I Am Just About Dont Getting My Cdl On My On With No School
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Try knight they hire you on as employee 300 a week.
You will need formal training through a school or company sponsored program. You will no be able to get a job by getting your CDL on your own.
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.
I couldn't afford school and I couldn't afford going to a company sponsored training due to the fact I need steady income coming in weekly and some sponsored training requires going weeks or so with out pay .. But I was able to get my Cdl on my own after passing all the test at the DMV (Dallas tx) . But anyway my question is where can I get a start at? CRST? Stevens? who will take me in if I have my Cdl already? Or do all the companies require money to be dished out for OJT 🙄
Congratulations, Vince, for putting in the work to get your CDL. How did you arrange for the driving skills test?
Now the bad news: without a proper CDL schooling, including 160 class & practice hours, the larger companies won't be talking with you. Even having your full CDL you barely know enough to get a semi down the street, much less how to maneuver in a warehouse yard.
Take your $400 double compound bow and give it to a six year old. With some target arrows.
There are schools that have weekend only classes. But weekend means you'll take for-evah to complete the course.
As for "money dished out for OJT", how much have you learned about the companies? Most will, one way or another pay for your school, and you start getting paychecks when you start "OJT"!
Take a look and these reads:
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.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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.
You will need formal training through a school or company sponsored program. You will no be able to get a job by getting your CDL on your own.
Now Anchorman, where is the truth in reporting? Yes you can get a job without schooling but it is VERY difficult. Kinda have to be in the right place at the right time.
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.
There are companies like Prime, Wil-Trans , Jim Palmer, and I'm sure others that will have you on the road getting paid within about a week or so. And some companies (Knight was mentioned) will pay you right from the day you arrive. So study up on the various Paid CDL Training Programs and I think you'll find you'll be able to pull it off. You won't go very long without a paycheck.
And even though you have your CDL you're going to be really glad you're going through the training at these companies because your skills are going to get a lot better and you'll learn a ton. Almost everyone is surprised at how difficult and complex trucking is in the beginning. There's a lot to know. So it would be a good thing if you went through one of those company-sponsored programs.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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.
If I recall correctly, if knight takes you on without school, you'll get about $150 you first week for orientation, then once they find you a trainer, you'll go out on the road, probably for 4 to 6 weeks and they'll pay you $500 a week. Those numbers are gross pay by the way.
If they want to put you through their school, then I don't know the setu . Best to look at their website and get in touch with a recruiter.
There is no "best company" really. They are all about the same. Just depends on what you want to haul and where you want to haul it to.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I think a typo in the Subject line has me confused. "I am just about dont getting my Cdl on my on with no school". If you change "dont" to "done", and the second "on" to "own" then your post makes a little more sense to me. Does "Just about Done" mean that you have your CDL permit? You say you have taken all of the tests at the DMV. Have you also passed the Pre Trip, Backing, and Road test portion? Just looking for some clarification. Sometimes one word can change the context of a post.
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.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
I think a typo in the Subject line has me confused. "I am just about dont getting my Cdl on my on with no school". If you change "dont" to "done", and the second "on" to "own" then your post makes a little more sense to me. Does "Just about Done" mean that you have your CDL permit? You say you have taken all of the tests at the DMV. Have you also passed the Pre Trip, Backing, and Road test portion? Just looking for some clarification. Sometimes one word can change the context of a post.
I don't believe the "rule" that requires training (FMCSA) is actually a rule "yet".
Theoretically - you could study, go take the writtens and get your permit. Then find a friend/relative to teach you the skills, pre-trip, dock, etc. - along with the road skills. Then that same friend could let you use his rig to go test out with.
Don't think that's the case for the OP though.
You are going to have to go SOMEWHERE (either a school or a company) in order to learn and practice the skills required to pass the skills portion of the test, sufficiently - so that you can ACTUALLY PASS THE TEST.
ALL of the company sponsored training (or at least 99% of them that we discuss here), give the new trainees at least some kind of income (in the form of pay or advances) so they can eat and take care of personal needs. Don't think, for the first few weeks at least - that this is going to be anything close to what a "regular paycheck" is going to look like.
In a nutshell - there is NO WAY TO BYPASS at least some kind of skills training to get through a skills/road test at a DMV. Unless you have been driving "outlaw" already for awhile, or have friend/family that's willing to do so for you. Or you live in "The Matrix" and have this stuff forcefed into your brain.
Rick
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.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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.
Roehl is another company that will hire you and pay you through school. I'm not sure if they have a school in Texas or just a drop yard but you can call them and see if they are hiring from there.
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I couldn't afford school and I couldn't afford going to a company sponsored training due to the fact I need steady income coming in weekly and some sponsored training requires going weeks or so with out pay .. But I was able to get my Cdl on my own after passing all the test at the DMV (Dallas tx) . But anyway my question is where can I get a start at? CRST? Stevens? who will take me in if I have my Cdl already? Or do all the companies require money to be dished out for OJT 🙄
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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.