Attitude makes a differnece . at prime you get your CDL then sign the hiring papers....but I saw someone who was a WITCH yell at workers and be loud and nasty. They sent her home for "not being prime material". They didn't even let her test.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
No, they can't force you to lease and no, you won't be given any problems if you don't lease. The hardest part about it is that their sales pitch is really, really well done. If you listen to them for ten minutes they will make it seem painfully obvious that leasing is the road to riches and anyone too cowardly or too dumb to lease a truck and make more money can always settle for being a poor company driver.
Don't fall for it no matter what.
You can always lease a truck later in your career if you like, but no one should do it their first year. That's the kind of stuff you consider after you've learned how to drive the truck, manage your time, learn how this industry works, and handle life on the road.
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Not to Jack a post but when you say" like you to sign a lease" I see that as creating some sort of problem if you dont? They can't force it can they? And this is not to downgrade them I mean any company?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.