NEW TO TRUCKING...Beginning (or "GOING" To Begin :-) )
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Welcome Jesse. There ain't nothing bad about Roehl. Nothing wrong with running reefer. Nothing wrong about getting paid for training and owing them a little time. I hope you use the High Road Training program to prepare yourself for school. It is an all encompassing training suite that will prepare you for anything the DMV or your prospective CDL school will throw at you. It will put you head and shoulders ahead of your classmates (unless they used it also). I cannot emphasize this enough, high road training rules. High Road Training ProgramBecoming A Truck Driver: The Raw Truth About Truck DrivingTrucking Company Reviews
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.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.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Welcome to the forum Jesse...
Sounds like your head is definitely in the game. Not sure if you have seen or reviewed these threads, but here goes:
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road Training Program
The first two are a primer on establishing a knowledge foundation and realistic expectations. The HighRoad as indicated Bill, is an essential part of your learning process and will take most of the guesswork out of leaning and retaining the knowledge required to pass the permit tests.
In addition I'd make this suggestion as well...your list, I am sure it's well thought out and not trying to talk you out of or into something else.Roehl sounds like a very good choice, a winner.
These links may prove helpful in the event you are not sure or are just looing to see what else is out there:
- Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing Your First Truck Driving Job
- Article Category: Finding The Right Truck Driving Job
- Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Trucking Company"
And this:
Good luck!
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.
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.
Thank you VERY MUCH Mr. Bill I really appreciate it and ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE LINKS! No I have not done them but I will...again, thank you and take care and be safe Respectfully, Jesse :-)
Welcome Jesse. There ain't nothing bad about Roehl. Nothing wrong with running reefer. Nothing wrong about getting paid for training and owing them a little time. I hope you use the High Road Training program to prepare yourself for school. It is an all encompassing training suite that will prepare you for anything the DMV or your prospective CDL school will throw at you. It will put you head and shoulders ahead of your classmates (unless they used it also). I cannot emphasize this enough, high road training rules. High Road Training ProgramBecoming A Truck Driver: The Raw Truth About Truck DrivingTrucking Company Reviews
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.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.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Mr. G-Town, THANK YOU also VERY MUCH for those links and I DEFINITELY WILL follow them, I want to learn all I can and all I know for sure right now, is I wanna get into this SO BAD ---SO FAST...(but I can't...a couple of things I have to take care of first...I should be ready to ''leave'' here - hopefully in about mid-May....That's how I've always done things....when I get into something...I jump in ALL THE WAY....none of this ''getting your feet wet stuff''...I go as they say...'''body and soul" lol :-) Also, like I said, I've always been goal-oriented and driven...so, to ""ME""-personally, the things I read about ''being out 21 to 28 days or more...OH MAN!!! THAT JUST SOUNDS FRE***IN AWESOME!! :-) Anyways, again, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH...take care and be safe... Respectfully, Jesse :-)
Welcome to the forum Jesse...
Sounds like your head is definitely in the game. Not sure if you have seen or reviewed these threads, but here goes:
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road Training Program
The first two are a primer on establishing a knowledge foundation and realistic expectations. The HighRoad as indicated Bill, is an essential part of your learning process and will take most of the guesswork out of leaning and retaining the knowledge required to pass the permit tests.
In addition I'd make this suggestion as well...your list, I am sure it's well thought out and not trying to talk you out of or into something else.Roehl sounds like a very good choice, a winner.
These links may prove helpful in the event you are not sure or are just looing to see what else is out there:
- Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing Your First Truck Driving Job
- Article Category: Finding The Right Truck Driving Job
- Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Trucking Company"
And this:
Good luck!
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.
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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Hello all, My name is Jesse. Okay, to make a (very long)story short, I have been looking into this more and more lately, and I believe I have pretty much decided that this is DEFINITELY what I want to do. Now, with all due respect to all of you, I know y'all don't know anything about me, but okay, in a 'brief summary.' I am 51years old, I drove trucks for a couple of years about 20 years ago, with a CDL from another country. Anyways, I got into school and did other jobs and such and anyways, okay. Here I am, now I don't want to do my previous job anymore and I have (actually-I had dreamed of this as a child, and it's really funny-weird that now, I've got this incredible YEARNING to do this, like ASAP) been looking into this more and more lately. By lately I mean like, the last month or so. Okay, that said, I came across THIS site due to my googling and searching anything and everything about trucking and anything and everything that pops into my mind about it. I cannot believe how much information I have gotten off of this site and from so many of you pro's out there just be searching and reading, searching and reading. This site is INCREDIBLY informative. I thank you all so very much for all the help and guidance you' afforded me. Okay, I believe I've narrowed it down to: FFE; PAM; KNIGHT, PRIME and ROEHL. Okay that said, I was (about a week and a half or so ago) all "Gungho" about going with PRIME (and I really like them A LOT), but I've kinda veered to ROEHL. Okay, WHY? Because, I don't have the money to pay for school and don't want to get into any ''financing'' or otherwise, AND, these companies not only give you free training (as long as you work for them) they also pay you while you're training!!! (SERIOUSLY??? WOW!!!) I ask y'all pros and experts to please bare with me, I know I'm ''the rookie'' (or gonna be-God willing) and the 'lowest guy on the totem pole' and 'grasshopper', but, here's the thing with me. Before this, I have ALWAYS been a "Work-a-holic'' and goal-oriented. I used to work an average of 12 to 18 hours a day-7 days a week and I was perfectly fine with that. On my free time I'd get on my motorcycle with a bunch of others and we'd drive from El Paso, Texas to Houston, to Oklahoma, or to Denver or to Sturgis and such. So that said too, I don't mind driving for very long times and/or very far, in any kind of weather. I know there's two big differences because on a rig you're not going ''directly'' against weather cuz you're in a huge cab, but also, in a rig you're driving many more days and many more miles. Fine. Not a problem for me, I would actually LOVE and am SO FREAKING EAGERLY looking forward to jumping into this and - Thanks to Y'ALL - have ALSO narrowed down my choice to "Reefers," because (according to what I've researched and read thus far...) THEY travel "OTR" and possible even Canada? As I said, y'all don't know me, I've always been a 'loner' and literally-make my own road, my 'drive' and priorities and such, are, perhaps, somewhat ''different'' than most or than what the 'average norms' are, but that's me, and it seems to me that you truckers are in a lot of ways kinda like that too. Y'all have 'your own' drive, and 'lingo' and maybe some kind of ''sub-culture'' like they call us bikers lol. Please note, everything I'm saying here is said with all due and utmost respect, if I say anything that does not 'come out quite right,' my apologies, I don't mean to offend anyone. I'm just trying to 'open up' here and get any info and/or advice I can get, and mostly, to thank y'all for all the help y'all have ALREADY given me, whether y'all know it or not. Anyways...okay..(see what I mean when I said "Breif"?? I wrote a freaking book, lol, sorry) Y'all take care and be safe, Respectfully, Jesse.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.