Security Clearances, TWIC Cards, & Hazmat/Tanker Endorsements
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I want to get my school bus endorsement just to say i can legally drive anything. My goal is to drive triple tankers of hazardous material pulled by a school bus.
I want to get my school bus endorsement just to say i can legally drive anything. My goal is to drive triple tankers of hazardous material pulled by a school bus.
Right?
I've got my passenger endorsement - lucked into it. It's also required for the S endorsement.
Don't know that I'd want the S endorsement - can't stand kids to begin with, much less a whole busload of em.
Rick
You're basically saying you're going to save money by keeping $20 in your pocket now but limiting your long term career opportunities. That's shortsighted. Make your decisions pay off for the long term.
Brett, it isn't $20 here in NY with the background check stuff. Neither is the TWIC. Yes, right now I don't have the funds to shell out for both of them, so when I do have funds for the $100+ fee, I can only choose one. For some people, yeah $100 is a huge spend... like an unemployed person. Right now, no Hazmat/Tanker doesn't seem to take priority over TWIC - especially considering as the future rookie driver, I wouldn't want to concern myself with Hazardous Materials and Tankers just yet, but definitely want to be able to say I can access anywhere. Remember, "right now" doesn't mean "never"... just not right now!
By the way, yes I had done a chunk of the training program.. in preparation for the CDL permit testing. It's been passed. The rest of it, yeah I'll have to do for the other endorsements! For some reason, I thought I had to get the CDL permit first in order to be able to take any other endorsement exams (not that I actually did have the funds to be pilling on the exams anyway, pfft.)
I want to get my school bus endorsement just to say i can legally drive anything. My goal is to drive triple tankers of hazardous material pulled by a school bus.
LOL my personal thought, too.. just to say I can drive absolutely anything. I actually looked at the school bus/passenger section of the DMV manual before even asking my question (and all the other endorsements)... it requires a skills test as well, not just a written, like the tanker/hazmat is only written. I figured that one could definitely wait, haha! But -- exactly: Triple tankers of hazardous material pulled by a school bus!!!!!!!
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
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.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
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.
The reason prime wants tanker is alsonfornthe totes we send in the reefers. They are fikked with liquids like juice and even in the totes can create a "surge" feeling like in the tanker. Not sure if that is a DOT requirement or a prime policy, but that is what I was told about needing the tanker to drive reefer... And I did carry beer, coke, and juice so far in the totes and there is a difference.
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.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
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I have all endorsements but have never used any of them. I'm kind of surprised that they've never given me a hazmat load, but i guess it has to do with the routes i normally run. I did once have a load of motor oil for auto zone, but for some reason it wasn't hazmat.
I want to get my school bus endorsement just to say i can legally drive anything. My goal is to drive triple tankers of hazardous material pulled by a school bus.
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