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Mark H.'s Comment
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I think he means at Celadon they make you to team for a while after you've completed the initial phase of your training.

Exactly, no matter how you come in, they seem to want to team you up for 6 months or 120,000 miles. I don't mind teaming during training, it's just the additional time afterwards I don't think I could handle.

Kramer's Comment
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Mark H. said:

no matter how you come in, they [Celadon] seem to want to team you up for 6 months or 120,000 miles.

You may want to recheck that.

I am scheduled to graduate next month from my CDL training program (at the local community college), and Celadon has invited me to attend orientation at Indianapolis. The have repeatedly confirmed that only graduates of their own program are required to team after training (part of their pay-back of the tuition). Experienced drivers, and recent graduates of non-Celadon training programs are not required to team.

Since you are already repaying your tuition to Celadon, and you were previously employed by them, you may not be required to team.

Call them and find out before scrapping the experience that you have with Celadon.

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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.
Mark H.'s Comment
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Last time I spoke to Celadon, they wanted me to start right back where I left, even with paying them.
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