What Are My Options? Anyone
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As far as pre trip, air brakes and stuff like that, you can find all that training on this site. As well as other companies that might work with felonies & training.
Well you can get your CDL on your own without any schooling but I don't know if that's going to help much or not. With the felony you're already going to have a difficult time finding work. If you also have to get your CDL back and you do it without going through any sort of schooling that's also going to make it more difficult to find work.
We do have a list of companies that hire drivers with felonies so have a look at that for ideas.
Company-sponsored training or renting a truck and getting your CDL on your own are really your only options when it comes to free or cheap CDL training. I just don't know if either of those are going to be viable options.
Before attending private schooling, if that's what you choose to do, you can apply for pre-hires. Apply to a bunch of companies and see who is willing to give you a shot before you commit the time and money to getting your CDL back.
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.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Pre-hires:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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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I need some insight on what options are available for someone like myself. I recently got my medical card and I'm gearing up to take the written test for my CDL in California. I had a CDL years ago but I didn't update my medical card because I wasn't working as a trucker. During that time I ran into some trouble and caught a felony. The felony is past 5 years and I actually have discovered a company that would hire me. Unfortunately the company isn't a 3rd party issuer of CDL's. After research I realized I have to do things all over again. All the same tests etc etc. My problem is I do not want to pay thousands of dollars to a company and all the companies that offer CDL training do not hire felons and if they do its only after 7 or more years. Does anyone know the least inexpensive or best route I can take to get training to get my CDL reissued. I do not know of any 3rd party companies where they can test you and all you have to do is go to DMV with the paperwork. I forgot a lot of the pre trip and air brake instructioins etc etc. I thought it would be as simple as taking the driving test. I know I need to retouch on my docking and other skills but I am confident once I step back in a truck things will come back. Any insight on a school or inroad without paying high tuition would be helpful. Thank you.
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.