, and shows you're actually learning the material instead of just filing it in short term memory.
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.
You guessed it, he wrote truckingtruth.com on the board.
That's awesome! 
You're quite welcome.
Taking practice tests a few days after I study a section really helps nail it into your mind
Tweak, we've already built that capability into our High Road Training Program. You've gotta give it a try! Our High Road Training Program has the CDL manual built in. We broke it down into pages and at the end of each page is a set of questions. But here's the really awesome part - as you work your way from page to page our system will take questions from the previous pages and mix them in. So you'll be learning new materials and reviewing the older materials at the same time. That constant repetition really burns the information into your brain. Give it a shot, you'll see what I mean.
Here is how our High Road Training Program breaks down:
To Get Your CDL Permit:
- Rules & Regulations
- Driving Safely
- Transporting Cargo Safely
- Air Brakes
- Combination Vehicles
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- Driving Exam
To get your CDL endorsements which are optional but highly recommend:
- Transporting Passengers
- Doubles And Triples
- Tankers
- Hazardous Materials
Two sections we've built ourselves with info you'll need for everyday life on the road:
- Logbook
- Weight & Balance
Two sections for anyone considering flatbed:
- Cargo Securement
- New York State Coil Endorsement
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
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.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Even if I didn't like to contribute on the forum whenever I can, I'd still be coming back for my own benefit by using the High Road Training Program. My hazmat endorsement needs renewal soon and you can bet I'll be using the resources on here to help me ace the test again, just like I did the first time after using this website. It's not that I don't have a good working knowledge of hazmat regs, but there might be some things I've forgotten about that the test might ask. Better to be prepared. Plus repetition never hurt anybody.
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.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
I never mentioned this site when I was in School. I just wanted everyone to think I was REAL SMART!
I didn't find this site until after I had finished with my permit tests. I'm lucky in that I test really well and passed them all on the first try, but if I ever go back for my hazmat , I will definitely be studying the High Road!
I spent almost 2 months poring over the forums before I left for training, which gave me a little leg as far as knowing how to trip plan and manage my time. I have absorbed so much information just by being active on the forums and I don't think a new driver could ask for a better fount of information!
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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So, yesterday after lunch our instructor said "if anyone feels like they are having issues with a particular area for the written tests, there is a great website for you to use to help you study." You guessed it, he wrote truckingtruth.com on the board.
I'm so grateful to have stumbled across this site. I feel like I was more prepared than all if the other students. Don't get me wrong, the instructors are doing their job to get us prepared for our tests tomorrow; however It's just more of a review for me.
Thank you to Brett and his team!