DMACC (Des Moines Area Community College) December 5 2016-January 20 2017
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Overtime continued: Well this is going to be my last daily journal entry for this diary.
I get to say this because I passed my final road test &have been officially issued my class A cdl!!!!!!! yay!!!
It's still a little embarrassing to admit that it took me several tries but that matters little now that I made it.
Today's test did not go completely smooth as I once again ran into a situation where I lost a gear. I was able to recover quickly enough to not get failed for it this time.
Yesterday I was given an opportunity to practice & the instructor who I practiced with made it a point to give me some instruction specifically on gear recovery since they knew this is what did me in on my last test. I believe this made the difference today.
Since this is my last post in here, I want to say that DMACC was wonderful & collectively did everything needed to make sure that I achieved what I signed up for.
I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a good non-company sponsored option in Iowa. :)
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.
Thank you for all of your encouragement Tim😊
Congrats sir!!!!
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Congrats Johnny!! Stay with it!!!